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Saturday 9th February 2019
Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham, Cheshire WA6 7QN
There is growing concern amongst beekeepers of all abilities and experience about
the ever-
Defra has recently conducted a Queen Replacement Survey that shows the majority of
beekeepers prefer home-
In response to the obvious need the Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association
(BIBBA) are staging a series of one day regional events during the 2018/19 winter.
These are to help and encourage everyone from the small-
Topics include:-
Why raise queens?
Addressing perceived problems in producing queens in the U.K.
Overwintering bees and queens.
Demystifying queen rearing.
Simple queen rearing methods.
Simple and efficient ways to produce nuclei.
Methods for small and larger quantities.
Queen rearing as a collective exercise.
Producing bees and queens, yet still getting a good honey crop.
Including queen rearing and bee improvement in BKA teaching programmes.
Reducing winter losses.
It will be helpful to beekeepers of all abilities from beginners to the most experienced, as well as BKA officials, beekeeping teachers, apiary managers, and demonstrators.
The all-
For further details and to book https://bibba.com/ or send a cheque, payable to Cheshire BKA, to: Pamela Hatton, 2 Hatton Lodge Cottages, Warrington Rd, Hatton, Warrington WA4 5NZ. Tel: 01925 263023 Email: pamela.hatton200@btinternet.com
Sustainability: Bees & Queens For Everyone
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