Have you noticed the Events Calendar on the top left of this page?
Please click on the "NEWBKA" or "Around UK" for details of upcoming events.
BIBBA Webinars
BIBBA are running a new season of free-to-attend and very engaging webinars running into 2021.
To subscribe for reminders of upcoming talks, please go to:
http://eepurl.com/g6_xvT
Some Don't Like It Hot
Nottingham University is currently researching an alternative approach to Varroa control, using heat packs similar to hand-warmers.
The nature of the treatment means that Varroa are unable to develop a resistance to it, plus it is very low cost (the estimated cost of each BeeSave pack is £10 and can be used over 100 times).
For more information, please see:
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/beesave-honeybee-varroa-mite-nottingham/
Bees Abroad Talk
NEWBKA supports the work of Bees Abroad and is pleased to highlight the below talk being given by Trisha Marlow, Master Beekeeper, via Zoom.
Into Africa: Bees, Beekeeping and the reason why
Wednesday, 25th November, at 7:30pm
You can register for free for this talk using the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-to-africa-bees-beekeeping-and-the-reason-why-tickets-128947967843
Forthcoming Dates to Remember
Please join us by Zoom for the following events:
Native Bees
Monday, 16th November, at 7:30pm
Presented by Dave Lantsbery and Michael Bickerton
8th Q & A Forum
Monday, 23rd November, at 7:30pm
Come and listen in, ask questions and/or share your experiences.
See Bob Powell's emails for the meeting links.
NEWBKA AGM
A reminder that the Annual General Meeting of NEWBA is on
Thursday, 12th November, at 7:30pm via Zoom
Please come along and find out what's been happening in your association.
Joining details may be found on Bob Powell's recent email.
Winter Talks Programme
Please join us on Zoom for a series of talks which should appeal to all beekeepers:
Native Bees
Monday, 16th November, at 7:30pm
Presented by Dave Lantsbery and Michael Bickerton
Back To Basics - All You Need To Know About EFB
Monday, 7th December, at 7:30pm
Presented by Colin Pavey, Regional Bee Inspector
The Warré Hive
Tuesday, 12th January, at 7:30pm
Presented by Tricia McPherson
Wax Recovery
Monday, 15th February, at 7:30pm
Presented by Chris Broad
The meeting links will be emailed to members nearer the date of the talks.
Beekeeping Forum 7
Don't forget - the 7th NEWBKA Beekeeping Question and Answer Forum will be on
Monday, 2nd November, at 7:30pm via Zoom
Please see Bob Powell's email for the meeting link.
All members are welcome, so please join us on Monday to listen in, ask questions or to share your experiences.
Avoncroft Working Party - CANCELLED
Please note that owing to the Covid-19 lockdown, the Avoncroft Working Party planned for Saturday, 7th November has been cancelled.
We hope to continue works on the new apiary as soon as it is allowed, so that we are up and running at the beginning of 2021. 🐝
BEEKEEPING FORUM ON ZOOM
The next informal NEWBKA online beekeeping Q&A session will be on
Monday, 19th October, at 7:30pm via Zoom
Please see Bob Powell's email for the meeting link.
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 Monday, and bring some questions for discussion.
BIBBA Webinars
The Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association (BIBBA) have been running a series of very interesting webinars.
To see recordings of past presentations, plus details of future talks, please see:
https://bibba.com/webinars/
In Case You Missed It .......
Some encouraging news about honeybee populations in the USA
https://mymodernmet.com/bee-colony-increase/
Local Disease Information - BeeBase is there to help
There has been a rise in cases of EFB in the last couple of seasons and the inspectorate are hampered in their efforts to stamp it out as they do not have a register of all apiaries/beekeepers. Due to the GDP regulations beekeepers need to opt in by registering with Beebase and updating their apiary data.
Please see attached letter from our regional inspector, Colin Pavey:
Local Disease Information on BeeBase
To help yourself, your bees and other beekeepers, please join BeeBase now !
Bees in the News - Saving Lives !
The humble honeybee has moved into the limelight again this week, with the publication of new research on the effects of bee venom components on breast cancer
For a more detailed analysis, see the article in Nature Research
Photo Gallery
Please see our new "Photo Gallery" web page.
If you'd like to share interesting photos of your bees, swarms, different hive types or anything bee-related you've come across,
please email them to neworcsbeekeepers@gmail.com .
All contributions would be welcome, as usual !
Doctor Apis will see you now......
Thanks to Mike Bickerton for sharing the below article:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6088589/Patients-cough-told-reach-HONEY-instead-calling-GP-antibiotics.html
.....which has recently been confirmed by researchers at Oxford University:
https://www.medicaldaily.com/honey-colds-and-coughs-instead-otc-products-455505
....and for more scientific background, see article below in the British Medical Journal:
https://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/07/28/bmjebm-2020-111336
IMPORTANT - ASIAN HORNET EXERCISE !
For all current AHAT members, those wanting to join the team and all those just wishing to test their knowledge on Asian Hornets, please visit:
https://forms.gle/nfsUFL3fWmrDwq7XA
On successful completion of the exercise you will receive a message confirming success and you will have completed your registration for insurance purposes.
Once you have completed your training you are eligible to be added to your Association’s insured team list (should you so desire).
Sunday Quiz - What is that ?
Q. Can you tell what is hanging out of the back of this Queen?
A. Courtesy of Stuart Spinks https://www.patreon.com/norfolkhoney/posts via Chris Sutor:
This newly mated queen has literally just returned to the colony after a successful mating flight as can be seen by the "mating mark" at the tip of her abdomen.
The process of mating for honeybees is quite frankly "violent"! The drones latch on to the back of the flying queen, having successfully mated, they are thrown off her back and at that point the penis is detached. What you are seeing in the picture is the remnants of the last successful drone to mate with this queen. The workers will assist in removing it and the queen should then settle down to start laying eggs and head up her colony.
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