@hj-bee.bsky.social prepared last of the 2024 cut comb at the weekend. Great video for you to see their anatomy, how their bodies work, the breath through their abdomen & spiracles that help them suck up the honey through their proboscis (which is multi parted) 🐝

So rewarding to witness Scott Murray & Bill Hiddleston receiving their SBA award 🏅 for their voluntary support of our ABA 🏅

This morning, a few of the committee taught 10 of our newer beekeepers how to construct frames with wax & nail appropriately. All went away with what they made with templates to use for the season ahead. 🔨💪🏼

Great afternoon #mentoring. Queens laying & a few cells with multiple eggs, dispatched a Queen of a colony whose temperament I was not happy with. We clipped & marked a 24 Queen (no I don’t follow year colours) & a long hive manipulation v vertical. Magic day of learning #beekeeping
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Another great turnout for tonight’s talk from Ilona Shilliday on the importance of pollen on bee health.

Last evening meeting till September when we will be reflecting on the spring / summer 🐝

Fabulous turn out to hear Gordon McLeay from DSBKA speak on his personal experience of European Foulbrood
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To all the beekeeping women on #InternationalWomensDay
Especially those who make contributions to the running of our association including mentoring 🐝

Good turnout tonight for ‘Planning for the Season Ahead’. The presentation comprised of members top tips & pressing questions, with @hj-bee.bsky.social own experience, observations & planning from 12yrs of #beekeeping. Hopefully most went away with the desire to make their own plan & get prepared!

A couple of colonies were in a tight cluster but mostly still active on 6-7 seams. The double brood was active in both boxes and the first time I've ever used the full 50ml dose in one colony in a winter treatment. We were joined by some of the locals towards then end too.

A few of us spent a sunny couple of hours in the Apiary checking fondant supplies & apply Oxalic via the trickle method. Nearly every colony had finished their fondant & had more applied.
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