Author Archives: chrissladesbeeblog

I drove 40 miles to the SWBKF meeting held at Somerset BKA’s Taunton division clubhouse at Heatherton Park, a few miles south west of Taunton. I arrived 2 minutes later than the official 11am start but I wasn’t the last … Continue reading →

At long last I’ve got a new driving licence! The DVLA refunded me what I’d paid for it so they must agree that they were incorrect in making me give up my old one. Now I can get to meetings … Continue reading →

I’m just back from a social meeting of the Dorchester & Weymouth BKA at which about 30 expensive Asian Hornet traps were handed out to those who had ordered them. I’m told that a recipe for bait will be on … Continue reading →

Last Sunday afternoon the Dorset BKA had an Asian Hornet teaching session at Sunninghill School in Dorchester. I am still (after several months!) awaiting my driving licence to be renewed but fortunately a friend from the next village was going … Continue reading →

I’m gradually working my way through a massive book, almost 500 pages long! From 353 until the index at the end, though, it’s a list of all the literature cited, which I don’t think I’ll bother with. It’s called Honey … Continue reading →

I received a late Christmas card from a fellow member of our LETS (Local Exchange Trading System) group. At the end of her note she had written: “If you could suggest who I could borrow a bee suit from I … Continue reading →

This evening, still awaiting my new driving licence, I caught the train to Dorchester to attend a meeting of the BKA in the Colliton Club. The purpose was to update and educate us on the Asian hornet and the speaker … Continue reading →

It being a fine day with a blank diary I decided to walk the 5 miles to my hive at Hooke as I’m still without a driving licence. I wasn’t really expecting them to be alive as they were a … Continue reading →

A couple of members of my family are holidaying in Dorset and spent much of the day with me ferrying me around the countryside visiting 5 hives on different sites. It’s the first time I’ve seen 4 of them for … Continue reading →

Apart from the weather, which has been all or nothing, a problem occurred at the end of May when I was involved in a car accident. The seat belt and air bag possibly saved my life but left me very … Continue reading →