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Swarming Season
It’s that time of year again when we can expect to see honey bee swarms. Hives are beginning to get stronger and may soon decide to swarm. We have already seen some swarming and the recent […]
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Food for thought ?
The bees in my garden have completely ignored the large patch of Snowdrops planted especially for them. However, they have adored the pots used for growing tomatoes last year, with leftover but “spent” organic compost. […]
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2019 Beekeeping Courses Announced
Bedfordshire Beekeepers are pleased to announce details of our 2019 beginners courses. Course: An Introduction to Beekeeping Suitable for: Complete beginners and new beekeepers. Cost: £60 for the whole season. Two locations: […]
Competitions
Schools Art Competition
Bedfordshire Schools Art Competition 2018 Bedfordshire Beekeepers Association has an ambition to increase interest, particularly of young people, in the craft of beekeeping. Therefore, they are inviting schools in Bedfordshire to take part in a […]
Training Event
Beautiful but Dangerous!
As pictured at Queen Bee Day: Beautiful but Dangerous! One queen has lived in Gill Brewer’s memory since 2009! Her daughters stung her apiary landlord and his dog. She culled the whole hive because the […]
Events
Nosema Clinic
The Association is pleased to announce that John Rhodes will be running a Nosema Clinic on 10 March. Please see event listing for more details Nosema Clinic.
Events
Beekeeping Courses for 2018 Announced
Introduction to Beekeeping Courses for 2018 The Luton course starts indoors on Sunday mornings from 18th February to 25th March at the Discovery Centre, Stockwood Park from 10.30am til 12.30pm. Then continues every Sunday morning […]
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Honey Show – Honey Festival
Woburn Abbey courtyard and gardens provided a beautiful setting for a new event in our calendar, the Honey Festival on Saturday 30 September. A wide range of stalls were there to appeal to visiting members […]
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Honey Bee Swarms – Information for the Public
It’s that time of year again when we can expect to honey bee swarms. Following a fine start to spring many colonies made a great start in building up their strength and we quite expected […]
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Weather Bombed Bees
It had all been going so well – with every hive alive and some pretty strong. Then, on the afternoon of our AGM, the farmer on whose land I have some hives phoned to say […]