The remaining association apiary open sessions will be held 12:00 – 14:00 on the following Sundays: July 23rdAugust 6thAugust 20thSeptember 3rd Please do let us know in advance if you’re planning on attending (email wsbka@yahoo.com or post in the Facebook Group) and if there is anything specific you would like to get out of the time. … Continue reading →
Keep an eye on swarming with regular inspections. Bees that have been cooped up in bad weather may swarm when the sun shines. Check the queen has space to lay, you may have to remove stores and if disease free give to another colony or freeze. Replace with drawn comb or foundation placed in the middle … Continue reading →
The weather held out to give us a lovely warm evening for the first part of the Queen Raising Course yesterday. The course was very well attended and everyone found it an informative and enjoyable session. We discussed the theory of queen breeding, equipment, methods and selecting for desirable traits before getting stuck in ourselves: preparing … Continue reading →
Our thanks to the group of volunteers who gave up their time to help with jarring up honey produce at our apiary ready for sale at shows, fetes and other events coming up this year. We think the labels and jars look great and it was an excellent opportunity to learn some of the nuances of … Continue reading →
The BBKA are offering a ‘Friends of the Honey Bee’ pack free-of-charge to any schools who are interested. We encourage anyone who is connected with a local school to share this link with them: https://www.bbka.org.uk/friends-of-the-honey-bee
Continue reading →I had planned a meeting based on uniting colonies this Sunday. Due to the very hot weather I feel this is better postponed. Look at the posts for a revised meet date.
Continue reading →As the season starts to draw to a halt so things at the apiary have slowed down too. We’ll not be generally open each Sunday from now (August) but there will still be some open sessions you’ll be very welcome to attend:Removing SupersUniting coloniesApplying Varroa treatmentsFeeding for winterLook out for times/dates of those sessions here, on … Continue reading →
Just a quick note to say that the association apiary will not be open this Sunday 24th of July 2022, due to a clash with the annual Bee Safari. Please do sign up to that event if you have not already and we look forward to seeing you at the apiary on Sunday the 31st.
Continue reading →Come along to Nowton Park Apiary this Sunday where we will be looking at the Nucs we set up two weeks ago to see how our queen cells have faired. Do we have newly mated queens to clip and mark? We will go on to introduce a Queen to an existing colony. You might want to … Continue reading →
The Nowton Park apiary will now be open to experienced beekeepers and novices alike, from 12:00 every Sunday. Please do come along to help out with the inspections, brush up on skills, share your experiences, get advice and meet up with fellow members for a chin-wag! Complete beginners and members of the public are also welcome … Continue reading →