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July 2024 Apiary Notes from Wally Thrale
At last the weather has become ‘summery’ and the bees are making er, ‘honey’! Up until a couple of weeks ago I thought there wouldn’t be a summer crop; bees were eating what stores they […]
At last the weather has become ‘summery’ and the bees are making er, ‘honey’! Up until a couple of weeks ago I thought there wouldn’t be a summer crop; bees were eating what stores they […]
Each spring we have weather issues to contend with. Looking back at the previous years we have had: record amounts of spring sunshine; followed by air frosts on most nights during April the next year; […]
This conference provided an overview of the effect of the hornet in 2023 and plans for dealing with it in 2024. You can view a recording on YouTube here. Best to start from about 9 […]
At the National Honey Show on 27th October, Nigel Semmence from the National Bee Unit (NBU) gave a report on the current situation with the Asian hornet. It is a very informative video that all […]
A message from the Honey Show secretary, Sue Lang: “Thank you to everyone who entered/helped at the Honey Show and Festival on Saturday 7th October at The Discovery Centre, Luton. It was a brilliant day, […]
The main reason for these notes is to highlight to members the dramatic number of Asian hornet (AH) nests discovered this year. So far the number of nests located and destroyed stands at 71. That […]
The Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) Defra update 03.11.23 – So far in 2023 there have been 71 Asian hornet nests found in 55 locations. The Asian hornet is the biggest threat to honey bees […]
All images are copyright of Bedfordshire Beekeepers Association. Winner is Gill Brewer – Eryngium Ecstasy Thanks to participants for their entries:
Now we are in July it is the time when wasps tend to make their appearance around our colonies. Being prepared is better than trying to stop wasps once they have targeted a hive. It […]
All images are copyright of Bedfordshire Beekeepers Association. Winner is Phil Howes – Nectar Gatherer At Work Thanks to participants for their entries:
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