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Beekeeping Courses for 2018 Announced

December 3, 2017 content_editorial 0

Introduction to Beekeeping Courses for 2018 The Luton course starts indoors on Sunday mornings from 18th February to 25th March at the Discovery Centre, Stockwood Park from 10.30am til 12.30pm. Then continues every Sunday morning […]

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Honey Show – Honey Festival

October 20, 2017 content_editorial 0

Woburn Abbey courtyard and gardens provided a beautiful setting for a new event in our calendar, the Honey Festival on Saturday 30 September.  A wide range of stalls were there to appeal to visiting members […]

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Varroa Treatment

September 4, 2017 content_editorial 1

Previously I used Hiveclean as Varroa treatment, both before supers went on in spring and again at the end of summer when honey was taken off. However, Hiveclean has been withdrawn and is no longer […]

Weather Bombed Bees
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Weather Bombed Bees

March 3, 2017 content_editorial 0

It had all been going so well – with every hive alive and some pretty strong.  Then, on the afternoon of our AGM, the farmer on whose land I have some hives phoned to say […]