[loobs61]

Is it too early to sow french climbing and runner beans in a very warm conservatory  dont want them to go all leggy cos I am to early.
thanks

[Runwell-Steve]

Definitely too early.

They germinate quickly, grow fast and are tender so you can't put them outside for at least 6 weeks yet.

I would wait at least a month before sowing.

[bigben]

I agree with Steve - another month yet. I made the mistake a couple of years ago, sowed too early they got leggy and when I put them out the wind destroyed them all. I had to resow and those I resowed were ok.

[DD.]

X3.

[Bing]

strawberries are flowering
summer time
fishes are jumping
remember last April?

maybe lucky & early crop!

I have many seeds , just give them a go!

[DD.]

I also remember the June of a couple of years ago!

What has the number of seeds you have, got to do with the OP planting now?

I dislike waste, especially my wasted effort, so I'm holding on.

[mumofstig]

I agree definitely too early.
I sow mine during the last week of April,  in pots in the g/h for planting out later. My first direct sowings are made mid May 

[simonwatson]

I planted French beans early last year, lulled by the warm early spring. It turned cold. They died.

[Yorkie]

And, to add to what others have said, once they've grown leggy they will intertwice.  It's an impossible nightmare to try to disentangle them without damaging the stems.

Wait and you'll end up with better plants.

[stentman]

According to one of the old boys in my local you should try to see a bean twice in May. Once early in the month when you plant it and again later in the month when it germinates.

[mumofstig]

  I like it!
but you are a bit further North than us doun souf 

[Gandan57]

I planted my first sowing of runners a few days ago using my tried and tested system.

I start with a large tub or old bucket with drain holes in the bottom, and into this place a large carrier bag, making sure this too has drainage holes in it. Fill the bag two thirds full with compost or very well rotted dung, place the beans on top and cover with another two to three inches of compost.

Water well and push five 6 feet bamboo canes into the compost, one in each corner of the bag and one in the middle. Tie the canes near the top.

The tubs stay in my conservatory until germination and then they go outside in a sheltered sunny spot and only come back inside on cold nights or bad weather i.e. windy/ heavy rain.

By mid May the beans will be up to the top of the canes and the tubs are taken to the allotment. The carrier bags are lifted out of the tubs and with a knife a cut is made the entire length of the bottom of the bag and another cut at right angles up one side.

The is bag placed in a prepared hole and with a bit of care it can be pulled away leaving compost, beans and canes intact. I then erect a frame of 8 feet canes outside of the 6 feet wigwam allowing the runners to carry on upwards.

Hopefully the first tasty runner beans by July 1st!

[Robster]

I sow dwarf french beans first.  Mine are currently germinating in a cold frame.  These go out when ready in the next couple of weeks and are quite happy under a cloche when needed.  The french climbers go next but I won't sow these until mid April.  Runners I'll sow by end April.

All my beans are sown in root trainers or pots and grown in a cold frame before going out

This sequence and timing has worked well for me

[sunshineband]

I remember the photos of your carrier bags last year Gandan-- they did look impressive 

[DD.]

With all due respects to those who are desperate for an early start, I think the OP is after some simple advice.

In the main, that advice is "wait".