Our routine 10 day association apiary hive inspections.
Lead Beekeeper: Peter Stevenson
Assisting: Frances Soutter
All welcome.
Times may vary - final details will be sent by email.
For venue location and any other information - contact Mandy
Our routine 10 day association apiary hive inspections.
Lead Beekeeper: TBC
Assisting:
All welcome.
Times may vary - final details will be sent by email.
For venue location and any other information - contact Mandy
Venue: Community Centre (Drill Hall) Peebles 7.30pm Judge: Alan Riach Please have your entries at the hall for 7pm, as judging will begin at 7.30. The Schedule for the show, which lists rules, classes and gives the recipe for the honey cake - 2024 11 26 PBKA HoneyShowSchedule We have grading glasses, which will be […]
7.30pm start at the Drill Hall, Community Centre, Peebles. All welcome. Speaker: Matthew Richardson, President of the Scottish Beekeepers Association, a geneticist, and also a beekeeper for many years. His talk is entitled: Preparing for the Season Ahead. The talk will be also be live streamed and recorded (subject to the speakers permission) but […]
Just a reminder that the first of 2025's monthly meet-ups is this Wednesday, 7.30pm, at Eddleston Village Hall. All welcome - do come along and let us know your beekeeping plans for 2025, and tell us what you'd like the Association to do for you over the coming year. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be […]
Tuesday 25th February 2025 7.30pm This talk will be held online (MS Teams). Follow this link to join:- https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGMzYzlkYzktYzZlYi00ODhlLTg0MjQtZTgwZjljNjY0NjUz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227b71cd54-f2b2-40ee-8e28-44359fc0999f%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d2ad18fd-495c-46b9-8db8-d644eee40d0d%22%7d Title: Monitoring pollinators with PoMS Pollinating insects play a vital role in our environment, ensuring that many of our crops and wild plants can set seed and produce fruit. The UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS) are […]
We have a few spaces available on our 2025 course. Wanting to start beekeeping? Make sure you’re well-informed before you start, and avoid costly mistakes. Peeblesshire Beekeepers have run beginners’ courses for over 10 years. We start with an all-day session on Saturday 3rd May, then there are loads of talks, teaching sessions, & practical […]
A great workshop session led by David and Bron Wright. All materials provided – enough to complete your skep. The course will also cover general basket-weaving skills, and various applications for these skills. Your very own mysterious “fid” can be purchased (c. £10) if you wish. Manor Village Hall Saturday 16th August 2025 10am – […]
Not just a picnic - but a chance to see a working apiary, in its temporary summer home, with the bees working the heather. The hives will be opened and checked, and there should be honey fresh from the hive to go on pancakes. Please bring your own mug if you can, and some eats […]
James Culshaw talk on his recent visit to the German Bee Museum in Weimar. https://www.weimar.de/kultur/sehenswuerdigkeiten/museen-in-weimar/deutsches-bienenmuseum/
Peebles Beekeepers Association committee meeting
Talk from Nikki Moore of the Natural Little Bee Company in Innerleithen