Sunday 1st September 1.30pm
The annual honey picnic will take place this Sunday at Wilma and Jocks apiary in the Manor Valley.
If you need directions to the site contact Mandy.
This is great chance to see how bees are managed to collect heather honey.
Weather permitting we will do an inspection and then have a picnic.
Contributions to the picnic will be very welcome and come prepared for any weather.
28th August 2019 1.30pm
(Provisional)
Leader: To be confirmed
Exact date and time will be confirmed by email.
Please contact Mandy Tel: 01721 720563 Mob: 07563 185993 beforehand for details so you can be notified of any changes to the schedule due to weather or other circumstances.
Our regular visit to inspect the association colonies.
All welcome, particularly beginners.
Clean beesuits, gloves and footwear are required. Suits are available to borrow on request.
Venue: St Ronans Wells Innerleithen
25th August 2019
Meet the local beekeepers and discover all about the fascinating honeybee.
Local beekeepers will be on hand to explain all about bees and beekeeping as part of the permanent summer exhibition at St Ronans Wells to celebrate 100 years of the local beekeeping association.
18th August 2019 1.30pm
(Provisional)
Leader: Peter Stevenson
Exact date and time will be confirmed by email.
Please contact Mandy Tel: 01721 720563 Mob: 07563 185993 beforehand for details so you can be notified of any changes to the schedule due to weather or other circumstances.
Our regular visit to inspect the association colonies.
All welcome, particularly beginners.
Clean beesuits, gloves and footwear are required. Suits are available to borrow on request.
17th August 2019
PBKA will have a stall at the annual Peeblesshire Agricultural Show.
Come and meet the local beekeepers in their centenary year.
The local beekeepers will be meeting in the back bar of the Neidpath Inn Peebles on Wednesday 7th August at 7.30pm.
There are several events coming up in August that we will be looking for helpers such as the Agricultural show, and St Ronans Wells event. Look out for emails and further posts with details if you can’t make the meeting but are willing to lend a hand.
Otherwise the usual beekeeping advice, anecdotes and news will be on offer.
All welcome as always.
7th August 2019 1.30pm Postponed to Sun 11th 1.30pm
(Provisional)
Leader: Wilma and Linda
Exact date and time will be confirmed by email.
Please contact Mandy Tel: 01721 720563 Mob: 07563 185993 beforehand for details so you can be notified of any changes to the schedule due to weather or other circumstances.
Our regular visit to inspect the association colonies.
All welcome, particularly beginners.
Clean beesuits, gloves and footwear are required. Suits are available to borrow on request.
28th July 2019 1.30pm
Cancelled due to poor weather forecast.
The association has recently purchased a 12 frame electric extractor.
The model is the Konigin 12 Frame Electric Radial Extractor supplied by Thornes.
The instructions for use are available to download here.
David and Wilma visited the association apiary to check on the Amm bees Here is Davids summary:-
Wilma and I did our impression of melting tomatoes at Barns!
The first apidea, number 3, has black queen and she is ok, building up nicely.
We transferred the mini hive into a nuc with a green marked queen. She is a black queen.
The other apidea, D, has a green marked queen who came from nuc 3. It has has eggs and is ok.
The hive at the shed, number 5, has brood in all stages, Wilma spotted the queen and we marked her green. They are building up and will soon be good to sell or overwinter.