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A very busy apiary meeting!🐝

apiarymanager Education & Training, PBKA, PBKA Apiary, Scolton Beekeeping Centre, Starting Beekeeping, Training

Thanks to everyone who attended yesterday's apiary training session at Scolton. I think it was one of our busiest in what we did and I learned a lot, hope everyone who attended did too. Particular thanks to Pete and John as trainers, but everyone got really involved, it was great to see. In addition to … Continue reading A very busy apiary meeting!🐝

Webinar – Forage Sources for Honey Bees with Lesley Jacques – Thursday, June 11th, 2026 7.30pm

apiarymanager Events, PBKA

Foraging Sources for Honey Bees with Lesley Jacques Thursday, June 11th, 2026 7.30pm GMT You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar! When: Jun 11, 2026 07:30 PM London Topic:  Forage Sources for Honey Bees with Lesley Jacques Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VVlBrMeMRj-aLpUGD0G9Sg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information … Continue reading Webinar – Forage Sources for Honey Bees with Lesley Jacques – Thursday, June 11th, 2026 7.30pm

Next ‘Apiary Training Session – Sunday 31st May at 2pm!

apiarymanager Bee Health, Education & Training, Events, PBKA, PBKA Apiary, PBKA Membership, PBKA Website, Scolton Beekeeping Centre, Starting Beekeeping, Stories of Interest, Training

Just to advise that the next apiary meeting of the season is on Sunday 31st May 2026 at the Woodland Apiary, Scolton Manor commencing at 2pm promptly. As well as general hive inspections, we're hoping to: Check the nucleus colony we put into a hive last time Check the mated Queen we put into a … Continue reading Next ‘Apiary Training Session – Sunday 31st May at 2pm!

Swarming season is here!!

apiarymanager PBKA, Swarms and Swarming, Training

With the warmer weather coming in the next few days, ample forage and growing colonies, the threat of swarming looms ever larger! Please ensure that you are inspecting your colonies regularly for swarming activity (e.g. every 5 days for unclipped queens) and do not imagine that by merely cutting out any queen cells you will solve the problem. … Continue reading Swarming season is here!!