Swarming season is here!!

apiarymanager PBKA, Swarms and Swarming, Training

With the warmer weather coming in the next few days, ample forage and growing colonies, the threat of swarming looms ever larger! Please ensure that you are inspecting your colonies regularly for swarming activity (e.g. every 5 days for unclipped queens) and do not imagine that by merely cutting out any queen cells you will solve the problem. … Continue reading Swarming season is here!!

Enjoyable apiary meeting!

apiarymanager Bee Health, Events, PBKA, PBKA Apiary, PBKA Membership, Scolton Beekeeping Centre, Training, Varroa

An enjoyable PBKA Scolton Apiary training session was held this afternoon, with at least 20 members present, including two new to beekeeping. Weather held up, though a bit chilly and breezy. In addition to general hive inspections, we moved a nucleus colony into a hive, completed a trickle treatment of Oxalic acid on a recently … Continue reading Enjoyable apiary meeting!

Webinar – Forage Sources for Honey Bees with Lesley Jacques – Thursday, June 11th, 2026 7.30pm

apiarymanager Events, PBKA

Foraging Sources for Honey Bees with Lesley Jacques Thursday, June 11th, 2026 7.30pm GMT You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar! When: Jun 11, 2026 07:30 PM London Topic:  Forage Sources for Honey Bees with Lesley Jacques Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VVlBrMeMRj-aLpUGD0G9Sg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information … Continue reading Webinar – Forage Sources for Honey Bees with Lesley Jacques – Thursday, June 11th, 2026 7.30pm

‘Special’ Apiary Training Session – Sunday 17th May at 2pm!

apiarymanager Bee Health, Education & Training, Events, PBKA, PBKA Apiary, PBKA Membership, PBKA Website, Scolton Beekeeping Centre, Starting Beekeeping, Stories of Interest, Training

Just to advise that the next apiary meeting of the season is on Sunday 17th May 2026 at the Woodland Apiary, Scolton Manor commencing at 2pm promptly. As well as general hive inspections, we're hoping to: Install a nucleus colony into a hive Introduce a mated Queen into a nuc Administer an Oxalic Acid trickle … Continue reading ‘Special’ Apiary Training Session – Sunday 17th May at 2pm!