Our next apiary meeting will be at our Palmsted Wood apiary on Saturday July 1st between 2-4pm. Many colonies will reach their maximum size around the summer solstice, so we’ll be looking at uniting smaller colonies to make a big … Continue reading
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We will be meeting at our Apiary in Bekesbourne on Saturday 3rd June, 2-4pm. We will be discussing swarming control, and Asian Hornet Monitoring. If you don’t know where the apiary is, it’s your first time attending a beekeepers’ meeting, … Continue reading
We will be meeting at our Apiary in Bekesbourne on Saturday 29 April, 2-4pm. We will be discussing swarming control, and general inspections for health. If you don’t know where the apiary is, it’s your first time attending a beekeepers’ … Continue reading
Please find attached a long document from Sam Day, our Kent BKA Asian Hornet guru, with some covering notes from our branch “Asian Hornet Action Team”. It’s a long but worthwhile read on what we’ve learnt in the last two … Continue reading
Here is some basic information on the habits and biology of the non-native species, the asian hornet (Vespa velutina). This is an invasive species that provides threats to beekeeping, native insect populations, and potentially to human health. Sam Day general … Continue reading