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WBKA Winter Zoom Talks – The Perilous Life of Drones by Dr Alison McAfee

An abundance of healthy, high-quality drones are necessary to produce top-notch queens, but extreme temperatures linked to climate change could be impairing their fertility. Worryingly, the drones’ sperm, as well as the male bees themselves, can die at temperatures that are now occurring during heat waves. In an effort to better understand factors affecting drone … Continue reading "WBKA Winter Zoom Talks – The Perilous Life of Drones by Dr Alison McAfee"

Winter Meeting – March

Allesley Church Hall All Saints Church Hall, Allesley, Coventry

Subject TBC

WBKA Winter Zoom Talks – Queen Rearing With a Few Hives by Lynfa Davies

Organised queen rearing requires enough colonies to make your selection from as well as additional colonies to rear the queens and contribute to the mating nucs. For those with only a couple of hives this is difficult, but it is possible to develop and increase stock using these limited resources. In this talk we will … Continue reading "WBKA Winter Zoom Talks – Queen Rearing With a Few Hives by Lynfa Davies"

WBKA AGM – Zoom

Details on this link: County Meetings – WBKA (warwickshirebeekeepers.org.uk)

Summer Meeting at the Apiary

Branch Apiary London Road Allotment Association , Humber Road, Whitley, United Kingdom

The weather forecasts for that day are quite varied at the moment. It may still be too cold for a first inspection – the strong colonies may have had QE + supers put on by then to provide space. The weaker one may still need attention because of their Nosema. Frames are required for the … Continue reading "Summer Meeting at the Apiary"

Queen Rearing

at Winterbourne Gardens in Birmingham Find out how to raise your own queen bees on this practical 2 day course. There are limited spaces. This course is aimed at more experienced beekeepers and those looking to take their General Husbandry assessment.  To book please click here

Apiary Weekly Inspection ***Changed due to Weather

Branch Apiary London Road Allotment Association , Humber Road, Whitley, United Kingdom

Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group

Apiary Weekly Inspection

Branch Apiary London Road Allotment Association , Humber Road, Whitley, United Kingdom

Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group

Apiary Weekly Inspection

Branch Apiary London Road Allotment Association , Humber Road, Whitley, United Kingdom

Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group

Apiary Weekly Inspection

Branch Apiary London Road Allotment Association , Humber Road, Whitley, United Kingdom

Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group

Apiary Weekly Inspection

Branch Apiary London Road Allotment Association , Humber Road, Whitley, United Kingdom

Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group

Apiary Weekly Inspection

Branch Apiary London Road Allotment Association , Humber Road, Whitley, United Kingdom

Weekly inspection in the Apiary* Come and get involved, get some experience, or just come for a chat and coffee! *Of course, inspections are weather dependent, if there are any changes they will be published here, and/or an email sent via the covbee group Thomas Burton