North Shropshire BKA

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  • Want to know more?

    If you would like to find out more about the Association, please come along to one of our meetings (details from the Association Secretary) or contact the Membership Secretary..

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  • Welcome to the North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association

    Founded in 1945 as a fully affiliated member of the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA).

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  • We strive to educate

    Through group meetings, practical out apiary events and educational support

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  • The Association's apiary in North Shropshire

    The Association maintains an apiary at an organic farm in North Shropshire where members new and old can gain experience in handling bees.

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  • The North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association

    Founded in 1945 as a fully affiliated member of the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA).

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  • Joining the North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association



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  • Joining the North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association



    Learn more

  • Want to know more?

    If you would like to find out more about the Association, please come along to one of our meetings (details from the Association Secretary) or contact the Membership Secretary..

    Learn more

  • Want to know more?

    If you would like to find out more about the Association, please come along to one of our meetings (details from the Association Secretary) or contact the Membership Secretary..

    Learn more

  • The Association's apiary in North Shropshire

    The Association maintains an apiary at an organic farm in North Shropshire. We hold regular meetings at the apiary during the summer.

    Learn more

  • Want to know more?

    If you would like to find out more about the Association, please come along to one of our meetings (details from the Association Secretary) or contact the Membership Secretary..

    Learn more

  • The Association's apiary in North Shropshire

    The Association maintains an apiary at an organic farm in North Shropshire. We hold regular meetings at the apiary during the summer.

    Learn more

  • Joining the North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association



    Learn more

  • Joining the North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association



    Learn more

  • Want to know more?

    If you would like to find out more about the Association, please come along to one of our meetings (details from the Association Secretary) or contact the Membership Secretary..

    Learn more

  • Joining the North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association



    Learn more

  • Joining the North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association



    Learn more

  • Joining the North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association



    Learn more

"The aims of the Association are to encourage and develop the art and science of bee keeping through group meetings, practical out apiary events and educational support programmes in which members can participate and contribute."

Beekeeping Taster Course

The Association runs a 'Taster in Beekeeping' course each year in the spring for people interested in taking their first steps with keeping bees. 

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Our Activities

Our annual programme consists of a diverse range of activities.

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Shows and Competitions

We attend a number of shows, such as the Shrewsbury Flower Show,

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Swarm Collection

We maintain a list of volunteer members who offer swarm collection services.

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Recorded Zoom Talk - Tuesday November 17​t​h​, 7.30pm NSBKA talk from Clare Densley and Martin Hann from Buckfast Abbey
Preparing for spring

Honey Bees in 360 Degrees

You can use the cursor to drag and drop the point of view of the camera around 

* Inclusion here should not be understood to be any endorsement by the NSBKA of a website,
the site's owners, their views or any products , the content shown is just provided for interest/entertainment.

Honey Bee Queen Emerging from Queen Cell ((Caught on Camera))

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the site's owners, their views or any products , the content shown is just provided for interest/entertainment.

Slow Sunday Morning Pondscape Honey Bees Drinking Songbirds No Music - Frederick Dunn

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the site's owners, their views or any products , the content shown is just provided for interest/entertainment.

Bee Hunting: Finding a Wild Colony of Honey Bees - Tom Sealey

Published on Nov 18, 2016

Prof. Tom Seeley as he tries to locate a wild colony of bees. He catches bees foraging on goldenrod and aster, feeds them concentrated sugar solution and determines the direction that they fly as they return to their colony.

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Starvation Warning

Observations from beekeepers and Bee Inspectors across the UK suggest that some colonies of bees are becoming short of food. Please monitor your colonies throughout the coming months and feed as required to ensure your bees do not starve
[Issued by the National Bee Unit 27 November 2020]
   

Some Newsletter Items To Look Out For...

  • The Beelines Newsletter for November 2020

     
    • A brief summary of the
      AGM
    • Forthcoming
      Zoom
      Events
    • whats happening in
      our own apiaries
      .

    See Newsletter

  • The Beelines Newsletter for October 2020

     

     
    • Details of the Virtual
      National Honey Show
    • An article on our
      Virtual Honey Show
    • What's happening
      in our own apiaries
    • Making Beeswax
      Luminaries

    See Newsletter

  • The Beelines Newsletter for September 2020

     

    • Asian Hornet Week
      7-13 Sept
    • 'Is Beekeeping a competitive sport'
      by Rusty Burlew
    • How to find local disease
      information
    • Recipe
      for Gingerbread

    See Newsletter

  • The Beelines Newsletter for August 2020

     
    • NSBKA Honey Show
      6th September
    • Asian Hornet
      Week
    • Details of our recent Zoom Lecture
      The Honey Harvest, by Enid Brown
    • The Association Apiary
      Update
    • Recipe for
      Honey Tart

    See Newsletter

  • The Beelines Newsletter for July 2020

     
    • Zoom Lecture
      The Honey Harvest
      by Enid Brown
    • The launch of the
      NSBee Market
    • A report on our last
      Zoom meeting
    • A Recipe for
      Rhubarb fool

    See Newsletter

  • The Beelines Newsletter for June 2020

     
    • Bulk Feed Order
      Coming Up!
    • A
      Zoom
      association meeting
    • Recipes for Lemon Drizzle cake
    • Mentor Help

    See Newsletter

   

Coronavirus Updates

Tending Hives during Covid-19 - Click here for guidance from the National Bee Unit - October 2020 update (PDF)

N.B. If you don’t have a ‘bee buddy’ in place and you really can’t get to your bees then you should contact the NSBKA committee for help <CLICK HERE>

COVID-19
Unfortunately all our normal meetings and events have had to be cancelled due to concerns, practicalities and restrictions surrounding the coronavirus situation. We are however putting on live Zoom presentations for example instead. Stay safe.

At the North Shropshire BKA Apiary

The apiary sessions for this season were going to begin in April, however due to the coronavirus situation this did not happen. Sarah and Brian, the association apiary manager and deputy (and Ann and Guy the association treasurer and webmaster), are keeping things ticking over while the apiary is closed. We will put an update here when we know more, but the apiary will remain closed this season.

If an apiary session has to be cancelled at short notice
we will attempt to put a notice here.

 

Photos from the NSBKA Photo Competition 2019...

 
 
 
 Natural sculptors
 Natural sculptors 
by Stuart Ord
Winner of the NSBKA Photo Competition 2019
 

Weather at the Apiary - 7 Day Forecast

   


Pollen Identification Chart

Click here to go to the NSBKA Pollen Identification Chart  

Hive Monitoring

Data from Arnia sensors

North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association

For those members who are keen to learn more we have informal tutor groups and encourage correspondence courses for the BBKA modular exams. We also run courses from time to time on particular aspects of beekeeping such as Queen Rearing, Food Hygiene, and Microscopy courses which enable us to examine the anatomy of the bee and diagnose adult bee diseases.

 

 

   

Neighbouring Local Associations

http://www.oswestrybees.co.uk
http://www.southstaffsbeekeepers.com
http://www.ludlowbeekeepers.org.uk
http://www.herefordshirebeekeepers.org.uk
http://www.scbeekeepers.co.uk
http://www.cheshire-bka.co.uk
http://www.ncbk.org.uk/
  

 

   

Friends Around The World

http://northshorebeekeepersassociation.org.au
http://www.nsbeekeepers.ca

 

 

 
 


  

The Association's apiary in North Shropshire

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The Association maintains an apiary at an organic farm in North Shropshire. We hold regular meetings at the apiary during the summer, where members old and new can gain experience in handling bees.

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Our Vision

visionWe encourage and develop
the art and science of bee keeping

visionWe strive to educate
Through group meetings, practical out apiary events and educational support 

NSBKA

The North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association - to encourage and develop the art and science of bee keeping