With almost constant sunshine over the last two weeks, the horse chestnuts have rapidly caught up with the OSR, and the bees will have been busily filling supers. We’ll be looking to balance up the colony strengths this weekend, and where appropriate splitting at least one colony to make sure we have a good number…
After a lovely week, the clouds appear to be massing for the weekend, but unless it’s actually raining, we will meet on Saturday 11th April at our Palmsted Wood apiary to see how our bees have survived the winter. If the weather forecast changes, then we may have to adapt, but such is the challenge…
Adrian Davis and Julian Audsley will lead a discussion on how to improve your bees. What does Bee Improvement mean, what you can hope to achieve, and how to go about it. Location: Littlebourne War Memorial Hall, 56 High St, Littlebourne, Canterbury CT3 1ST Date/Time: Wednesday 1st April at 1930-2130 If you haven’t yet picked…
Tropilaelaps: a lesser known, but greater menace Mark Hobday will host a video presentation about the next threat that may visit British beekeeping Location: Littlebourne War Memorial Hall, 56 High St, Littlebourne, Canterbury CT3 1ST Date/Time: Wednesday 4th March at 1930-2130
The days are lengthening, so it’s time to start thinking about preparations for Spring, and in particular keeping on top of the yellow-legged hornet. The meeting will be at Littlebourne Village Hall, (the lounge) at 7.30-9.30pm, led by Mark Hobday. Below are Mark’s notes on the evening. This will be the 3rd time of presenting…
