Newbattle Beekeepers Association

See the Photographs Here 

My favourite is by Pete Burford - "Look into my Eyes" (scroll through the photographs to view)

Read His Blog Post Here

Comments from David on queens, clearing supers and parliamentary candidates with long names!

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Lunch is Served

To mark the Basic Beekeeper examination on Saturday 15 June lunch was available to all candidates, mentors, Scottish Beekeepers Association  examiners and Newbattle Beekeepers Association members. It provided a welcome break between the morning and afternoon examination slots. 

The new experience will teach families about the importance of pollinators.

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Visit the Royal Horticultural Society Website to see a series of Powerpoint Presentations that can be downloaded and edited.

There a 12 presentations to download, one for each month of the year.

Your Link to the RHS Website 

The Scottish Government has published its Bee Health Improvement Report, as part of the Bee Health Improvement Partnership (BHIP). It includes a contingency plan for the threat from the Asian Hornet, which states that an Asian Hornet team will be established to be prepared for future sightings in Scotland 

While there has been no confirmed Asian hornet sighting in Scotland, last year saw a significant increase in England, including as far north as Yorkshire.

Scottish Government Bee-Health-Report

Today is World Bee Day - our favourite day of the year here at NBA! We love that bees are being celebrated all around the world today. Let us know what you are doing to celebrate.

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His first thoughts - "Unless you have just one hive (and even then, you should), or a prodigious memory, you will need to keep records of your hive inspections. What are the options? Cryptic, analogue, digital, app, in hive or at home?"

The Scottish Beekeepers Association  2024 Annual Convention is scheduled for Friday 27 September & Saturday 28 September  at the Loch Leven Community Campus, Kinross.

The overseas guest speakers are Dr. Jeff Pettis from the USA. (President of Apimondia) and Dr. Lynne Hepplestone from South Africa.

The Convention incorporates the Scottish National Honey Show. There will also be a wide selection of Trade Stands.

More Details: The 2024 Annual Convention