A few places have become available on the course taking place on Feb 25th. This one day classroom course is an ideal introduction to beekeeping run by two experienced beekeepers from Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association. Included in the course fee of £35 are handouts and a CD with the slides used during the day for you … Continue reading Introduction to Beekeeping Course – Feb 25th 2012
Ambrosia Bee Food
With white granulated sugar becoming more expensive, many beekeepers are turning to specialist alternatives with Ambrosia Bee Food being very popular. The product is specially formulated for bees by its manufacturers in Germany, the sugar used comes from sugar beet apparently but which has been processed using enzymes to produce a feed which is very … Continue reading Ambrosia Bee Food
Listening to Bees
According to this story on the BBC News website listening to what is going on the hive may help work out what is going on and, more importantly, assist with diagnosis of hive health or swarming. Interestingly enough this story appears in their Technology section and not Science/Environment. Also interesting, to me, is that the … Continue reading Listening to Bees
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Inspection Records Online
For all you 'tech heads' who are not afraid of the internet and modern technology - here is one for you! This is an application called 'Beetight', that can be accessed from your PC and, for the paid version, from Apple or Android Smart Phones or Tablets, and which apparently will keep records of all … Continue reading Inspection Records Online
