Successful ‘Honey Kitchen’ demonstration

A very successful demonstration of honey extracting took place at the new Honey Kitchen at Scolton Manor on Sunday afternoon watched by over 70 people who crammed into the exhibition and extracting room. Paul Eades, the Apiary Manager, uncapped the frames, while John Dudman loaded the extractor and gave a running commentary to various groups, … Continue reading Successful ‘Honey Kitchen’ demonstration

Scolton Honey Kitchen – First Run

Sunday July 28th marked a new step forward in the development of the Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre when Apiary Manager Paul Eades and volunteer John Dudman extracted the first honey in the Honey Kitchen. All systems worked as planned and any minor glitches,  such as a blown fuse in the uncapping tray, were quickly identified and dealt … Continue reading Scolton Honey Kitchen – First Run

Honey Kitchen exhibition opening on Monday 22nd July

The new Honey Kitchen exhibition at the 'Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre', will be opening on Monday 22nd July at Scolton Manor Museum, near Haverfordwest, to coincide with National Countryside Week! This, together with the 'Pine Tree Apiary', will form part of the new centre, which opened for the first time in 2012. It is hoped that … Continue reading Honey Kitchen exhibition opening on Monday 22nd July

PBKA on Radio Pembrokeshire’s, ‘Farming Show’ on Sunday 21st July

The new 'Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre' at Scolton Manor, near Haverfordwest, will be featured in an interview with Paul Eades, the PBKA Secretary and Apiary Manager this Sunday, 21st July on Pembrokeshire Radio's Farming Show, to promote National Countryside week which commences on Monday 22nd July. The show starts at 8.00am with the interview scheduled to … Continue reading PBKA on Radio Pembrokeshire’s, ‘Farming Show’ on Sunday 21st July

Environment Wales presentation to the PBKA

The PBKA's new Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre at Scolton Manor was recently among the projects showcased at Environment Wales’ prestigious 20th anniversary event. A total of 20 projects were chosen as the initiative celebrates its 20th year of providing grants and developmental support to voluntary organisations within Wales. The projects were selected as they exemplify one of the four … Continue reading Environment Wales presentation to the PBKA