Wally Shaw gave an excellent talk of swarm control at our meeting in April 2015. His booklet is available free of charge on the Welsh beekeepers website:
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Longsdon Apiary (Leek & Moorlands Beekeepers)
We meet in Longsdon, just outside Leek, from early Spring to Autumn. Meetings are usually at 10am on Saturdays, but if you signup at meetup.com/apiary you will get emailed about all our meetings
Breeding for resistance to Varroa destructor in Europe
The rich variety of native honeybee subspecies and ecotypes in Europe offers a good genetic resource for selection towards Varroa resistance.
AGM 2017 Minutes
AGM2017 Minutes
Preparing for the Honey Show
Although Autumn is the traditional time for honey shows, preparations should begin much earlier in the year.
Insurance
Full and partner members of North Staffs BKA benefit from two types of insurance: third party cover for beekeeping activities and primary hive products cl_2015_policy_wording_1444854145 insurance_certificate_signed_1446737156 Bee disease insurance (BDI) limited cover for destruction due to foulbrood
Is a Bee as Smart as a SatNav?
Foulbrood – AFB & EFB
Please be aware that both AFB and EFB have been found in North Staffordshire A useful booklet can be downloaded from the National Bee Unit Foulbrood Disease of Honeybees
Selection of Honeybees – aiming for vitality
This interesting german video (narrated in english) describes a large scale selection process but the description of varroa monitoring and a method of collecting bee samples is relevant to small scale beekeepers