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Newsletter: East of Scotland Beekeepers
Jeff Cotes from Syngenta, a large pesticide complany spoke to the Commercial Beekeepers about Bumblebees and Pollen Mixes on the 18 March. The Company's brochure "Operation Pollinator" says that it aims to provide the essential habitat to boost numbers of crucially important pollinating insects on farmland. The quote also says they were to "protect and enhance overall diversitey, improve crop yeilds and quality and secure a sustainable farming and environmental balance." Some of our members went along to hear the hour long talk.
SUMMER DEMONSTRATION 8th May
Due to the high bee losses over the winter our first visit was cancelled and we had difficulty finding a site where we could have our opening summer demonstration.
Dorothy Eggleton has two hives at the site of our proposed association apiary near Longforgan, for which negotiations are still ongoing. The May 8th demonstration was hastily organised for Dorothy's orchard. One of the two hives was weak but the other strong and twenty beginners were able to come along to watch with the members of ESBA. As the weather was still cold it limited the viewing of the bees but Gavin Ramsey explained some of the ways of increasing stock in this difficult season.
Afterward tea was served giving time for all to make friends and get to know each other.
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SUMMER DEMONSTRATION 8th May
Due to the high bee losses over the winter our first visit was cancelled and we had difficulty finding a site where we could have our opening summer demonstration.
Dorothy Eggleton has two hives at the site of our proposed association apiary near Longforgan, for which negotiations are still ongoing. The May 8th demonstration was hastily organised for Dorothy's orchard. One of the two hives was weak but the other strong and twenty beginners were able to come along to watch with the members of ESBA. As the weather was still cold it limited the viewing of the bees but Gavin Ramsey explained some of the ways of increasing stock in this difficult season.
Afterward tea was served giving time for all to make friends and get to know each other.
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30 May 2010 Open Day at the Summer House at Monikie Park Angus. Henry and I were snapped with a interested man in beekeeping. The weather was cold and cloudy but Henry and Marion had a steady flow of people to talk to about the observation hive and beekeeping. Behind in the tent was the sound of hammering as children made up boxes for the bumblebees to nest in the garden. (To make the right smell for them put mouse bedding inside.) Other children at the sailing club were dressed for making rafts on big oil drums but we didn't stay to watch them sink!