From the monthly archives: August 2015
In May this year through the Contact pages of the IOM Beekeepers website we received the following email:
Many years ago, in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s my Grandad was part of your federation.
His name was Bert Davies (Albert to be formal but always known as
Bert). I was looking up on […]
Michael Badger gave a PowerPoint presentation this afternoon at Knockaloe which covered many facets of beekeeping for the “Tyros” including demonstrating the use of the specially built supers in the production of cut comb honey and section honey.
The full PowerPoint presentation can be found here.
On a gorgeous late summer afternoon, Michael Badger yesterday demonstrated a range of beekeeping skills to a full house of interested beekeepers at Shenharra, the Isle of Man Beekeepers Training Apiary.
Readers may recall a few weeks ago I posted a request for help to complete a submission for the Vita Honey Bee Health Initiative Awards.
To recap, the objective of the Initiative was described as
The Vita Bee Initiative Awards will highlight the vital work of voluntary beekeeping groups to combat the ongoing […]
The Isle of Man Beekepers Federation is honoured to have Michael Badger, MBE, visit us over the coming weekend.
Last Saturday Juliet and I rode over to Knockaloe for the Royal Manx Agricultural Show. Having given the Southern Show a full go, we weren’t involved in working this time, so called in at the Beekeepers tent as visitors, rather than workers.
I was drawn over to speak to a young man I’d […]
Message from Pat:
Help would be gratefully required for manning the tent at the Royal Show this weekend – Friday 7th and Saturday 8th August – if you feel you could spare a couple of hours on either day – or more(!) please let either me or Jerry know and then entry passes can be sent […]
