Here are the first pictures of the new Pine Tree Apiary at Scolton Manor and Phase 2 of the Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre project, funded with a grant from Environment Wales. The middle hive is complete with  ‘hive cams’ which are displayed on monitors inside the stable block and also recorded as part of the overall CCTV security system, funded from the Prince’s Countryside Fund, with an apiary camera kindly donated by the security specialists, Powersafe.  We hope to be able to post a video link showing the ‘hive cams’ in the near future. Additional hives will be added in due course as the project develops.   

Following our successful funding bid last year to Environment Wales for Phase 2 of the ‘Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre’ at Scolton Manor. I prepared and presented a further funding bid, this time to the Princes’ Countryside Fund, with a view to completing Phases 3 and 4 of the project. I am now delighted to be able to officially confirm, that we have also been successful in this bid for the full amount. 

This is a very exciting time for the Association and I would like to thank everyone who has supported and assisted in the project so far and I look forward to more people getting involved as the Centre develops!

It’s going to be a busy year! 

Paul Eades

Apiary Manager