What a wonderful spring for the bees. The flowers just keep on coming, fruit trees, dandelion, white clover and of course the may blossom and sycamore means the bees have filled the hives supers to bursting. The dilemma is, how much to harvest, all, some or none? Take none and inspections take longer you need … Continue reading Spring Notes!🐝
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Webinar – Bee Problems to be Aware of with Keith Bartlem – Thu, Jun 5, 2025 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Bee Problems to be Aware of with Keith Bartlem Join us for a webinar on Jun 05, 2025 at 7:30 PM BST. Register now! This is a talk about common bee diseases, virus's, and conditions which can effect any honeybee colony. A disease talk can be a bit depressing. So, there are anecdotes about my … Continue reading Webinar – Bee Problems to be Aware of with Keith Bartlem – Thu, Jun 5, 2025 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sunday’s apiary meeting!🐝
Our second apiary meeting and we just dodged the rain! Great to see some new faces and there was plenty of enthusiasm to go round. Thanks again to our trainers Linda, David and John; with a special welcome to the new beginners who came along to learn about beekeeping. See you all at our next … Continue reading Sunday’s apiary meeting!🐝
Enjoyable taster session!🐝
Many thanks to the lovely folk who joined us for a beekeeping Taster Session this afternoon and showed such enthusiasm. The conditions were perfect and the questions came thick and fast! We even got to see the Queen!🐝
Webinar – Swarming and Making Increase with Alan Baxter – Thu, May 8, 2025 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Swarming and Making Increase with Alan Baxter. Join us for a webinar on May 08, 2025 at 7:30 PM Register now! Alan's talk begins by outlining the reasons why bees swarm, a little of the biology that explains why and how swarming occurs, then the swarming process itself including the communications that the bees use … Continue reading Webinar – Swarming and Making Increase with Alan Baxter – Thu, May 8, 2025 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 