Bradford Beekeepers Association
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The Bradford Beekeepers are a group of friendly beekeepers from Bradford and West Leeds. We meet all through the year to educate, support and drink tea... Our aim is to help people keep bees successfully and to enjoy helping one another to do things well. Beekeeping is best in the city and the suburbs and we can produce the best quality honey, candles and other hive products.
We hold winter discussion meetings and summer apiary visits. We also run training courses and have a library of beekeeping books and DVD’s for group members to use.
Our membership ranges from University staff to truck drivers. What unites us is the international language of the bee and beekeeping and the joy of working with these magical animals. As individuals and groups in Bradford become interested in beekeeping and encouraging bees in the city we aim to give them aid and support so that they can be as successful as possible.
We will also help you if you find a swarm of bees.
Almost anybody can keep bees and you can keep bees almost anywhere. We have bees on the campus of Bradford University, on nature reserves, on a roof, on an allotment, in fields and in gardens. We have beekeepers who have been apiarists for more than thirty years and we have members who haven’t got bees yet.
We are also very lucky because we have very good links with the National Bee Unit and the Regional Bee Inspector who provide FREE help and advice to our members. We also have very strong links with the Yorkshire Beekeepers Association.
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Bee Health Day
Talks and workshops provided by staff from the National Bee Unit, Fera Science and Bradford University aimed at helping beekeepers maintain healthy and productive colonies of bees.
The shop is open tomorrow between 6.30 and 8pm. Beat the rush before next week when our weekly meetings start.
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Bradford Beekeepers Association
Next Bradford BKA winter meeting: Date: Thursday 6th April Time: 7.00 pm Location: Bradford University The Bright Building Topic: 1. The management and prevention of swarms Why swarms can happen. Signs a colony is preparing to swarm. Measures to prevent swarming. What to do when swarm cells are found. Practical demonstration with hives showing how to manage the bees desire to swarm. 2. Swarm collection training When collecting: what you can, cannot and should do to complete the task. Including assessing the risks & insurance protection. Note - If you have no experience of collecting swarms but wish to go on the association swarm collectors list, you need to attend the above seminar.
Are you ready for spring? Are your bees? Get to the shop on Saturday to get everything you need for the season. Saturday 25th March 10:30 to 11:30am and then every Thursday evening between 6:30 and 7:30pm from 30th March.
It's that time again, the shop will be open this Saturday between 10 and 12 noon. We have plenty of fondant, it is still too cold to start feeding syrup. Also we've plenty of frames and foundation so you get ready to do those frame changes. Hope to see you all at the apiary.
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With the warm weather forecast for the next few days your bees may be more active, so, I will be opening the shop tomorrow morning between 9.30 and 10.30am for fondant, which is available in 2.5kgs blocks for £3.50.
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