Disturbing new research in the USA has concluded that Honeybee life spans are 50% shorter today than they were 50 years ago. See: https://phys.org/news/2022-11-honey-bee-life-spans-shorter.html
Award Presentations at the AGM
As part of our 2023 AGM this week, awards were presented to (left to right):
- Mike Bickerton - Joint Honey Show - Joshua trophy for highest aggregate score
- Mark Street - BBKA - Basic Assessment with Credit
- Greg Hunt - Joint Honey Show - Novices Trophy
Congratulations to them all.
Winter Talk - Observation Hives
Make a note in your diaries for our Winter Talk on Thursday, 1st December, at 7:30 pm in the ABC Boatyard meeting room at Alvechurch Marina. Tim Vivian will give a talk on Observation Hives: their management and use.
Swarms in Tricky Places
Have a look at our Photo Gallery to see some of the difficult spots that our Swarm coordinator, Steven Wall, has had to tackle in order to recover a swarm.
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