‘ Dear Fellow Beekeeper,
2022 has started and your thoughts start turning to what this season will bring. Why not attend the WBKA Spring Convention in person this year (26th March)? With our larger venue at the RWAS showground you are bound to find something of interest. After our enforced break we are back with two workshops, one aimed at newer beekeepers and one on Queen rearing for the more experienced. To find out more and book your place contact me on the email below.
convention@wbka.com
Below is the speaker program:
9.45 -10.15 Opening address, Kathleen Carroll
10.15-11.15 Diversity of Pollinators in Britain, Liam Olds
11.45-12.45 The Truth about Honey, Lynne Ingram
1.45-2.45 In Self-defence, Celia Davis
3.30- 4.00 Any Questions
To get your cheaper earlybird tickets go online . https://wbka.sumup.link/
However for two hours of your time you could get in for free. Stewards are required to make sure that this event runs smoothly. If you would be prepared to join this group of volunteers send me an email stating when you could steward ie early/ mid/late. Stewarding starts at 8am and goes on until 4.30pm.
Jill Wheeler
WBKA Chair (pro tem)
convention@wbka.com’
WBKA
Webinar on Colony Nutrition
Colony Nutrition – Pete Sutcliffe
Join us for a webinar on Jan 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM GMT.
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We have a huge network of supermarkets and supply chains, but the poor honeybee relies on (apart from water) just two relatively simple natural products – nectar – a variable solution of sugars – and pollen – a very variable, sometimes poor, source of protein. Like us, they need a variety of vitamins and minerals to remain healthy. With such apparently poor beginnings, how do they manage to produce the miracle food that is Royal Jelly?
This talk takes you through the various processes involved in providing the colony with a healthy diet and looks at the lessons for the beekeeper.
Pete has kept bees for over thirty years and he and his wife keep an average of 20 colonies on various sites in the Dane Valley in Cheshire. He is a Master Beekeeper, has been a member of the BBKA Examinations Board, a BBKA Trustee, and chair of the BBKA’s Education and Husbandry Committee. He is a Correspondence Course Tutor, a Basic and General Husbandry Assessor, and has set and marked BBKA examinations.
Pete is active in Cheshire BKA – currently as Chairperson, Education Secretary and Archivist. Pre Covid he was involved in various county-wide initiatives on selective queen-rearing.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Japanese Beekeeping
Japanese Beekeeping Webinar –
Save the date, Saturday the 15th of January 2022 at 12pm! As we’re delighted to welcome Rika Shinkai, Maximilian Spiegelberg and Christoph D.D. Rupprecht who will be joining us to discuss traditional Japanese beekeeping and the ecology of Japanese honey bees (Apis cerana japonica) compared with Western honey bees, including the plants, beekeeping history and modern practices. The discussions will conclude by showcasing recent citizen engagements in creating bee friendly cities through honey bee projects.
To register for what will be a very informative event please click below
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8297191139087464461
Articles required!
The WBKA has asked if anyone has any articles or other items for the Spring edition of the Welsh Beekeeper magazine. They are particularly keen to receive material that covers beekeeping management and colony build up in the months of March to June, but articles of a more general nature, letters, feedback and suggestions are also very welcome. Also please remember the WBKA quarterly photographic competition and send in any entries.
The closing date for both items for the magazine and the photographic competition is Monday January 31st and they should be sent to Basil Wolf at editor@wbka.com.
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 