Hugely popular, our Beginners Course is perfect for both non-beekeepers who are looking to become beekeepers and those who started with their first colony during the last twelve months without having completed a course. It runs on Wednesday evenings for seven weeks , starting March 11th, with each class covering a
SWHB Inaugural Honey Show
By kind permission of Everton Nurseries. SO41 0JZ Saturday 4th January 2020 With over 20 classes to enter, this event will enable all members to exhibit their prowess in honey and hive related products along with their culinary and other skills. Follow the guidelines to showing and exhibiting as recently divulged at our October
December Members’ Meeting Report
November Members Meeting Report
Christine Coulsting and Terry Mullarney from Romsey Beekeepers were welcomed to this month’s meeting at which Christine gave a most enlightening presentation on the current developments of the Asian Hornet incursion into the UK, followed by Terry running a workshop at which members made their own Asian Hornet traps ready
Asian Hornet Week – September 9th to 15th
ASIAN HORNET SPOTTED IN NEW MILTON!
On July 3rd, the NBU confirmed a sighting of an individual female Asian Hornet in New Milton, Hants, after it was reported by a member of the public. Based on visual examination, the hornet is likely to be a queen. Follow this link for full details: www.gov.uk/government/news/asian-hornet-identified-in-south-hampshire All beekeepers are advised
How Honeybees Get Their Jobs – Explained
An extremely interesting feature from the people at National Geographic explains how, with brains the size of sesame seeds, honeybees have to work together in different capacitoes to maintain a healthy hive Follow this link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/honey-bee-job-queen-hive-animals/
‘Lost’ Giant bee spotted…..
The world's biggest bee has been re-discovered, after decades thought lost to science. The giant bee - which is as long as an adult's thumb - was found on a little-explored Indonesian island. After days of searching, wildlife experts found a single live female, which they photographed and filmed. Known as Wallace's giant