Information about the Pembrokeshire Beekeepers’ Centre at Scolton Manor
PBKA members please note that the final apiary meeting for the 2013 season will be held in the Honey Kitchen at Scolton Manor on Sunday 15th September at 2pm.
The weather forecast is looking poor for Sunday, so we will probably be inside and reflecting on the 2013 season. What went well – what didn’t, the lessons we have learned and what you would like to see the association do for you and beekeeping in Pembrokeshire in the future!
We look forward to seeing you then!
Paul Eades
Apiary Manager
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, consisting of PBKA members and the public, who came in to watch the fun!
Lots of questions were asked by the observers present, and staff at Scolton Manor have indicated that an enormous amount of interest has been generated since the facility first opened in July. It is planned to do further demonstrations during the rest of this season (dates to be finalised) in order to build on this.
The Honey Kitchen is a commercial standard honey processing facility, which will be used for hygienically extracting and bottling association honey in accordance with Environmental Health regulations, as well as for training PBKA members and public demonstration.
PBKA members wishing to extract their own honey, can of course continue to hire the association extractor from the Apiary Manager by arrangement.
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 with.
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 all PBKA members, as well as the public, will visit this exciting new development and take advantage of the training opportunities which will be developed over the coming months and years!
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 be broadcast between 8.30am and 8.45am!
We hope you listen in!
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 