David has agreed to give us a talk at the January meeting at Arnold.
The newer beekeepers may not know of David. He is a retired bee inspector and an honorary members of NBKA. He has done many interesting things in his lifetime. Of particular interest to beekeepers is the time he spent with Brother Adam as a young man. The newer beekeepers may not have heard of Brother Adam either. Better Google him but, in short, he was a monk who bred bees at Buckfast Abbey and is responsible for breeding the Buckfast hybrid bee. This happened as a result of many native bees being wiped out by Isle of Wight disease.
Do come along and enjoy an interesting talk by David on the 6th January 2020.
If you want a little preview click here
The newer beekeepers may not know of David. He is a retired bee inspector and an honorary members of NBKA. He has done many interesting things in his lifetime. Of particular interest to beekeepers is the time he spent with Brother Adam as a young man. The newer beekeepers may not have heard of Brother Adam either. Better Google him but, in short, he was a monk who bred bees at Buckfast Abbey and is responsible for breeding the Buckfast hybrid bee. This happened as a result of many native bees being wiped out by Isle of Wight disease.
Do come along and enjoy an interesting talk by David on the 6th January 2020.
If you want a little preview click here
Nottinghamshire Beekeepers Association AGM
2nd February 2019. Lowdham Village Hall @ 2.15pm
The AGM was poorly attended despite Alison having secured an interesting speaker and many people having worked hard to make it a good meeting. There were only 14 ordinary members of NBKA present the rest-18 were Council members or their family.
See your March issue of BeeMaster for details to the Speakers talk and the reports of the officers.
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Your help, please, if you keep bees in post codes: DE75 7; DE11 9; NG10 5; WS15 2/1
The AUTUMN HONEY SHOW 2019
LOWDHAM VILLAGE HALL
Main St, Lowdham NG14 7BD
SATURDAY 5th OCTOBER 2019
REGISTRATION FROM 1.30
JUDGING STARTS @ 2.00
Our judge is Mr John Goodwin
At this show we have a speaker while the judging takes place.
The speaker will be Mr Peter Lewis who will be inspiring and educating us on
“The Different Tastes of Honey”
Refreshments will follow the talk
SWARMS of Honey Bees-do you think you have one?
If you think you have a swarm of honey bees please, look at this page on the BBKA website and follow the guide. If it is a swarm you will be able to find a swarm collector on the website.
Please note that beekeepers on the whole are not able to move bumble bees. Bumble bee nests die out at the end of the summer. If possible leave them alone until they complete their life cycle.
Please note that beekeepers on the whole are not able to move bumble bees. Bumble bee nests die out at the end of the summer. If possible leave them alone until they complete their life cycle.
A New Teaching Apiary in Hucknall-update-20th June 2019
We have been lucky enough to get a grant from Tesco's Bags of Help scheme for community projects. The Bee Garden is on an allotment in Hucknall. The allotment was completely overgrown but much of it has now been cleared and 4 colonies of honey bees have now been installed.
Sessions for members wishing to take the Basic assessment are now underway. We have been hampered by the dreadful weather there has been recently and some sessions have been undercover, just talking through the syllabus for the Basic without even lighting a smoker! Hopefully, the candidates will get a chance to hone their practical skills before long.
The candidates for the Basic assessment are due to take the assessment very soon (Aug 18th and 21st). Thankfully the weather picked up and the bees been busy foraging around the allotments. A bed of borage planted by Dianne is very popular with the foragers.
We hope to have taster days for non beekeepers to have a look in a hive and find out a bit about beekeeping. If you know anybody who would be interested please let us know.
Updated 10/8/19
Sessions for members wishing to take the Basic assessment are now underway. We have been hampered by the dreadful weather there has been recently and some sessions have been undercover, just talking through the syllabus for the Basic without even lighting a smoker! Hopefully, the candidates will get a chance to hone their practical skills before long.
The candidates for the Basic assessment are due to take the assessment very soon (Aug 18th and 21st). Thankfully the weather picked up and the bees been busy foraging around the allotments. A bed of borage planted by Dianne is very popular with the foragers.
We hope to have taster days for non beekeepers to have a look in a hive and find out a bit about beekeeping. If you know anybody who would be interested please let us know.
Updated 10/8/19