I have added over 340 old club newsletters to the website over the last few days (that is over 30 years worth :). We need to thank Sandie Matcham who scanned to original paper copies in the club archive for this exercise.
Last year the club ran a course for beginner beekeepers which proved very popular, so it will be repeated again this year. The course will consist of five x two-hour indoor sessions, plus one practical session at the Club's hives at Chartwell.
I have added over 340 old club newsletters to the website over the last few days (that is over 30 years worth :). We need to thank Sandie Matcham who scanned to original paper copies in the club archive for this exercise.
Last year the club ran a course for beginner beekeepers which proved very popular, so it will be repeated again this year. The course will consist of five x two-hour indoor sessions, plus one practical session at the Club's hives at Chartwell.
Please see attached document from MPI regarding Tutin and the risks to honey. Whilst tutin is not a major risk to honey in the Wellington area, it is the responsibility of all beekeepers to be aware of the danger of tutin-infected honey.
All beekeepers are advised to follow the tutin standards, even if they do not intend to sell their honey.
Please see attached document from MPI regarding Tutin and the risks to honey. Whilst tutin is not a major risk to honey in the Wellington area, it is the responsibility of all beekeepers to be aware of the danger of tutin-infected honey.
All beekeepers are advised to follow the tutin standards, even if they do not intend to sell their honey.
Bee Swarms are the natural way that bee colonies multiply to increase their numbers. In the world of bees, an individual is not the important entity, as most bees cannot reproduce. The important unit is the colony, which contains a queen (or occasionally multiple queens) responsible for laying eggs which the colony as a whole hatches and raises. It is therefore important for the survival of bees, that colonies "reproduce", which is done by the bees splitting into two groups, one of which stay in the hive, and the other departs to find a new hive.
