Wk 9 - Supers
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Why and when to add supers. The dangers of robbing and how to avoid it. Learn how to clear honey bees from supers.
Session Lead: Richard
Ipswich & East Suffolk Beekeepers Association
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Name: Richard Allen
Email: secretary.iesbka@suffolkbeekeepers.co.uk
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Wk 8 - Requeening
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Learn a method of queen introduction, how to unite colonies and what precautions should be taken.
Session Lead: Nicola
Wk 7 - Nosema
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Learn how to check a colony for Nosema (fungus) and understand the effect upon the colony if present.
Session Lead: Jeremy Q
Wk 6 - Flora to hive
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Learn about the local flora from which honey bees gather pollen and nectar. What is nectar? How is it collected, brought back to the hive, and is converted into honey? Learn about the importance of Pollen, water and propolis.
Session Lead: Paul C
Wk 5 - A year in the apiary
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An elementary description of the annual cycle of work in the apiary.
Session Lead: Gemma
Wk 4 - When queens go wrong
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Learning the signs of a queen-less colony and how to test if a colony is queen-less. Learn the signs of laying workers and of a drone laying queen.
Session Lead: Brett
Wk 3 - Honeybee Lifecycle
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An elementary account of the development of queens, workers, and drones in the honeybee colony. State the periods spent by the female castes and the drone in the four stages of their life (egg, larva, pupa, and adult).
Session Lead: Emma N.
I&ESBKA Newsletter - April - June
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Hello everyone!
Wk 2 - Swarm Control Basics
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An elementary description of swarming in a honeybee colony. Talk through one method of swarm control. Describe how to take a swarm and how to hive it.
Session Lead: Sal Thurlow
Wk 1 - Setting up an Apiary
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How to set up an apiary and what precautions should be taken to avoid your honeybees being a nuisance to beekeepers, neighbours, and livestock. Describe the possible effects of honeybee stings on humans and able to recommend suitable first aid treatment.
Session Lead: Phil Ramsey