FERA advice on feeding in June
Are your bees starving? Read FERA’s advice published on 2nd June about the dry weather and its effect on nectar flows, the June gap etc.
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4th June Apiary meeting
A quick reminder that the June meeting is at Vincent’s apiary in Ash on Saturday 4th June. Please let us know if you are coming (particularly if you need protective equipment). The best way is to phone Julian on 0776 183 9119
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Borrowing the extractor
For the next few weeks, please contact Adrian Davis if you want to borrow the association’s honey extractor. You can email him (as web admin), from the contact form, or phone in the evenings on (01304) 366141. Stuart Andrews will resume coordination duties at the end of June. As a reminder, there’s a charge of…
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Using the CBKA website
In the month since we launched the new site, 26 people have registered, which is a great start, being about one-third of the total CBKA membership. The members’ forum has got off to a good start, with over 50 posts on 12 different topics, ranging from swarm lures to to plastic frame feeders. The forum…
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Photos and notes from April 2011 meeting
Photos from the Apiary meeting on 2nd April 2011 have been added to the gallery. We had a balmy spring afternoon to inspect Joan and Julian’s bees. We also had the chance to discuss and carry out a Bailey comb exchange, and a shook swarm. These are two methods by which old comb can be…