On Monday June 18th a group of fifteen from Llanion, as part of the Pembroke Dock Midsummer Festival and organised by Llanion Communities First, enjoyed a morning learning about bees. This started with identification of bumble bees facilitated by representatives from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust and at noon they visited our beekeeping centre at Scolton Manor. John … Continue reading Llanion Visitors to Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre
Author: apiarymanager
Study Explains Deformed Wing Virus and Varroa Mite Relationship
The team, led by Dr Stephen Martin from the University of Sheffield working in Hawaii, has identified how Varroa results in a lethal strain of the Deformed Wing Virus becoming dominant in the bee colony. See coverage of the report on the BBC Nature or, better, the Guardian website.
Pembrokeshire Life magazine – June 2012
Pembrokeshire Life magazine has written an article about the new Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre at Scolton Manor in their June edition. You might want to check it out!
Environment Agency Spraying
During the week commencing 28th May The Environment Agency will be spot spraying Japanese Knotweed and Hymalayan Balsam in the areas of Cartlett Brook and Western Cleddau.
URGENT: Important changes to WBKA (PBKA) Public Liability Policy
The WBKA Insurance provider on 10th May 2012 issued an endorsement regarding the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for beekeeping activities. Condition L97: Personal Protective Equipment reads: L97 – PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Condition It is a condition precedent to liability under this Insurance that:- 1. all EMPLOYEES and members of the public are made … Continue reading URGENT: Important changes to WBKA (PBKA) Public Liability Policy
