Just to advise beekeepers everywhere to check their bees for stores (especially nucs), particularly if you didn't give yours a full winter feed at the end of last season. So give your hives a heft and if needed, give them some fondant or candy (not liquid feed!) and recheck regularly! This is also a good … Continue reading Starvation risk warning!
Scottish Beekeepers Association – Webinar on 10th January
On Wednesday the 10th of January at 7.30pm, we welcome US Air Force Security Forces Veteran and Iowa Bee Farmer - Master Sgt Katie Flinn. Katie will discuss overcoming Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and mental health problems through beekeeping. She will also introduce the charity ‘PTSD and Pollinators’ that she supports to help veterans overcome PTSD.If … Continue reading Scottish Beekeepers Association – Webinar on 10th January
A Very Merry Christmas to you all!🐝
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers’ Association would like to to wish all of its members and beekeepers everywhere a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May all your queens be productive and your colonies healthy, with fair weather and good flows in 2024!🐝
IMPORTANT – *PBKA Membership changes for 2024*
Please note that there are changes to PBKA membership arrangements for 2024, due to changes in the policy conditions of the Liability insurance cover with the WBKA. This includes: PBKA membership, (including insurance cover), will now be for one person only (not families) at the normal membership rate (subject to the number of hives for … Continue reading IMPORTANT – *PBKA Membership changes for 2024*
Great return of the PBKA Honey Show! 🐝
There was a successful return of the PBKA Honey Show at Scolton Manor, on Sunday 12th November 2023, after a long break. The standard of entries was very high, with new beekeepers walking away with some of the big prizes! The new entry format proved very popular, giving everyone a chance to enter and for … Continue reading Great return of the PBKA Honey Show! 🐝