The Fed lost a long-time friend last week: Mollie Caine.
Mollie owns Shenharra Farm where the Fed has its hives and has been doing its bee […]
A Great Beekeeping Weekend
The Western Beekeepers Association is delighted to announce:
Roger Patterson will be visiting us again to share the knowledge he has gained during nearly 55 years […]
Mark L. Winston, the recipient of the 2015 Canadian Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction for his book Bee Time: Lessons From the Hive visited the Isle of Man last week and […]
Report from Maggie Hughes What a fabulous weekend we had at the Food and Drink Festival at the Villa Marina last weekend! The produce from around the Island is truly […]
Guest post by Cilla Platt, Education Officer, Isle of Man Beekeepers Federation
Have you ever noticed the hum of bees as you walk in the countryside, or worked in your […]
Post from Cilla Platt, Education Officer
The Isle of Man Flower Festival is here!
The Southern Association is celebrating its 70th Anniversary year with a window of flowers and bees […]
Please note that the next full Beginner Beekeepers Course will start at the beginning of 2018.
If you wish to sign up for this course please do so on the […]
Summer 2017
This years course is drawing to a close.
The format of the theory class for the seven evenings finished in April as usual with an excellent turn out […]
Post by IOM Fed Education Officer, Cilla Platt.
Our Western member Nicky Watterson has just plunged into beekeeping in a rather unusual way! Nicky whom has no beekeeping experience, […]
A giant swarm of of bees brought rush-hour traffic to a standstill and sent onlookers ducking for cover in southeast London.
Commuters stopped in their tracks as the swarm […]