Charlie, one of our younger members, was featured recently on S4c's RhyfeddOD. You can watch the programme by following this link - Charlie's part starts at 3 min 50 seconds - English subtitles are available by clicking the owl symbol at the bottom right of the video panel. Programme available until 18th September.
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Herbert Taylor 1933-2010
Herbert, Bert as he he was known, Taylor died at Withybush Hospital on June 20th after a short illness. Bert was born into a mining community in Upton, west Yorkshire in 1933. Unlike his father and two elder brothers, he was not keen to work in the local colliery and when he left school at … Continue reading Herbert Taylor 1933-2010
Nosema Workshop Result
On Saturday 4th September Frank Gellatly showed us how to detect nosema. Five members attended this meeting with bee samples from their hives. The results were very encouraging with only one member having bees which were identified as needing treatment in the winter feed. If you want to find out more about the way spores appear under … Continue reading Nosema Workshop Result
Thorne’s Sale and Open Days
Message from Gill Smith at Thorne's Dear Beekeeper Sale Days are here again! After many weeks of hard work supplying orders over the beekeeping season, we are at last in a position to announce dates for our 2010 Open Day, Sales Days and Winter Sale. The first one will be the Sale Day at our Windsor … Continue reading Thorne’s Sale and Open Days
Video Guides
Beginners are often baffled by the intructions on how to assemble frames and hive supers or brood boxes. Paynes Southdown Bee Farms Ltd have posted two videos to YouTube which should help. You can find links on our Resources page.
