PBKA

Message from the WBKA

apiarymanager PBKA, Stories of Interest, WBKA

There is still time (up to the end of October) to submit items for the Winter edition of the Welsh Beekeeper magazine.  In particular you have until the end of the month to send in your photographs for the quarterly WBKA photo competition.  Your photos just have to be about beekeeping or honey bees and the best entry will win a really worthwhile prize.  Get your cameras out as bees are still flying and the sun comes out occasionally.

For the magazine why not send in any festive recipes you have that use honey, or ideas for Christmas gifts.  Have you found a new to you successful way to manage your bees this past season that you would like to share?  Anything amusing or different that has happened around your beekeeping this season?  Articles about bees and beekeeping are always welcome and if we have too many for the winter edition we always have the Spring one to populate.

E-mail – secretary@wbka.com

Beekeepers for Life this Christmas

apiarymanager Events, PBKA, Stories of Interest, WBKA

Help create Beekeepers for Life this Christmas!

· Bees Abroad is participating in The Big Give Christmas Challenge
· Save the Date! November 30th, (#GivingTuesday) – December 7th, 2021
· Every donation made to Bees Abroad during the Big Give week will be matched
· One donation, twice the impact!

For more information, click on:

BA Press Release The Big Give

 

Webinar – Preparing for successful spring build up -Thursday 14 October at 7.30pm

apiarymanager Bee Health, Education & Training, Events, PBKA, Training, WBKA

We expect this to be another popular event so suggest that those wishing to join register early to secure a place.

Preparing for successful spring build up – Marin Anastasov, Master Beekeeper, NDB 
 
As the seasons go from autumn to winter, and from winter to spring, the colony undergoes significant changes in the physiology of its inhabitants. This ensures the bees have all they need to survive the winter and provides the foundations for productive colonies the following spring. There are a number of operations that we need to complete (and sometimes avoid) to ensure our colonies have the best chance of survival through the winter and come through it ready for the spring build up. This talk covers common reasons for winter colony losses, the common reasons for colonies failing to build in the spring, and some of the important management operations in the autumn, winter and spring to ensure our colonies remain healthy and productive.
 
Marin holds a BSc in Animal Science and an MSc in Organic Farming. He is passionate about sustainable food production and his entire working career has been in organic food and farming. Marin is a Master Beekeeper and gained his NDB in 2017. He currently manages 30 colonies in Gloucestershire. He is a trustee of Gloucestershire Beekeepers’ Association and Chairman of the BBKA Examinations Board. He is an assessor for the Basic, General Husbandry, and Advanced Husbandry certificates, and has contributed to the development and running of the General Husbandry and Advanced Husbandry training programmes for the BBKA. Marin is co-author, and led the implementation, of the BBKA Certificate in Honey Bee Breeding, including providing the training and support to both future candidates and assessors.