Information for Beekeepers
Bees for Development Trust is pleased to announce Sting as a Patron of the Trust. Musician, actor and activist, Sting is a long time supporter of human rights organisations such as Amnesty International and Live Aid and, along with wife Trudie Styler, founded the Rainforest Foundation in 1989 to protect both the world's rainforests and the indigenous people who live there.
Defra has commissioned People Science and Policy Ltd and East Malling Research to conduct a study to better understand new beekeepers' husbandry practices and how these are influenced by the advice available to them.
South-East region newsletter with a round-up of all the activities of the inspection team last season (and more). Alan Byham SE Regional Bee Inspector The Food and Environment Research Agency - National Bee Unit.
Download the results of the 2009 South-East honey survey in PDF by Alan Byham.
As reported in the Healthy Bees Quarterly Newsletter for October, the Project Management Board has agreed that raising husbandry standards, through education and training of beekeepers, is a key priority for implementing the Healthy Bees Plan.
The Beekeepers Quarterly (BKQ) is a full colour A4 60 page magazine for serious beekeepers (incorporation BeeBiz). Published 4 times a year by Northern Bee Books.
Healthy Bees Plan quarterly newsletter for all those interested in honey bee health. Issue 1 October 2009.
New bee information service is being launched by Bill Turnbull at Stoneleigh this Saturday 18th April 2009.
This year the season began on April 7th for the SE team of inspectors. As is usual, it was another busy year in the South East with a total of 2923 colonies/550 apiaries inspected during the season. Alan Byham.
I would like to thank all the beekeepers that have taken the trouble to respond to my request for honey crop and price statistics. This year I have had the most responses ever (125) and that makes some of the averages more realistic. Alan Byham.
Hints and tips building the Orpington beekeepers website by Mandy House.
Veterinary medicine record card talked about at the CSL workshop on using Latic and Oxalic acids at Dorset Road Allotments 2007.
National Bee Unit SE Region Report November 2006 by Alan Byham.
Oxalic acid - what you need to know by Alan Byham, Regional Bee Inspector.