Author: apiarymanager
Asian Hornet Talk by Richard Noel, Sunday 6th April – 2pm
Asian Hornet Talk by Richard Noel
Sunday 6thApril – 2pm
Coed y bryn Village Hall, Coed-y-Bryn, Llandysul, Ceredigion SA44 5LQ.
The Teifiside Beekeepers Association (TBKA), invite you to talk by Richard Noel, a well-respected professional beekeeper and popular speaker concerning Asian Hornets. He is also a well-known YouTuber with a large following, speaking at prestigious Bee Keeping events in the UK and abroad. We feel very fortunate that he has managed to make time in his busy schedule to come and speak with us here in West Wales.
Originally from Jersey, Richard moved to Brittany over 20 years ago and took up Bee Keeping. Around that time, the first Asian Hornet was seen in France, potentially having arrived in a cargo ship of pottery from China. The Asian Hornets are a very successful non-native species that preys heavily on the insect populations, as well as Honeybee colonies and being a very aggressive predator, they can decimate both very quickly with massive ecological impact. Richard has managed his 250+ colony bee farm alongside the constant threat from the Asian Hornets for over a decade and has built up a wealth of knowledge on their behaviour and impact on honeybee colonies. This very important topic has the potential to affect all UK Beekeepers.
This event is free of charge.
Refreshments will be provided and there is plenty free parking.
If you would like to join us, please let me know by Thursday 3th April.
WBKA Convention update!🐝
Dear Beekeepers
If you are coming to the WBKA Convention this Saturday on the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground near Builth Wells please don’t forget to come and talk to us on the WBKA stand. We will be opposite Thornes and next to the Bee Inspectors in the trade hall so we are easy to find. All the trustees and some other officers will be at the event so we can answer most questions about the WBKA that you may have. Officers involved with membership, insurance, the magazine, education, beekeeping for schools, responses to introduced pests, communication, working with eR2, getting involved etc will be at the convention and we can arrange for you to talk to them.
We will also be there to talk about simple ways of increasing your colonies without the cost or potential harm of purchasing bees from outside of your locality.
The weather on Saturday is not forecasted to be suitable for either beekeeping or gardening so what is better than spending the day at the convention and talking to other beekeepers?
We look forward to seeing and talking to as many of you as possible.
Cofion cynnes / Kind regards,
Jenny
Jenny Shaw
Ysgrifennydd / General Secretary
Cymdeithas Gwenynwyr Cymru / Welsh Beekeepers’ Association
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 