Honey detective work raises fears for bees
An interesting article on the BBC News – DNA detective work on honey has given a rare insight into the foraging habits of honeybees.
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BIBBA Events
The Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association (BIBBA) have had a successful and popular programme of webinars that have covered general beekeeping and bee improvement, with lots more coming in the new year. Please visit their website for more details.
Continue reading →Even Moderate Drought Conditions are Bad for Bees
A very interesting article from Entomology Today, well worth a read!
Continue reading →European Foulbrood Alert
Please be aware that there has been an increasing number of reports of EFB in our locality. As this is a serious and notifiable disease beekeepers should ensure they are familiar with the symptoms and are also registered on Beebase. If you suspect you may have an instance of EFB in one of your colonies you … Continue reading →
SBKA Winter Bee Feed
From Paul, David and volunteers, The Bee Feed Team: The Suffolk Beekeepers’ Association is again offering winter feed supplies. Bulk feed can be purchased in cans or in bulk where you supply your own containers, we also sell fondant and candipollen. Orders are made in kg (rule of thumb a syrup can when over full holds … Continue reading →
A Bee C: Scientists translate honeybee queen duets
An interesting article on the BBC. The wording about feeding the bees in “sealed cells” could be better but interesting all the same!
Continue reading →Rescuing wild colonies
In addition to being called out to collect swarms you will get asked about bees that have already made a home, where it’s not ideal! Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had a few calls, we had the bees in a box which I posted about in a previous post which was a lovely prepackaged … Continue reading →
Looking inside a top bar hive by Barry Crabtree
Barry Crabtree from the Ipswich and East Suffolk BKA invites you to join him on Zoom to look inside a top bar hive this Saturday 13th. Register in advance via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Continue reading →WSBKA bulletin for June
Dear MemberI hope that you are enjoying some aspects of lock down including the amazing weather.Bees have not heeded lock down rules and there have been plenty of reports of swarms. Some members do not seem to be aware of the excellent website that both they and the public can use: https://www.suffolkbeekeepers.co.uk/Swarms.html . It’s easy to find this … Continue reading →
Bees in a box rescue
Bees in a box rescue by Lewis Turner Being a beekeeper who has put his name down for swarm collection and having made myself known locally I am learning that it’s not just swarms you are called out for. So far in addition to actual swarms I have rescued a bumblebees nest in a bird box, … Continue reading →