Dunmanway Bee-Keepers Association invite you to
A practical bee-keeping demonstration
Featuring nailing frames etc.
at their meeting in Dunmanway hospital meeting room on Thursday 25th April at 8pm. All Welcome
Find them on facebook here
Beekeeping supplies special offers
If you would like to order supplies then contact Liam for discount offers from Thorne's. Catalogue here.
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Send your requirements to Gobnait or Liam as quickly as possible.
Beehive demonstration with David Lee
David Lee completed his fascinating and informative series of talks with a live demonstration at the bee-hives. The talk took place at Duvane Farm at 2.00 pm on Saturday 16th June.
Duvane Farm (pictured) is a mile outside Clonakilty on the main road to Skibbereen. The demonstration was very well attended and many newcomers ot bee keeping were able to handle and work with bees for the first time.
Other events
The South West Cork BKA runs regular events in the region and one-off events such as lectures and outdoor demonstrations as the opportunity arise. To be kept up-to-date about our events, please check this website regularly or join our mailing list for updates by email or text. To join the list just email us at clonbeeweb@gmail.com
Next Event
Beginners’ Course
What: This beginners’ course is addressed to new members and covers year’s work, swarm control, a simple method of queen rearing, preparing for winter, varroa control, mead making, harvesting the crop and preparing for sale. The course will be delivered by David Lee, Beemaster. All welcome
Where and When: To be announced - weather permitting. Details to follow, or call Gobnait for details (see contact page).
Regular Events:
Annual Summer Course
Where: Franciscan College, Gormanston, Co. Meath
When: Sunday, July 22nd to Friday, July 27th, 2012.
What: The Gormanston Summer Course is organised by the FIBKA has universal appeal both for the beginner and the advanced enthusiast. It offers a range of lectures and workshops covering a wide programme in the practical and scientific areas. The Guest Lecturer this year is Jennifer Berry from the University of Georgia, USA, where she is Apicultural Research Co-Ordinator and Laboratory Manager. For further info, click here.
Queen Rearing Course
This course is addressed to … experienced beekeepers and beginners alike. It will cover the following topics: controlling bees, working for honey, rearing to increase honey production, a busman’s holiday (working with Bro. Adam at Buckfast Abbey) and integrated swarm control. The course will be delivered by Noel Power, CFL, British Wax Chandlers Winner.
To get the project started the talk on queen rearing by bee-expert Noel Power took place at O' Donovan's Hotel, Clonakilty at 8pm on Monday 20th February. The talk was attended by members new and old hoping to learn more about how to rear queens to servie the local hives.
"The life of a drone is not a happy one, bee-keeper Noel Power told the Clonakilty audience of the South West Cork Bee Keeper's Association. The poor fellow has half the chromosomes of the female workers, lives on the edge of the hive where he is the first to die of cold or go hungry if food is scarce, and when his moment of glory comes to mate with the queen, he dies soon afterwards". Read more here...
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| Noel Power demonstrates his queen rearing equipment |
"The life of a drone is not a happy one, bee-keeper Noel Power told the Clonakilty audience of the South West Cork Bee Keeper's Association. The poor fellow has half the chromosomes of the female workers, lives on the edge of the hive where he is the first to die of cold or go hungry if food is scarce, and when his moment of glory comes to mate with the queen, he dies soon afterwards". Read more here...
