A reminder to join us for the last (but not least) in our series of winter talks,
which should appeal to all beekeepers:
"Drones"
Friday, 19th March, at 7:30pm via Zoom
Presented by Celia Davis
Work has been carried out this week on the new "Windmill" apiary at the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings in Bromsgrove. It is now ready for the arrival of our over-wintered colonies, subject to March weather being kind enough for their transfer.
Below are a couple of photos of the site, which allows plenty of room for future practical sessions (covid restrictions permitting).
Honeybees can solve a type of maths test without any need for numbers – a discovery that could be used to develop smarter artificial intelligence – according to new research from the University of Sheffield:
https://www.techdigest.tv/2021/02/how-maths-solving-honeybees-could-help-ai.html
For a more detailed analysis, please see the Royal Society research article:
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.2711
Don't forget - the next NEWBKA Beekeeping Question and Answer Forum will be on
Tuesday 23rd February, at 7:30pm via Zoom
Members are very welcome to come and join in. At previous meetings we have had a variety of questions, from the “straight forward” (are they ever?) problems of colony management to unusual problems and less common approaches to beekeeping. Whether you have been beekeeping for many years or for a short time, you have experiences to contribute to our discussions that may be of help to others, so please join us on Tuesday, and bring some questions for discussion. Please see Bob Powell's email for the meeting link.
A reminder that the fourth of our Winter Talks is being held on Monday 15th February at 7:30 pm:
"Recovering Beeswax"
Presented by Chris Broad
As a perennial issue for beekeepers, this talk will be of interest to all and you will have the opportunity for questions at the end of the session. The meeting link will be emailed to members nearer the date.
The next NEWBKA Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 9th February.
If there is anything you would like to raise with the Committee, please email the Secretary (Ed Payne) at least 24 hours in advance.