Asian Hornet webinar – Thursday 29th June

June 10, 2023June 10, 2023 apiarymanager Education & Training, Events, Hornets, Stories of Interest, Training

The next WBKA Webinar will be on Thursday 29th June when Nigel Semmence will be talking about Asian Hornets. As usual this webinar is open to all so please promote the event as widely as possible. As usual there will be the opportunity to ask questions after the presentation but if you have any questions or specific things about Asian Hornet that you would like to know can you please send them to Caroline Mullinex on ld@wbka.come by 22nd June. These questions and topics will help Nigel to ensure that his presentation covers all the queries.

Asian Hornets – Nigel Semmence – Join us for a webinar on Jun 29, 2023 at 7:30 PM BST.

Nigel started beekeeping whilst he was a teenager in Norfolk learning from his uncle and grandfather who were both bee farmers. After university he worked in scientific sales before joining the Oxford Bee Company where he enjoyed three years on pollination projects with solitary bees and commuted between the UK and California. In 2009 Nigel joined the National Bee Unit (NBU) as Regional Bee Inspector (RBI) for Southern region running a team of seven Seasonal Bee Inspectors (SBIs). In 2015 Nigel became the Contingency planning and science officer for the NBU with responsibility for developing contingency plans for exotic pests and diseases of honeybees such as the Asian hornet, Small hive beetle and Tropilaelaps mites. This was just in time for the first Asian hornet incursion in 2016 and the NBU has learnt much since then on how to deal with Asian hornets as well as how to run contingency responses.
Nigel’s talk will cover the current situation with Asian hornet in Europe and the UK, focusing on the contingency response by the NBU and how beekeepers can help.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Joining Beebase

May 12, 2023 apiarymanager Bee Health, Education & Training, Equipment, National Bee Unit, PBKA, Training

Just a reminder that beekeepers have a duty to keep healthy, disease free bees and the PBKA strongly recommends that all beekeepers sign up to Beebase in order to ensure that they receive any warnings and can obtain advice etc. in the event of a disease outbreak.

Also the NBU has made ‘live’, a video animation demonstrating the work of the NBU and encouraging people to register on BeeBase – click here

WBKA General Husbandry Assessment – Preparation course

February 8, 2023February 7, 2023 apiarymanager Bee Health, Education & Training, Events, Examinations, Training, WBKA

WBKA are running a General Husbandry (GH) Preparation Course beginning with a weekend of theory on 25 & 26 February 2023 at Gregynog Hall near Newtown in Powys. This will be followed (on a date to be decided) by a practical day during the active beekeeping season. The course will be led by NDBs Marin Anastasov and Lynfa Davies.

For further information and to book, please see the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/449216276977