Wasps and European Hornets are starting to make an appearance around the hives.
To keep the pesky invaders out:
Reduce the entrance size of the hive, to give the bees a smaller area to defend.
Put out wasp traps, these can be bought or easily made with a jam jar with a hole made in the lid or from a plastic drinks bottle as shown. Jam attracts wasps, but not bees. Do not use honey in the bait of course!
Be tidy, keep rubbish away from the apiary which could attract wasps and other pests!
Just to advise all members that the PBKA will be running its Honey Show this year on Sunday 24th November 2024, between 10am and 4pm.
The event will be held at ‘The Green Barn’, just past the old steam train at the bottom of the Scolton Manor site.
Full details to follow!🐝
Any enquiries in the meantime, please come back to me at pbkaapiarymanager@live.co.uk
Very best regards to you all.
Paul Eades
Chair
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers’ Association
Just to advise that due to other events being held at Scolton and the Bank Holiday, the remaining apiary meeting dates for the rest of the season are as follows:
* Sunday 4th August
* Sunday 1st September
* Sunday 22nd September
Note that we will also shortly be advising on the date of our annual Honey Show.🐝
A reminder that articles for the Welsh Beekeeper magazine are due by the last day of July. We would be happy to receive articles, news items about your association or bees, or a letter about your beekeeping concerns? The magazine will reach readers by early September – so, for example, items about preparing bees for winter, honey extraction, studying for beekeeping exams, and making Christmas gifts are all relevant. All contributions should be sent to the editor, Basil Wolf, at editor@wbka.com by July 31st. Basil will always be interested in talking to you about your ideas and can help you to edit your article.
Keep Snapping: remember to take photographs on for our Annual Photo Competition in December. Anything to do with beekeeping will qualify. Just remember to use your phone in landscape position: i.e. hold the phone horizontally and not vertically, and aim for quality files in excess of 2MB
Basil Wolf
WBKA Editor
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 