Category: Chairman Post

Dear Kennett BeeKeepers, I have found that this year has passed really quickly and now it is time again for our Kennet Beekeepers AGM which is this coming Wednesday the 5th October at 7.30 at Bishop Cannings Village Hall. We now have 170+ members and I do hope that many of you will try and come to this AGM. …

Dear Kennet BeeKeeper, In the next few days we have two important events.  The first one is the Bee Health Day this coming Saturday 3 September (atMarket Lavington Community Hall, St Mary’s Road, Market Lavington SN10 4DG), and I know it will be of benefit to everyone who has a hive of bees.  Are you sure you know what EFB or AFB looks like? …

Dear Kennet Beekeepers,  The year is passing by rather fast and we have a drought that will make nectar supplies a bit short for some bees.  Now is the time to take your honey and really to begin to prepare your bees for winter by making sure that there is a low varroa count.  At …

Dear Kennet Beekeeper, We are now just pasted the year’s half way mark and your bees should have gathered you some honey by now, which if from oil seed rape you should have extracted.  July is all about getting ready to clear the honey supers at the end of the month or beginning of August …

Dear Kennet BeeKeeper, Well, what a season for swarming it has been, after a bad lot of winter losses our bees seem to be making up for those dead colonies.  Some days the WhatApp swarm group have had 5 or 6 swarms to deal with,  I do think it important that we, as the local …