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The bees are all wrapped up for winter: mouse-guards on and hessian to protect from Woody Woodpecker……….fondant on and heavy boxes – fingers crossed they all survive into spring. Now to attack that extraction and make the candles for Christmas gifts!

The Mayor & Mayoress sampled Surrey Bees Training honey at the Chertsey Show last weekend. Beekeeper Members, Tomasz Bielang and Mike Harvey of Surrey Bees introduced the Mayor and Mayoress to honeybees in the Observation Hive and they were honoured to meet ‘the queen’.

25 Children aged between 7 and 11 years got the opportunity to Meet The Bees last Thursday at Surrey Bees Training Summer Camp held annual at their training apiary. The children were kitted out in mini bee suits and in groups of 4 went out with their “Queen Bee” mentor to handle the bees and hold…

Smashing day; weather fantastic and had about 100 attendees to the Open Day and Meet the Bees Session held at Surrey Bees Training apiary for all members and also people who perhaps wanted to Meet the Bees. We had lots of positive feedback, questions raised by the attendees on pollination and importance of bees and all…

Not a drop of rain fell, slightly windy so taping things down was the order of the day! The children made beeswax candles, designed honey jars, made bee book marks and spotted the queen in the observation hive. Members talked to the general public in helping support the bees through Adopt a Hive Scheme, introduced…

Beekeeping at 2 years of age…..teaching the young ones the importance of bees and pollination. Archie with his nucleus of bees

The next Children’s Summer Camp will be Thursday 4th August, incorporating children kitted out in bee suits to come and meet the bees and discover the wonderful world of this highly complex insect. The children will then spend the afternoon demonstrating their creative flair making bee crafts and designing their own honey jar label, so…