As all PBKA members will know by now, our esteemed colleague and Secretary, John Dudman, will be leaving Pembrokeshire next week to move to Wiltshire. John of course has been a key figure in setting up training and seminars for many years and has also been very hands on with the apiary training sessions. The PBKA would like to extend … Continue reading John Dudman
Stories of Interest
Successful opening weekend of Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre
Friday 18th July 2014 marked the beginning of a very successful weekend for the PBKA, with the official opening of the 'Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre' at Scolton Manor by Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, together with the launch of Scolton’s own Victorian Walled Garden project. Saturday featured an Open Day at the Centre as … Continue reading Successful opening weekend of Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre
Could honey ingredients help make a new antibiotic?
An interesting article on the BBC News Wales website. Scientists are searching for a new antibiotic and they hope that beekeepers can help. Many thanks to Lillian for bringing this to our attention.
Bees in Words and Song
Andy Cordy, one of our members, sent us this. In the welter of information about the contemporary problems associated with the honey bee and beekeeping, it is easy to forget the joy of the experience of bees in our anxiety to keep things working. As a BBC Radio 3 listener for decades before bees came … Continue reading Bees in Words and Song
Bee Thefts
Following recent thefts of bees in South Wales, there will be an item relating to this issue in tonight's BBC Wales Today programme, which starts at 18.30. If you miss it you can catch up on BBC iPlayer.
