WINTER IS COMING – OR IS IT? We had a very interesting talk this month from David Bonner about honeybee democracy. As always, David stimulated a lot of discussion. The size of the optimum space… Read More »Rugby Beekeepers Update – December 2022
BEEKEEPING SANS FRONTIERES It is not unusual for us to receive bookings for our Introductory course from outside the Warwick District area. Indeed we get some from other Branch areas and even from outsideWarwickshire such… Read More »Warwick and Leamington Update – September 2022
ARE FLOWERS BLOOMING EARLY AND DO HORNETS LIKE PRAWNS? Everyone is busy and we have no meetings at this time of year. Various conversations about the constant challenges of bee keeping and how not one… Read More »Rugby Beekeepers Update – September 2022
We are back into the ‘village fete and flower show’ season in our catchment area and we have been busy with the Shipston stand at various events. On 17th July we had our stand with… Read More »Shipston Beekeepers Update – August 2022
Summer Successes Summer is here and Warwick & Leamington Beekeepers are making the most of it. Here we highlight just two of the events we’ve enjoyed as the summer warms up. We celebrated our first… Read More »Warwick and Leamington Update – July 2022
It’s just a little too hot, don’t you think? Is this the first time in history that beekeepers have been worried about how to do sf50 for their bees. It seems we can never escape… Read More »Rugby Update – July 2022
The Branch Apiary needs your support After all the activity that took place last month to prepare and hold the Grand Opening event, this month has been rather quiet. Dave Bonner was unable to lead… Read More »Coventry Update – July 2022
From 20 hives to 60 hives in a year – Matthew Ingram Matthew Ingram of Holt Farm Apiaries gave a talk on moving from 20 to 60 hives within a year. This was the year… Read More »Sutton Coldfield Update – June 2022
The value of apiary meetings The season is now in full swing with regular inspections and checking taking place in order to ensure the bees are healthy and hopefully staying put. Our club weekly apiary… Read More »Shipston-on-Stour Update – June 2022
The Story of the Uncapped Comb Interestingly, this month we had planned to do an in-house discussions on swarm control as part of our meetings, and had watched a video on swarm control followed by… Read More »Rugby Branch Update – June 2022
