Erkki has held a course on "Beecentric Beekeeping with topbar hives" at Karjalohja since 2016 following Patrick Sahlman's course in April 2016. Those courses have been in Finnish but now there seems to be demand for a course in English. The course will be held on 5th May which gives us a chance to also visit - weather allowing - the Iso-orvokkiniitty apiary. Hopefully the bees - which are in topbar hives, Warré hives and standard Farrar hives - have overwintered well. Erkki presenting the construction of a topbar hive on the course in 2016. The day will include biology of bees as a...