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I am pleased to say that both Meridian colonies at West End apiary survived the winter and as soon as the weather warmed up, in March, we were eager to open the hives and evaluate their progress. The West End apiary is developing steadily It was noted that there was brood and eggs present butContinueContinue reading “Denise: Spring update, West End apiary”

On Sunday 8 May, Louise and Denise hosted the second of the practical sessions; the culmination our most recent introduction to beekeeping course. There were eight new beekeepers present; Jane Dunham, Rachel Cole, David Bence, Tom Wells, David Redman, Paul and Alex Whitfield and Eileen Mansfield. The sun shone, the bees were on their bestContinueContinue reading “Practical day, 8 May”

Post event notes and suggested way forward From: Louise Evans, 22 March 2022 To: Meridian membersSubject: Asian hornet briefing Dear all, Thank you to those who attended the briefing on the Asian Hornet. Together, with the education of members and spring queen trapping (with traps adapted to prevent the slaughter of other beneficial species) weContinueContinue reading “Asian hornet talk”

It was a beautiful day for an apiary meeting; warm enough to keep our bees happy but cool enough to be comfortable in a bee suit. These two short videos give a flavour of the day. Denise led us through the Meridian colonies, both of which were looking good. Denise had successfully completed Bailey combContinueContinue reading “Apiary meeting, West End, 24 April”

Chris, Denise and Bryan get stuck into the frames! Sunday 3 April began with sunshine, coffee and bee chat. Chris, Denise, Phil, Louise, Richard and Bryn gathered at Richard’s home in West End to clean kit and prepare equipment for the forth-coming season. Rendering wax Chris Jordan had kindly bequeathed his equipment to Meridian. LouiseContinueContinue reading “Preparation day”