First broadcast earlier this month on BBC2 and BBC4 this Horizon Special presented by Bill Turnbull, a beekeeper for twelve years, presents a well balanced look at the issues causing bee and other pollinator decline. This programme is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer until 9:59 pm September 2nd, 2013. Well worth watching.
Bee Health
Healthy Beekeeping App from Vita (Europe) Ltd. [Updated]
Vita (Europe) has just released a smartphone app which they describe as 'The first-ever smartphone app about keeping healthy honeybees ..." and go to say that "The app is free and gives beekeepers easy mobile access to information and photographs about honeybee disease identification and treatment. The app, suitable for nearly all smartphones and tablet … Continue reading Healthy Beekeeping App from Vita (Europe) Ltd. [Updated]
Honey Bee losses!
On the BBC news website today is an article on the losses of honey bees, due to last year's wet summer and the following long winter. Sadly, this will not be news to many of us and one wonders what the remaining summer and next winter has in store for our bees!
Welsh Government – Draft Action Plan for Pollinators; consultation response
WG Draft Action Plan for Pollinators for Wales consultation response from Pembrokeshire Beekeepers Association Welsh Government recently issued the Draft Action Plan for Pollinators for Wales as a consultation document. The PBKA has put together a response, which it has sent on behalf of the association and the document is attached for information (see the link at the top … Continue reading Welsh Government – Draft Action Plan for Pollinators; consultation response
Urgent message from the WBKA
This changeable weather can be very harmful to our bees, with some Bee Inspectors already reporting low levels of stores. It is the responsibility of the beekeeper to ensure that they have sufficient stores to see them through until better conditions allow them to forage in earnest again. We need to establish the level of … Continue reading Urgent message from the WBKA
