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END OF MAIN BEEKEEPING SEASON 2021

As we are approaching the end of the main beekeeping season, it is likely that varroa mite infestation is beginning to peak. Now is the time to think about treatment and we will be purchasing this on behalf of members as usual. In recent years we have used Apistan and Apivar, which are chemical treatments. To avoid the development of varroa resistance to these it is advisable to rotate treatments, so this year we will be using Apiguard, a natural treatment based on thymol.  Orders will be submitted at the end of July, so please get in touch with us at ldbkamembers@gmail.com as soon as possible if you wish to place an order. You will need two trays of Apiguard per hive and a mini-eke to allow space on top of the brood to place the trays - click here to see picture.

For more information about varroa mite infestation and control using Apiguard, please click on best practice for controlling varroa and the APHA guide to varroa to download the articles, here for a link to a useful BeeCraft article and here for information on using Apiguard.

 

 

UPDATE FOR 2021 SEASON

Please note that the teaching session at the Apiary on Saturday 10th July

will be a closed session for those completing the beginners course only.

For those people considering joining the Association, membership closes

for 2021 at the end of July as the beekeeping season is by then winding

down.

 

2021 SEASON

 
The Teaching Apiary sessions on Saturdays are available strictly through advance bookings only.  Please contact the SCBKA membership and education secretary (ldbkamembers@gmail.com) for further information on availability and booking a place.
 
A taster session for non members on Saturday 3rd July 2022 is now available for booking via the same email address.
 
As bee keeping equipment is now widely available via online ordering, and next day delivery is possible, the decision has been taken to discontinue the supply and sale of stock items.  These are therefore no longer available at the apiary.
 
Bees will soon be available for sale to SCDBKA members at reasonable rates. Again, please make contact via the ldbkamembers@gmail.com email address. We would like to remind members that caution should be exercised in purchasing bees from commercial suppliers as the provenance may not be known.
 
We would ask that events are not advertised via any social media platform without discussion with the membership and education secretary.  We'd like ensure that people arriving without a booking are not disappointed, and numbers still need to be managed.
 
 
 

SPRING 2021 EDUCATIONAL TOPICS

 

BIBBA (Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association) have streamed their Spring 2021 Webinars. There are many topics of interest and relevance to beginners and experts alike, with some excellent contributors. If you are interested in viewing any of the 66 webinars available on YouTube please use the link here to see the full details.

 

L&DBKA 2021 AGM was held at 4pm on 6th February by Zoom. The minutes can be found on the meetings page.

 

For swarm collection, please refer to the Suffolk Beekeepers Association website here, there is an interactive map to help locate the closest beekeper who can help.

 

 

 

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable on 25th May 2018. It aims to give members of the public control over their personal data held by various organisations. There is no need for members of SCBKA to take any action as far as their membership of the Association is concerned, but we would ask you to read our policy notice here

 

For advice on the Asian Hornet see BeeBase and for identification see NNSS website.

We have done our best to attribute copyright to photos used on the website. We apologise for any inadvertent errors. If there are any problems, please get in touch and we will remedy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leiston Beekeepers' Association was invited to 'pop up' at Little Joules in
Aldeburgh on 30 May Bank Holiday Monday to show bees and sell honey.

This was all in support of Joules' special relationship with bees and
beekeeping and 5% of the store's sales from the day will be donated to the
British Beekeepers' Association.

There were lots of interested families and we had a great day.