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We have a limited number of places still available for this one day event, if there are any beekeepers out there that are still thinking they may like to attend please do get in touch. Stewart

Places are filling up quickly, if you're thinking of coming along get in touch soon via our website or drop me a direct message for more info. Cheers Stewart

I certainly hope so :iagree: It would be good to meet up and be able to put a face to the name. We may even be able to encourage our resepective groups to colllaborate in some queen rearing!

We helped a local school set up an apiary last season and part of their "due diligence" was to complete Health and Safety/Risk Assessments. The problem with leaving it to common sense is that it's in really short supply and you can't guarantee who is going to do that one "stooopid thing" that...

I'm not exactly sure what point you are trying to make here Nic :rant: but thanks for letting me know you're not coming, I'll take your name off the guest list, I'm guessing it's a long way to come from St Bees to Norwich just for one day. For anyone one else interested in coming along, we also...

Painted a few hive stands today in preparation for taking out to apiary at the weekend. Visited one out apiary and saw plenty of activity around 1pm with bees still bringing in a reasonable amount of pollen. Took a trip to a nearby farmer and got permission to put hives in a small copse of trees...

Thanks for the explanation I'm really happy for Roger to come along to our Society and help improve everyone's understanding and knowledge. It may not suit every beekeeper and every situation but if it gets people thinking about their bees it has to be a good thing. I'm hoping that it will...

Am I missing something?

A one day course in the company of Roger Patterson: Stock improvement is important for beekeepers, but many are happy to continue to keep poor bees, probably because they are unaware of the improvements that can be made or how easy they can be. This one day course will discuss topics such as...

I used Bailey Comb Exchange to replace all wax in several colonies this year and it worked perfectly, no loss of brood and fresh, drawn wax ready to go into the Winter. All the old frames and comb now about to be recycled. Use the time over Winter to write down a plan for the new season so you...

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Looks like a 20 frame radial extractor is topping the Wish List at the moment.

I've seen a local honey supplier selling cut comb where approx. 30% has been open cells. I suspect low availability and high demand allows some folk to get away with it. We produce a very small amount which is 100% sealed and it sells very quickly. From a personal perspective, I wouldn't want to...

During a discussion earlier this Summer the issue of HMF in bakers fondant was raised as an issue due the the method used to make the fondant. I used some bakers fondant last year with no ill effects but am just a little wary this year. Any thoughts?

You're more than welcome to come along to the Society and borrow that one next season. We actually run extraction days were members bring their supers along and everyone helps each other extract. I'm hoping the new one I get will be so big they'll need a crane to lower it into position :icon_204-2:

I do my best to keep everyone happy! The visit from TS was actually a very productvie one and far from being hostile they were very complimentary and helpful. I gave them a guided tour of my extraction and bottling process and keep pretty good records of where and when I sell my honey so they...

I've not tried sweetening Rats with Honey! Does it stick to the fur?

I had TS test my honey this year also and the report was fine. TS suggested that I submit a sample each year and retain the report as a kind of "Due Diligence" and best practice so that if anything ever happened I could show I was doing all I could to maintain high standards. Interestingly, he...

Hi Everyone, Up to now I've been borrowing our beekeeping Society equipment to extract my honey but think now is the time to look at getting my own. I've been using an electric, radial, 9 frame extractor with a reversible motor which has been great but wondered what everyone else uses. Next...

I leave mine open and this year have taken to putting a super beneath the brood body to see if that reduces the "wind chill" effect to the bottom of the brood chamber. It was something that was suggested to me by a local commercial beekeeper so I figured I'd give it a try and see what the...

I think these are the Junior members.................