Monthly Archives: March 2018

ANOTHER DARG DAY

Yesterday I drove nearly 50 miles through light snow flurries to Uplowman Village Hall, near Tiverton for a meeting of the Devon Apicultural Research Group (DARG).  There were 17 of us there: a record I think!  The room was a … Continue reading

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IS ACTIVE SWARM CONTROL STILL THE BEST POLICY?

Last weekend I curtailed a holiday in Norfolk a day early in order to attend a Cambridge BKA one day seminar on the subject heading this post.  The room at Chesterton Community College, Cambridge, was well packed with about 100 people. … Continue reading

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POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

That seemed to become the theme of the South West Beekeepers’ Forum when we met near Taunton on Tuesday.  Members came from a wide area stretching from West Cornwall to Hampshire and Avon to Jersey.  There were 23 of us … Continue reading

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