Summer BBQ – 03 August 2024
Don’t you just love it when an event comes together. Last year we failed to arrange a BBQ, for all sorts of reasons, having had… Read More »Summer BBQ – 03 August 2024
News
Reports of what has been happening at Shipston Beekeepers or general news items of interest to beekeepers
Apiary Visits 2024 – Graham Franklin’s out-apiary
Well we’ve said it several times before in relation to members’ apiary visits but they really are a great opportunity to see different apiaries, beehives,… Read More »Apiary Visits 2024 – Graham Franklin’s out-apiary
Shipston Beekeepers 2nd Monday 08 July – from Super to Show
July’s 2nd Monday meeting was all about the steps from having a super of honey through to having a prize-winning jar at one of the… Read More »Shipston Beekeepers 2nd Monday 08 July – from Super to Show
Apiary Visits 2024 – Dave Kelleher’s garden apiary
Hopefully you now know the benefits of Apiary Visits – a chance to see other apiaries and colonies, catch their queens and mark them…and eat… Read More »Apiary Visits 2024 – Dave Kelleher’s garden apiary
Not your average swarm collection…..
It all started with an email to the Shipston Beekeepers’ Secretary, Dave Kelleher: ‘Good Evening,I have just commenced the renovation of a stone barn in… Read More »Not your average swarm collection…..
Shipston Beekeepers at Shipston’s ‘Big Green Week’
As members of Shipston Beekeepers, Paul and I participated in helping at Shipston’s first Great Big Green Week Family Trail. This was just one of… Read More »Shipston Beekeepers at Shipston’s ‘Big Green Week’
Apiary Visits 2024 – John and Judy’s out-apiary
How are your bees – calm, defensive, aggressive? Is you colony really busy, or just, well, busy? How can you tell if you only have… Read More »Apiary Visits 2024 – John and Judy’s out-apiary
Introduction to Beekeeping course 2024
Our annual Introduction to Beekeeping course, this year run on 27th and 28th April, is a major undertaking for Shipston Beekeepers and a big contributor… Read More »Introduction to Beekeeping course 2024
NBU – Starvation Alert
The following was sent today, Mon 29th April, to beekeepers who have signed up for notifications from the NBU. It is reproduced here for those… Read More »NBU – Starvation Alert
Shipston Beekeepers 2nd Monday meeting – 08 April 2023
The theme of this evening’s meeting was ‘Preparing for Swarming’. Last year the first swarms were reported in April and I have heard of sealed… Read More »Shipston Beekeepers 2nd Monday meeting – 08 April 2023