Hello from Ilminster.

[gardening-girl]

Hi,just found this forum via youtube,looks very interesting.
I have two national hives that are going to be kept in a new cider orchard next to our allotment.No bees yet.
Starting my bee course in February.

 

[yeogi75]

Mr

hi and wlcome

 

[For want of a better word]

Hi is it snowing ... the Black Hills turning White ?

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[Mellifera397]

Hi and welcome to the forum

 

[theeggman]

Hi and welcome from another beek in the 'tropical' southwest.
If you're booked on a course I assume that you have joined the local BKA.
You will ideally get lots of help and advice from them, some of it correct, and will make lots of contacts.

Tim

 

[DanBee]

Hello - you have some well-organised and helpful associations on your doorstep - I can vouch personally both for Taunton and Somerton. Google 'Somerset Beekeepers' for more info - although I suspect the course you mention may be with one of these.

 

[Birds&Bees]

Hello, I'm just down the road from you in Martock so if you want to talk anything through after your training send me a PM and I'll let you have my contact number.
Guess your going to be doing your training with Yeovil or Taunton Division based on the dates.

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

Pleasure to welcome you to the Forum.


Hope you enjoy the cut and thrust here.
Lots of passion; lots of wisdom; and slightly crazy.


Dusty

 

[gardening-girl]

Hello again.
I have joined the South West division of the association as it covers my area,thinking of future help.
My course is with the Yeovil division.

 

[gardening-girl]

I also have friends in Martock with lots of bees,just up the road from Pauls.

 

[Birds&Bees]

Sounds like you have a lot of support if needed.
I'm the Bower Hinton end of Martock.

 

[Luminos]

 

[whoosling]

Hi hope you enjoy your course and get a better years weather than my 1st one last year, I'm not far away from you either I live in Shepton Mallet, look forward to hearing how your beekeeping goes. I love this forum, you have to put up with some very grumpy answers sometimes but it has a wealth of info to add to the info from the beeks from your local div, I warn you now it's very addictive

 

[Mrsfullhouse]

Hello from Ilminster also!

Dear All,

I know this thread is quite a few years old, but I cannot work out how to post a new thread.
I have recently moved to a small village in the outskirts of Ilminster and am extremely keen to add bees to our rambling smallholding. I am currently in the process of replanting a lot of the orchard and am converting one of the pasture fields into a wildflower meadow in order to feed as many hungry bees who want to live here.
Despite being passionate about bees since I was tiny, I've never been in a position to keep them, so am a complete novice.
Is there anybody local who fancies pointing me in the right direction?? I have no real idea where to star. Am I too late for this year??

Anyway, thank you for reading my excited ramble. Hope you are all well x

 

[enrico]

See the thread you managed to post for some info
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