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Apart from building a useful resource, the hope is that these will form useful discussions points during the online ‘Discussions Forums’ which will start in the spring. Further contributions welcome: Do not leave all the cleaning of frames, boxes and especially poly hives until the last minutes. Five days later I’m still at it! (RichardContinueContinue reading “Lessons Learnt from 2024”

1. BBKA Basic Beekeeping Assessment. This is essentially a practical assessment and takes about an hour for people who have been keeping bees at least a year. Broadly 30 mins of questions and 30 mins for your practical. The syllabus can be found on BBKA website or click here. You need to register with BBKAContinueContinue reading “Courses and Assessments – 2026”

Thank you for your interest in joining Meridian Beekeepers Association To allow us to provide you with the best response to your enquiry please complete the form as fully as possible. Once you have completed and submitted the form we will contact you as soon as possible and, based on the information you have provided,ContinueContinue reading “Membership Enquiry”

After many wasted hours over the last four years trying to get clean wax I finally watched Louise’s video (Processing Wax) and I’m really chuffed with my 1.3kg block ready for trading-in for foundation. The juice cartons were used to hold crushed comb and helped keep the mess under control as they tolerate the highContinueContinue reading “Sticky Comb”

Some of the cleared meridian honey spun at the honey spinning workshop. 6 Meridian members attended at Louise’s house. Everyone had a go at uncapping and no one lost a finger – result!Much discussion in the group about the process and how to make it faster, as well as keeping everything clean. It is aContinueContinue reading “Spinning Honey”