Author: apiarymanager

Asian Hornet Update – 5th November 2025

apiarymanager Hornets, PBKA

Hi again everyone,

I urge you to visit the British Beekeepers Association site. Inside you will find many videos helpful to your beekeeping and very clear video of Asian hornets.

The most recent one I saw showed two Asian hornets and a domestic version feeding at the same bait station. The difference between them is obvious.

Pop the Asian Hornet app (link available on BBKA webpage above) on to your phone and ‘what3words’.

I have just seen a private video of the Asian Hornet on ivy berries in the Liverpool area! I am sure the beasts will be here before we know it.

Keep those traps out, spread the word and let’s do our best to delay the invasion.

Peter Kirkup

PBKA Asian Hornet Coordinator

Asian Hornet update!🐝

apiarymanager Hornets, PBKA, Pests
Hi all, we have put our bees to bed and made sure they have plenty of stores. For the moment we can relax.

I ask, that you think about the Yellow Legged Hornet. Any males should by now have perished. Female hornets would still be active. Watch out for nests as the leaves fall from trees and the hedges get thinner. Non lethal traps are worth keeping out where you can see them everyday. If we learn to prepare now we stand a better chance of managing the Inevitable invasion of hornets in the future. This year, more nests than ever have been discovered.

Please remain vigilant.

Peter Kirkup – PBKA Asian Hornet Co-ordinator

NDB Short Course 2026

apiarymanager Education & Training, Examinations, Training, WBKA

Dear Beekeepers

Many apologies for omitting the link when I ioriginally sent this out.

Please see below the link for information about and to enrol on an NDB Short Course aimed at Improver beekeepers to be held in Ruthin, Denbighshire on 20th and 31st May 2026. If interested you are advised to sign up early as places are limited.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/improvers-short-ndb-course-tickets-1808451379759?aff=oddtdtcreator

Cofion cynnes / Kind regards,

Jenny

Jenny Shaw

Ysgrifennydd / General Secretary

Cymdeithas Gwenynwyr Cymru / Welsh Beekeepers’ Association

ffôn / tele: 07791572843

e-bost / email: secretary@wbka.com

gwefan / website: http://www.wbka.com

WBKA – Articles wanted and photo competition!

apiarymanager WBKA

Dear Beekeepers,

We are seeking articles and other items for the Winter Edition of The Welsh Beekeeper magazine. The closing date for receiving them is the end of October. Maybe you have some timely tips for the Winter or Spring Season that you find very helpful or you tried something new last year – we would love to hear all about it. If you have something to say or ask why not write a letter to the magazine. Do you have a favourite recipe that includes honey? Has your Association had an interesting speaker that you would like to write  a short report about or maybe you have read a useful book recently that others might enjoy? If you have any thing for the magazine please send it to editor@wbka.com as soon as possible.

This is your last chance to enter our Annual Photo Competition – submission by the 31st October. Photos need to be landscape (horizontal) format and should be a minimum file size of 2MB. Full competition rules are on the back cover of the summer and autumn editions of the magazine.

Thanks you for your continuing support of the magazine.

Selwyn Runnett

WBKA Chair