Just to advise that the next apiary meeting of the season is on Sunday 14th June 2026 at the Woodland Apiary, Scolton Manor commencing at 2pm promptly.

Programme:

After our previous very busy two meetings, this Sunday we’ll be assessing how the introductions, Queen mating (fingers crossed) and combining hives etc has progressed. We’ll also be making up a couple of small single frame mating nucs to receive reared queen cells and ‘checker boarding’ the stronger hives to hasten drawing out foundation and therefore brood production as the longest day approaches and hives start to slow down, their Spring reproductive phase.

There will also be the usual ongoing general management hive inspections. The weather looks set to be warm and sunny. Come along and join us, meet some of your fellow Pembrokeshire beekeepers, maybe learn something new and also have a few laughs!

Hope to see you there.

BEGINNERS – Beginners are encouraged to attend! Please ensure you bring a bee suit (if you have one), sturdy footwear covering your ankles (i.e not Crocs!!), and suitable gloves, such as rubber Marigolds (e.g. not woollen gloves!)

If you do not have a bee suit (typically beginners/new members), then please advise us in good time if you can, as we have a limited number of bee suits available, which we can loan you for the session. N.B. You will need to bring your own boots and gloves as above however. It would be helpful if those people requiring a bee suit could arrive before 2pm in order to save time.

N.B. Apiary meetings are on Sundays, commencing promptly at 2pm, subject to weather conditions (please check the PBKA web page for any updates in that event