If you haven’t already heard, the first Asian hornet sighting has been confirmed by the NBU, who report that the sighting was in a vineyard near Gosport in Hampshire. Live tracking of the hornets is underway and the NBU hope to … Continue reading
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An Asian hornet sighting was confirmed in the Tamworth area of Staffordshire on 2 September 2019. Read more about it in this letter from BBKA. Asian-hornet-2-September-2019Download … Continue reading
The main event of the summer for our parent body, the Kent Beekeepers Association, is the Bee and Honey Show at the County Show at Detling on 5-7 July. KBKA are always interested to hear from people who can help … Continue reading
Please find attached the report from Sandra Gray, our regional bee inspector. There’s some interesting material on yellow-legged (Asian) hornets, as well as the usual summaries of notifiable diseases (unfortunately still a problem in East Kent), queen imports and exotic … Continue reading
Saturday 29th September 2018 from 1.15pm Lenham Community Centre, 4 Church Square, Lenham, Maidstone ME17 2PJ ‘Experiments in Skep Beekeeping’ with Chris Park The Asian Hornet Incursion – Torbay Beekeepers’ response to the threat’ with Gerald Stuart flier can be seen here : Flier Final 2018 … Continue reading