We are pleased to be able to announce that our new branch apiary is now open. We have excellent facilities, and members are welcome to join us for the fortnightly training sessions that we will be holding there.
During the season we will carry out a variety of procedures, including:
- Queen marking/ clipping and keeping hive records
- Testing for varroa levels
- Treating for varroa
- Changing brood combs: new for old
- Changing a brood box
- Swarm control
- Shook swarm / Bailey Comb Change
- Clearing bees and taking honey
- Honey extraction
- Feeding colonies
The apiary is now up and running. The schedule for the 2022 beekeeping season of apiary visits is as follows. All sessions begin at 2:00 p.m. unless otherwise advised.
| DATE |
| 23 April Beginners’ Practical 1 Basic Assessment Practical 1 Informal Talk by Regional Bee Inspector – Pests & Diseases |
| 7 May Beginners Practical 2 Basic Assessment Practical 2 |
| 21 May Apiary Saturday |
| 11 June Apiary Saturday |
| 25 June Apiary Saturday |
| 9 July Apiary Saturday |
| 23 July Apiary Saturday |
| 6 August Apiary Saturday |
| 20 August Apiary Saturday |
| 27 August Apiary Saturday |
For more information about the branch apiary, please contact ApiaryManager-WWBKA@outlook.com