Hello

[dfpebmcp8]

New to beekeeping and looking forward to using the forum!!

 

[burren]

Hi welcome
Whereabouts in Ireland?

 

[dfpebmcp8]

Armagh/Monaghan/Louth border...
Is that Burren in Clare or Co Down???

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

Hi Df*****8

Welcome!


Great handle you've got there!


Hope you enjoy the Forum. A place of great wisdom - not to say great egos, great rows and great crack!



Dusty.

 

[Queens59]

Welcome a great lot here and for every question 20 beekeepers will answer with 40 possible solutions...such fun to come!!

 

[burren]

clare.

 

[biglongdarren]

welcome aboard.
Darren

 

[village girl]

hello, i'm also new to beekeeping, the forum is a good place to come,

 

[dfpebmcp8]

Darren You would be close to me I'm sure what part of NI you from??

 

[psafloyd]

clare.

Where in Clare, Burren? I'll have to look you up next time I'm down seeing folk in Tulla.

 

[psafloyd]

hello, i'm also new to beekeeping, the forum is a good place to come,

How far north of Norwich are you, Village Girl?

 

[biglongdarren]

i am in Kilkeel,just up the road from newry. you near keady? i used to spread my love around up that way
Darren

 

[village girl]

im only 3 or 4 miles out

 

[tonybloke]

im only 3 or 4 miles out

you must be near(ish) to Easton then, Have you joined the Norfolk BKA?

 

[s&n]

Hi and welcome. This is a great source of info and help. Good lluck with bees. Exciting times ahead. We're Monaghan border.

 

[village girl]

you must be near(ish) to Easton then, Have you joined the Norfolk BKA?

[ no not yet , i'v neaarly completed a corse , best thing, i'v lernt lots and handled bees hive equipment weekly so built up conferdance. sorted a hive this week , so now looking for bees, cant aford to bye a colany at the moment so hoping to find/ collect a swarm. have helped collect one, verry exciting and a bit scary but due to the corse all went well, so the plan is bees then membership so fingers crossed for better weather and alot of luck

 

[tonybloke]

that's Kool, are you being taught by Ian, or Paul?

(Ian taught me theory, Paul taught me the practical course)

 

[village girl]

neather i'm doing a corse with John Everet over at Rockland St Mary. I am realy enjoying it

 

[tonybloke]

john is great, a really nice chap, and a good teacher!!

 

[village girl]

john is great, a really nice chap, and a good teacher!!

i cant agree more and i would recomend his corse to anybody wishing to start beekeeping, lots of hands on lerning, unfortunatly corse comes to an end soon will miss the help and support the groupe offer