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!
Environment
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
Waitrose film features the Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre
Click on this link to see a feature on the Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre at Scolton Manor, filmed by Waitrose in support of the Prince's Countryside Fund.
Pembrokeshire Life magazine – June 2012
Pembrokeshire Life magazine has written an article about the new Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre at Scolton Manor in their June edition. You might want to check it out!
White Bees!
It is that time of the year when the invasive plant Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is in flower usually along river banks. This is a good late source of nectar and pollen for bees although the plant is in the top ten invasive plants identified by the Environment Agency for containment and control. The flower … Continue reading White Bees!
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 