On a chilly January morning, George Male kicked off the first NBKA presentation of the year at Easton College, with his talk about how to make a feeder. He had made a variant of a Miller feeder, and enjoyably described Read more…
Held at the Felthorpe Pavilion on the 16th of November 2018, the President’s Evening is the event in the NBKA calendar where trophies and other awards are presented to winners of the summer and autumn honey shows. Paul Metcalf, President Read more…
This was another successful year for the NBKA at the Royal Norfolk Show. There were two observation hives on show this year, and a new exhibit on bee anatomy and behaviour was added. The skep making from last year was Read more…
NBKA will once again have a stand at the Royal Norfolk Show on the 27th and 28th of June 2018, where members will be on hand to explain the wonders of honey bees. There will be an observation hive, the Read more…
The second apiary demo of the 2018 NBKA calendar was kindly hosted by Heddwyn Evans on the 9th of June at his apiary in Hickling, which gave the attendees a fantastic chance to see beekeeping near the Broads. Heddwyn gave Read more…
This annual event at Pensthorpe Conservation Trust was held on Saturday 12th May 2018. The glorious morning weather attracted many visitors to enjoy the wildlife in the extensive grounds and also the craft activities and information stands. Graham, Venetia, Alvin, Read more…
Of particular interest at this time of year is why some colonies are slow to build up, and an infection of nosema can be a cause. With a view to mapping the presence of nosema apis and nosema ceranae in Read more…
On the 10th of April 2018, thousands of youngsters visited the annual Spring Fling held on the Royal Norfolk Showground. Although it was a cold misty day, it did not deter the chidren from taking part in the numerous activities Read more…
The first outdoor event of the season was kindly hosted by Mike Thurlow. We were blessed with a mild day so the bees were flying. The apiary is Mike’s ‘sick bay’ where he nurses colonies back to health. As Read more…
The Royal Norfolk Show will be held on the 27th and 28th of June 2018, and this year sees the introduction of a School’s Class to the NBKA honey show. Task Depict the tasks that worker bees carry out within Read more…