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 … Continue reading Wasps Alert!!
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Wasps Alert
Wasps are starting to make an appearance around the hives. To keep the pesky invaders out: Reduce the entrance size of the hive, probably opened fully during the recent hot weather, to give the bees a smaller area to defend. Put out wasp traps, these can be bought or easily made with a jam jar … Continue reading Wasps Alert
Reminder – Webinar – Integrated Pest Control for Varroa Management – Thursday 27th July at 7.30pm
IPM for varroa and the complexities of successful treatment free beekeeping - Maggie Gill NBU Thu, Jul 27, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM BST IPM for varroa and the complexities of successful treatment free beekeeping - Maggie Gill NBU Join us for a webinar on Jul 27, 2023 at 7:30 PM BST. Register … Continue reading Reminder – Webinar – Integrated Pest Control for Varroa Management – Thursday 27th July at 7.30pm
Webinar – Integrated Pest Control for Varroa Management
IPM for varroa and the complexities of successful treatment free beekeeping - Maggie Gill NBU Thu, Jul 27, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM BST IPM for varroa and the complexities of successful treatment free beekeeping - Maggie Gill NBU Join us for a webinar on Jul 27, 2023 at 7:30 PM BST. Register … Continue reading Webinar – Integrated Pest Control for Varroa Management
Bee Health/Safari Day feedback
Would all PBKA members who attended the Bee Health/Safari on Saturday 16th July, please fill in a feedback form – they only take a couple of minutes and it will help the National Bee Unit to justify more events like this in the future. Here is the link to the form. Also the NBU has … Continue reading Bee Health/Safari Day feedback