Dear
Beekeeper
Well
done all the brave souls who came to the showery August meeting [over
50!] The Apiguard trays were swapped for the second ones, thanks to
all who helped. Pam was not well enough to do her usual great job
with the refreshments; thanks to Maggie Marlow. Thank goodness, Pam
is now feeling brighter and we may see her soon.
Members
who did not pick up a copy of our Honey Show schedule last month will
receive it by post.
Chris
will be looking forward to receiving your entry forms, you can hand
them to him on the 24th details on our EVENTS page.
Any
Registered or Associate member can enter.
Please
try something, remember the confectionery classes do not have to be
your own honey, you may not have any yet! Our show is always bustling
and interesting and demonstrates an impressive range of honeys and
bee-related classes.
The
East Kent Ploughing Match
is on Wednesday 28th
September at Faversham. Our Association will share a stall with
Thanet beekeepers, and can sell your honey and bee products if you
wish. Please bring honey, polish, sweets, wax etc to the September
meeting. Any offers of help on the day would be appreciated.
The
SE Honey survey can be found on the NOTICEBORAD.
Please return by email to Alan or post paper copies directly to him or give to me to bulk post. The survey gives an overview of colony productivity and we get the results in January. It is interesting, so please respond!
Please return by email to Alan or post paper copies directly to him or give to me to bulk post. The survey gives an overview of colony productivity and we get the results in January. It is interesting, so please respond!
In
the apiary:
Feeding should be completed by early October, some hives are so full
of ivy honey that the bees are spilling out. But other bees may still
need feeding, Mary reports a large hungry swarm attempted to rob her
colonies. Eythorne has 2 hives which may need a late feed.
Apiguard
should not be on hives longer than a total of 6 weeks, Andrew in
Worth has had a massive mite drop, over 1000 – Apiguard does work!
MISSING
I
have been doing an inventory of stored equipment. We seem to have
lost a nuc box and a small/medium all-in-one beesuit.
Please
think if you have borrowed anything and please return it.
Roy
would appreciate the return of library books to keep them in
circulation.
Rowena
Pearce, secretary of Thanet Beekeepers, is gathering numbers for the
seminars and discussions on different topics meeting in Eastry. These
begin on October 3rd and designed for people with some experience, not beginners!
Details on our COURSES pages under Hands-On Beekeeping.
Details on our COURSES pages under Hands-On Beekeeping.
Maggie