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Surrey Country Fair – Loseley Park
We had a fantastic stand at the fair on Sunday 28th at Loseley Park. The bees were watched via the observation hive, honey tasted and bought and the candles rolled (by the adults as well as the children!). A big thanks to all those who supported the marquee and gave their valuable time to talk…
Extraction Day
We held a very successful and busy Extraction Day last Sunday at Worplesdon Golf Club where we provided the equipment needed to extract our member’s honey, with 16 members attending; a bit squashed at times but thoroughly enjoyable! All our new beekeepers were successful in obtaining honey in their first year from their new colonies.…
Bee Open Day
The sun was very kind, not too hot but nice and warm, the bees were out and the BBQ stayed alight! It was an enjoyable day, with 48 members in attendance. We had 3 “Bee Sessions” with 6 groups of 3-4 people handling bees for the first time; all fascinated and about a dozen…
100% Success Pass Rate for Surrey Bees Trainees!
A fantastic Congratulations to our 10 BBKA Basic Candidates who all sailed through their Basic Assessment with flying colours! Lots of hard work during the winter on the theory and practical hands on during the spring, culminating in Mock Exams before the actual assessments at the beginning of May. Certificates are due in the autumn,…
Snelgrove Board Making
A very successful if not slightly chaotic evening making Snelgrove boards with 20+ attendees; a very noisy evening with everyone banging in nails, screwing in the entrances and chatting to other beekeepers. All delegates walked away with a completed Snelgrove and a recap of Swarm Control using the Snelgrove board. If anyone missed the Handout…
Shook Swarm & Bailey Comb Change LIVE!
Saturday 26th April – The sun stayed out just long enough for us to perform a Bailey Comb Change on a colony with a low Nosema spore count using the funnel technique and a Shook Swarm on another. We had a good turnout of just over 20 attendees and lots of questions. The colony we performed…
Do you suspect Nosema or Acarine? – Bee Disease Testing Service
Do you suspect Nosema or Acarine? Organise with Surrey Bees Training to have your bees tested: Every Spring and Autumn we organise a Nosema and/or Acarine Testing day which you can bring your bees to and have tested at a very small charge per hive. Usually Defra charge £40 for this service; however to SBT it…
More Than Honey – Free Exclusive Film – 22 Feb
We held a very successful showing of the Film, More Than Honey with nearly 50 attendees at the Good Shepherd in February. Our thanks go to Friends of the Earth who worked with Surrey Bees in order to provide the film and licence to show the film to a crowd. Much cake was eaten and tea drunk before…
Queen Rearing Course
Available early May – Queen Rearing Courses, demonstrates the Jenter method. Queens reared will be provided to those attending course. All candidates on Basic Assessment training will be invited to participate in Queen rearing as part of their extended program. Contact Surrey Bees Training now for Queen Rearing courses.