On a very miserable and rainy Monday evening (21/11/22), a few intrepid Coventry Branch members made it to All Saints’ Church Hall for the November meeting. It was a disappointing turn-out, but perhaps not too… Read More »Coventry Beekeepers Update – December 2022
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
The WBKA Honey Show 2022 on Saturday 15th October was a great success with almost 300 entries. Members can see the results of the show on this page in the Members Area. Below is just… Read More »WBKA Honey Show 2022 Report
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
Friday 26th August 2022 The first “compelling” report of an Asian Hornet on the UK mainland in 2022 has been made near Chelmsford in Essex. Bee Inspectors have already set up enhanced surveillance in the… Read More »First credible 2022 report of an Asian Hornet
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
