Recent content by Bob Williams

West Sussex here too. These TLAs (or FLAs in this case) can get confusing.

Hemo, I'm not sure what you mean by LBKA? Local Beekeepers Association? I have joined the Central Sussex Division of the West Sussex BKA.

Agreed, but I also wanted to make contact with people in my own area.

CSBKA

Hi Hemo. The reason I joined the (your) local BKA was to meet other beeks and share knowledge and experience. Because of the pandemic, that inevitably means online. Because they wouldn't entertain the idea of a mailing list or WhatsApp group, it meant all the knowledge flowed from the centre...

I have my own server, the mailing list is private. I would not be using any third party provider.

I have read them, and I am quite sure that subscribing to a mailing list with (only) a name and an email address is no more a breach than subscribing to this forum. No other personal data is required. And just like here, the name can be a made-up nonsense word. And the email address can be a...

They decided they couldn't endorse my Mailing List, because it would breach GDPR! I couldn't understand this argument, as people would subscribe themselves to the list and the only personal data I would hold would be the email address they used to subscribe. Anyway, I've moved to a neighbouring...

I agree with all of the above, which is why I chose to set up a mailing list. Mailing list server software is open source, so completely transparent for anyone who wants to examine the code. In addition, my list is private not public and subscribers only have to give an email address to...

I don't have access to the members addresses, so I am not in a position to advertise a WhatsApp group or my mailing list. The committee has the final say, and I'm still waiting for them to consider the ML idea. :-(

That's a good idea, but still limits contact to the times of the Zoom meetings (monthly in this case). My mailing list is email based, so if I have a question now, I can ask it, and probably get a reply (or several) before the end of the day. A mailing list provides a single address to which to...

I joined the local BKA in order to meet other beekeepers in the area. Of course, Covid put the mockers on that idea, so I setup a mailing list for members to ask questions, share knowledge, etc. (a sort of cut-down version of this forum). Unfortunately, I've failed to persuade the committee of...

Is your app still being supported?

Many thanks, Heather. I am fortunate to have a friend in Steyning who has been beekeeping for many years, who is my mentor. Meanwhile, I have joined the Worthing BKA, as they cover Steyning. I've yet to meet any of them in person, for obvious reasons, so I've started an email mailing list to...

I got my first hive in August 2020, from a beekeeper who was downsizing. He had taken off the honey stores, but left one super. The hive was 20 miles away so I had to get it home. I started by removing the super, smoking off any interested bees and taking it home. I returned in the evening to...