Newbie from Shropshire

[Jsr77]

Greetings from Shropshire! I am currently on a brilliant introductory course with Shropshire Beekeeping Association with a view to getting bees next year hopefully. Looking forward to picking up some tips and advice! Many thanks.

 

[Murox]

greetings, hello down there

 

[Patrick1]

Welcome, Jsr77
Fist piece of advice would be ,
Play nicely and you will learn a lot, research some of the forums on this site, there is an amazing amount of good information from people who actually keep bees and enjoy

 

[enrico]

Welcome. North South east or west Shropshire?

 

[Jsr77]

Welcome. North South east or west Shropshire?

West Shropshire near Shrewsbury

 

[Jsr77]

Welcome, Jsr77
Fist piece of advice would be ,
Play nicely and you will learn a lot, research some of the forums on this site, there is an amazing amount of good information from people who actually keep bees and enjoy

Thank you, I intend to. I'm in the process of trying to learn as much as can before embarking. My grandfather kept bees for many years and I've enjoyed poring over his handwritten notebooks from the 1950s. I fully appreciate that more than a few aspects may be out of of date, but very much ready to listen and learn. I'm finding our beginners course very useful and interesting.

 

[Loxley]

 

[madasafish]

I am just North of Stoke on Trent so approx 50 miles away.
Lovely countryside near Shrewsbury.

Beekeeping is engrossing if you learn to do things successfully.

 

[Patrick1]

Thank you, I intend to. I'm in the process of trying to learn as much as can before embarking. My grandfather kept bees for many years and I've enjoyed poring over his handwritten notebooks from the 1950s. I fully appreciate that more than a few aspects may be out of of date, but very much ready to listen and learn. I'm finding our beginners course very useful and interesting.

Believe it or not as clever as we think we are we stil do not know what we dont know ! the basic of beekeeping never change, study your grandfathers notes and adapt if necessary

 

[enrico]

West Shropshire near Shrewsbury

There is a good beekeeping group in knighton. They meet a couple of times a year , in normal times , for a pint and a chat about bees! No costs involved unless you want to use their equipment. Not related to any association.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Greetings from Shropshire! I am currently on a brilliant introductory course with Shropshire Beekeeping Association with a view to getting bees next year hopefully. Looking forward to picking up some tips and advice! Many thanks.

Hi and welcome from me and to a fellow salopian!
I keep bees about 20 minutes or so from Shrewsbury and know a few association members from the SBA.
Good luck with the intro course, its nice to see associations opening there doors again.

 

[Barbie bee]

Another Shropshire lass here! There’s a good equipment supplier in Langdon on tern between shrewsbury and Telford. He’s kept bees for almost 50 years and is really knowledgeable and will help with any queries or kit. It’s hedgerow honey but can’t remember chaps name!!!

 

[Curly green finger's]

Another Shropshire lass here! There’s a good equipment supplier in Langdon on tern between shrewsbury and Telford. He’s kept bees for almost 50 years and is really knowledgeable and will help with any queries or kit. It’s hedgerow honey but can’t remember chaps name!!!

John and Wendy .
Anywhere near me @Barbie bee ?

 

[bigadg]

Hi from another Shropshire beek Bridgnorth area

 

[Curly green finger's]

I didn't realise there was so many on here from Shropshire

 

[user 20297]

I didn't realise there was so many on here from Shropshire

There's a lot on here would like to be able to say they're from Shropshire but they live just outside the boundary in the county of Wales and don't qualify as Salopians .

 

[Curly green finger's]

There's a lot on here would like to be able to say they're from Shropshire but they live just outside the boundary in the county of Wales and don't qualify as Salopians .

I'm not even a true salopian I've been here 17 years but... I'm Herefordian, Welsh and Austrian.
Saying : Shropshire born Shropshire bread strong in the arm thick in the head...
I can't remember the West Country Somerset one or the Welsh one??

 

[user 20297]

I'm not even a true salopian I've been here 17 years but... I'm Herefordian, Welsh and Austrian.
Saying : Shropshire born Shropshire bread strong in the arm thick in the head...
I can't remember the West Country Somerset one or the Welsh one??

.........now your're just taunting your detractors.

 

[Curly green finger's]

.........now your're just taunting your detractors.

In jest of course,I'm sure there is a Herefordian saying.... truly it's a wonderful county the Shropshire Hills being my favourite and which is why I've stayed here and will always.

 

[Jsr77]

Another Shropshire lass here! There’s a good equipment supplier in Langdon on tern between shrewsbury and Telford. He’s kept bees for almost 50 years and is really knowledgeable and will help with any queries or kit. It’s hedgerow honey but can’t remember chaps name!!!

Thanks for the tip!