Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells Branch
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Swarm Request List 2012: Members only
If you are a new beekeeper and need bees to get started or want to make up for any losses over the winter, I am preparing a list of all people who would take a swarm collected in 2012. I make a charge of £10 to cover my petrol money & time spent. If you wish to go on my list please send your details by email to me: John Farrow at:
originalfarrows@btinternet.com with the following information: Name, address, daytime & evening telephone numbers.
Next Meetings
See Meetings and Events for all our Apiary meetings from now until September, detailed in the 2012 programme.
The next indoor meeting is on Tuesday 18th September 2012 'Cosmetics & Polish' Jennifer Mengham at St. Edith's Hall Kemsing TN15 6NA see web page for directions:
http://www.kemsingpc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=3222
Tales from the Beehive.
Our Tunbridge Wells Member, Daniel Marsh, has been keeping bees since 2009 and started a Beekeeping Blog in June 2010. Download his 'Tales from the Beehive' to see how his beekeeping has progressed over the last 2 years, by clicking on: http://danieljmarsh.wordpress.com/.
May Newsletter 2012
Bee Keeping for Improvers
Both Beekeeping Course for Improvers were very successful, as they were both fully booked
So bookings for the next 6 courses in the series, are now being taken, on the website:
Beginners’ Courses
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This is a simple and very effective method of swarm control, without interrupting the flow of honey, so here is a summary of some of the main principles.
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