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PDBKA Winter Programme

PDBKA sessions are now on Zoom until further notice.

New-Beekeeper Training sessions & Apriary visits suspended until further notice.
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Remembering June 20, 2021
"The telling of the bees is a traditional European custom in which bees would be told of important events in their keeper's lives, such as births, marriages, or departures and returns in the household." Here we remember our fellow Beekeepers. Edward Hill A very quiet and private man, Edward started beekeeping as a schoolboy during the war in 1942. Has been […]
Beacon Schools June 15, 2021
BBKA Beacon Schools Mission Statement BBKA Beacon School status is awarded to those schools who demonstrate sustained best practice in beekeeping and apiculture acting as Centres of Excellence in the provision of on-site school apiaries and bee clubs. Beacon schools will educate their pupils about the enjoyment and appreciation of beekeeping and increase awareness in […]
Project: Bees in Schools June 14, 2021
Free Trees for Schools and Communities Scheme The Woodland Trust is a partner of the QGC and their Free Trees for Schools and Communities Scheme is a great way to get involved with tree planting. Across 2021 and 2022 they have over three million saplings in tree packs, available on a first come first served basis. Information on […]
Pests and diseases June 14, 2021
Varroa Research led by Samuel D. Ramsey: Varroa destructor feeds primarily on honey bee fat body tissue and not hemolymph https://www.pnas.org/content/116/5/1792 explains: Varroa destructor causes considerable damage to honey bees and subsequently the field of apiculture through just one process: feeding. For five decades, we have believed that these mites consume hemolymph like a tick consumes blood, and that Varroa cause harm primarily […]

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PDBKA Winter Programme

New-Beekeeper Training sessions & Apriary visits suspended until further notice. Click Here for training detail

New-Beekeeper Training sessions & Apriary visits suspended until further notice.
Click Here for training detail