On Saturday 16th of February, on what was a sunny and pleasant afternoon, when the bees were flying (and bringing back plenty of pollen and nectar!), a good turnout of members congregated at Easton College to hear Fiona Dixon talk about her experiences as a honey show judge. Having never Read more…
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 to the group his methods. Being the resourceful sort, George 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 Norfolk, Ian Watkinson, together with Venetia Rist and Paul Metcalf, Read more…
This year’s Padmore Memorial Lecture was a talk by Venetia Rist about her experiences helping the charity Bees For Development in Rwanda.
NBKA vice-chair Trevor Nash gave a presentation about wax and solar extraction for the first event on the 2018 calendar. He started by going through the benefits of solar extraction, before moving on to properties of beeswax, including the range of melting point, and factors that affect the quality of Read more…
This year’s NBKA Introduction to Beekeeping day was held on the 16th of July 2017, and attended by 25 keen would-be beekeepers. Each attendee received a folder packed full of useful information on getting started with honey bees. Graham Wrenn, the NBKA chairman, gave a brief introduction, and handed over Read more…