Ipswich & East Suffolk Beekeepers Association
Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO): 1183025
Name: Richard Allen
Email: secretary.iesbka@suffolkbeekeepers.co.uk
Phone: 07889 028573 (Evenings 7-9pm unless urgent please)
Please contact via email in the first instance. Thank-you.
Ipswich and East Suffolk Beekeepers are hosting a zoom call to chat about Honey, Swarms and How to become a beekeeper on the Tuesday evening after the Suffolk Show - 2nd June 7.30pm
Suitable for anyone who has always thought about keeping bees, or if you simply want to know more about real honey or why bees swarm - this is the call for you !
Ask a beekeeper!
| Event | Date & Place | Content | Comment / Ten Minute Talk |
|---|---|---|---|
Our Annual Bee Safari is a great day. We visit the apiaries of members of the association, in a different area each year. It is really interesting to see how others are set up and the locations they are using. We have our National Bee Unit inspectors with us and they will lead and inspect all the colonies and point out instances of pests and diseases as we go.
You will need to bring a packed lunch and water, but we will be meeting in a building where there are toilets and water
Our Bee Health Day is an opportunity for new beekeepers to consolidate what they have learned in the classroom on the introductory course, and for beekeepers wanting to improve their reading of their bees or refresh their learning to do so on a practical day.
The way in which the honey bee colony pass through the winter period. Learn how to prepare sugar syrup and how and when to feed bees.
Session Lead: Phil
Learn the various controls for varroa, the types of treatment available and how to apply before closing for winter.
Session Lead: Sal Thurlow
Learn how comb can be stored to prevent wax moth damage and how mice, green woodpeckers and other pests can be excluded from the hives in winter.
Session Lead: Helen
Various methods of queen rearing. Using Apideas and/or Nucs for colony development.
Session Lead: Sam
Extracting honey from combs, straining and bottling of honey suitable for a small-scale beekeeper.
Session Lead: Paul W
Why and when to add supers. The dangers of robbing and how to avoid it. Learn how to clear honey bees from supers.
Session Lead: Richard
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