LATEST NEWS
The boom of backyard beekeeping in Florida
BEE HELPFUL
Honey Aroma Wheel
This is a clickable interactive interpretation of a "Honey Aroma and Flavour Wheel"
Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet
NSBKA Asian Hornet Action Team
Pollen and Nectar Rich Plants
North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association Pollen and Nectar Rich Plants An interactive collection of some pollen and nectar rich plants for bees
NORTH SHROPSHIRE BKA
NSBKA Apiary Spring honey harvest
Beekeeping with a thermal camera
RANDOM BEE FACTOIDS
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No honey for Infants under 12 months
Honey should never be given to a child under the age of 12 months. Infant botulism, which was first recognized in 1976, is a toxic intestinal infection caused by Clostridium botulinum spores, that produce botulinum toxin leading to botulism poisoning. The infection can occur in early infancy, exactly why is still uncertain but possibly because the
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Early farmers used beehive products 8,500 years ago
The distinctive chemical 'fingerprint' of beeswax has been detected in many remains of pottery vessels from Neolithic sites across Europe. This shows that there has been an association between humans and honeybees and their products at least as far back as the Stone Age.
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To sleep or not to sleep
It has often been said that honeybees never sleep. However experimental observation has shown that honeybees do have occasional short periods that last about 30 seconds when their antenna droop and they become relaxed and unresponsive, exhibiting a sleep like state. The frequency of these sleep periods alters as bees age and change their tasks. Jo
NSBKA TASTER WEEKEND
UPCOMING EVENTS
| Tuesday 30 September 10:00AM - BBKA Module exams application |
| Tuesday 21 October 07:30PM - NSBKA Annual General Meeting |
| Tuesday 21 October 07:30PM - Short talk by Gareth Newns |
| Thursday 23 October 09:00AM - 05:00PM National Honey Show - Sandown Park |
APIARY TO-DO LIST
LOCAL WEATHER
Weather in Shrewsbury - 
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17°C
15°C min 17°C max |
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| Humidity: | 70% |
| Wind: | 7.4 km/h SE |
| Pressure: | 1,025 hPa |
| Visibility: | not obstructed |
BEEK OF THE WEEK
♪ ♫ Who is the beek of the week? ♪ ♫ NBU CONTACT
AMERICAN FOULBROOD (AFB)
EUROPEAN FOULBROOD (EFB)
If you suspect any of your colonies may have foulbrood you should contact the NBU without delay.
The National Bee Unit Helpline is open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 0300 303 0094
(Outside of office hours you can contact the Defra Rural Services Helpline on 0300 020 0301)
email
SWARM COLLECTION
Our volunteer beekeepers are only able to help in the case of a honey bee swarm. This link takes you to
The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA)
for advice and guidance as well as a map showing your nearest volunteer honey bee swarm collector.
ANNOUNCEMENTS NSBKA APIARY
Sunday 7th December 2025 at 2.00pm - Winter IPM Demonstration |
The apiary sessions for this season have now ended (9/9/25) .
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If an apiary session has to be cancelled at short notice we will endeavour to tell you so here.
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