It is with great sadness that we have to inform you of the deaths of Ian and Shirley Richards of Wiston following a road accident on Saturday 10th May.

Ian started keeping bees when working for the police and continued and expanded his beekeeping in retirement.  He provided many beekeepers with their first bees and was always willing to provide practical help and advice to local beekeepers. He had been an active committee member of Pembrokeshire Beekeepers’ Association for many years.  Shirley was invariably at Ian’s side assisting with honey processing and producing  preserves which they sold alongside their honey at Pembrokeshire Farmers Markets where they were familiar faces.

They will be sorely missed.

Our thoughts are with their family at this sad time.

Details of funeral arrangements will be published here when available.

The April 2014 PBKA News is available to view online 2014 April PBKA News.

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If you have joined the Association, membership receipts and a printed programme with the first newsletter of the year will be sent out within the next couple of weeks.

If you haven’t joined the association yet a reminder that if you join after 31st March, 40 days must elapse before the BDI insurance becomes operative.

The calendar is available to view here and will be updated if new events are added.

Just to remind members of the PBKA 2014 AGM, which is taking place this Thursday January 16th 2014 @ 7.30 pm, Haverfordwest Cricket Club.

We hope to see you there.