Please be aware that the IRONMAN event is on this Sunday and members south of the county may have difficulty in getting to the apiary meeting at Scolton, as many roads will be closed. For full details of road closures, please check the IRONMAN website.
Training
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 part of National Countryside Week and the ‘Bee Hive’ exhibition was overflowing all afternoon with members of the public coming in to watch the honey extracting demonstration in the ‘Honey Kitchen’ and live pictures from the ‘hive cam’! Members of the PBKA were also present to talk to the public and give hive inspection demonstrations at the ‘Pine Tree Apiary’.
On Sunday, we held another beekeeping training session at the apiary, which was followed as always with tea and Rosemary’s fabulous (and dare I say it? – famous) cakes, which she always keeps us generously supplied with!
If you haven’t been up to see the Pembrokeshire Beekeeping Centre yet, it is well worth the trip with something for the whole family!
We hope to see you there soon!
Final Apiary Meeting for 2013 Season
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
Welsh Government – Draft Action Plan for Pollinators; consultation response
Welsh Government recently issued the Draft Action Plan for Pollinators for Wales as a consultation document.
The PBKA has put together a response, which it has sent on behalf of the association and the document is attached for information (see the link at the top of the page).
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 