From the monthly archives: November 2016
Those beekeepers who attended the Open Judging at the Isle of Man Beekeepers 67th Annual Beekeepers Convention and Exhibition were given a masterclass in judging by visiting Honey Judge, David Shannon.
Here are a few pictures from the fascinating judging on Friday evening, 11 November, 2016
News from Isle of Man Beekeepers Federation Secretary, Pat Shimmin.
Hello Everyone!
To help get us all through the dark days of winter, I thought that it would be a good idea to keep in touch with all sorts of beekeeping news that you may find of interest and use.
Firstly, I would like to […]
During the BIBBA Conference, I chaired the presentation given by Phil Chandler entitled “Balanced Beekeeping: Top Bars, Eco Floors and Black Bees” and afterwards, Phil, the author of a number of books on top bar hives, kindly agreed to visit our hives in Castletown. The video below is the result.
Guest post by Cilla Platt, Education Officer
This is the first time of writing this. It doesn’t mean to say that the Beginner Beekeeper’s course hasn’t been going for many years!
Setting up each Course usually starts from the time of the Agricultural Shows.
Paper “signing up” forms are left on a table in the […]
The IOM Beekeepers Federation Honey Show and Convention will this year be held on Saturday the 12th November, with entries staging and Open Judging starting on Friday the 11th. St. Johns Methodist Hall again provides the venue, and the Show will be Opened by Laurence Skelly MHK. The Honey Judge for this 67th Annual Show […]
