A newsletter from the Insect Pollinator Initiative (IPI) has recently been published which describes some of the progress research scientists are making in understanding bee disease. You can sign up to get regular updates at the Beebase IPI website, or … Continue reading
Category Archives: husbandry
For those of you who enjoyed Nick Withers’ talk last week, and wanted to keep a record of his talk – or indeed, those of you who weren’t able to come along – Nick has very kindly supplied his talk, … Continue reading
A reminder that our next meeting at Whitefriars is at 7.30pm on Wednesday 8th February. Nick Withers has been a seasonal bee inspector (2002-2011), looking after South Kent and East Sussex. His talk should be of great interest to everyone … Continue reading
The bee inspectorate and many beekeepers are reporting the presence of large numbers of worker wasps in apiaries and around bee hives. It is likely that wasp populations will peak earlier and for a longer period this year. Click on … Continue reading
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. … Continue reading