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Delegates & Speakers at the IPM  meeting 9th April 2005

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Below are a few photos taken by Bridget at one of our regular meetings at the association's apiary 

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<-This appears to be interesting     I wonder What they are doing

    Ah!!!! . Eric's first attempt at grafting.     Careful use of the smoker

A few snaps taken by Graham at the show at " Tredegar House "

More from Graham

This Plaque is behind the cafe near to the shop selling oriental furniture at Symonds Yat.

The Bee is such a busy soul

He has no time for birth control

And that is why at times like these     

 We have so many sons of Bees.

(Is there a mistake here I ask myself.?)

<-A large model of a Bee at the Eden project in Cornwall

The Worcester Beekeepers stand at the Malvern Autumn Show in September.->

<-Arthur Taylor judging a Frame of honey

                                A Hexagon box comb full of honey->(with a built in Queen excluder???)

2002

Hedge trimmed, and grass cut at the web masters apiary, all ready for the new season. With a view from the other direction.

Whoopee. its the 3rd march and the sun has come out

Come on boys and girls. The Daffs are out and the Pussy Willows are in full bloom. Never mind the mouse guards come on out to play,

Below we have a series of pictures taken by Graham at the first apiary meeting  for the year.2002.  and illustrates the associations dedication to educating the young for the future. The children were a family of 5 year old triplets, who demonstrated absolutely no fear, and appeared to enjoy the whole episode. Many thanks to Graham for sending us these photographs.

 <<<The easy way as seen perhaps by Dick on his visit to Apimondia.

<<<This shows Queens being raised with a supplementary feed on the top bar, 

    <<This is how I remember my grandfather dressing . Even the April fruit grafting method, with the grafts looking very healthy and shooting all ready, look familiar

                                      <<<<Some of the guests at Gareths "Open Day" At the "Wye Valley Apiaries" Our editor has successfully hidden herself from the camera.

And now for a quick visit to another beekeeper

A nice little hobby room.

spinning well at 1/3 revs  eyes down looking   draining to the last drop.

 This is what happens if you get caught out unprepared for a swarm and don't fill the super with foundation. This colony was collected as a swarm the second week in July and on the 1st Aug had all ready filled the brood box, and had begun to cap the 5 frames in the super. they couldn't wait for the rest of the frames in and this was the result.

Below are some interesting pictures taken at the "Craft Fayre" in Usk on Sunday 2002 . The theme was MALAWI where beekeepers are desperately trying to be self sufficient. Some of our members are trying to help see more detail in the monthly news letters.

2003

and yet another on the same theme in 2003 with some of our committee members admiring the presentation set up by Graham.

Pictures  of the associations stand at the  Usk show 2002, from Graham.

2004

Below are some pictures taken on a recent visit Dec 2003/Jan 2004 to New Zealand, showing two "out apiaries". and some typical forage. Note the proliferation of Lupins.

These photos were taken in a large honey outlet (shop) Having three beautiful observation hives. The larger one was about a metre Square, and the nest was enormous.

you can see from the signs that were at the ferry port between the two Islands that they did try. to keep the Varroa out of South Island. But take a closer look at the yellow hive. Was this a deliberate mistake.?? Comments to the Editor please. 

  How could we possibly leave NZ without this picture of yours truly and the boss.?

What do you think of Bridget's new "Tasmanian style . Long deep, Top bar hive"? (comments to the editor please)

        Our latest experiment 

Jan 2004

<- Some recent pictures 2004 taken at the association apiary, when we were preparing to raise some queens.

The following were taken to show how the queen was confined in a "jenter" in order to gather some young eggs and larvae. The young larvae were then transferred (grafted) into special plastic cups on a bar which was placed in a brood box having no queen  and no brood.  You can see how the bees then took over and built the queen cells, nurturing the young larvae. A successful day was celebrated with coffee, tea ,cakes and biscuits and some very special chocolate cakes .

2005

 Below are some nice photographs taken by Gareth about 7 days after our grafting exercise at the associations Apiary.

Here we see Gareth taking a nicely clustered Swarm which was found to contain several "Queens" The Swarm was reluctant to be re housed so Gareth Caged one of the queens , putting her into the Nuc.  and the rest followed.

Some of Gareths wintered bees being checked for storm damage and stores.

Safe crossings here and spring cleaning well on the way  

(from Graham 2002)

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