{"id":8668,"date":"2024-10-09T17:47:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T16:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/?p=8668"},"modified":"2024-10-16T17:18:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:18:20","slug":"christening-the-new-teaching-apiary-taster-sessions-for-new-prospective-beekeepers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/?p=8668","title":{"rendered":"Christening the  New Teaching Apiary &#8211; Taster Sessions for   New Prospective  Beekeepers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Saturday 5th October 20 prospective new beekeepers, who are considering joining the FBA&#8217;s new beekeeping course, came to our new teaching apiary for a taster session to gain first hand experience of what beekeeping entails. The weather was kind, and everybody seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. What an excellent way to christen the new teaching apiary. The enthusiasm of these new beekeepers in making bodes well for beekeeping in Fife, and they have so much to bring to the association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"8674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/PresidentTalking1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/PresidentTalking1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/PresidentTalking1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Welcome from FBA President, David Morland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"8678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group2a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group2a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group2a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group2a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group2a-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fifebeekeepers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group2a.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First group kitted up in FBA bee suits and ready to go<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"8675\" 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