Clear and Present Dangers – Tropilaelaps and other threats heading our way up the M3, by: Mark Cooper (Trustee Hampshire BKA and Asian Hornet Coordinator) and David Holloway (Trustee Hampshire and Basingstoke BKAs) Mark Cooper - I am a recently retired IT consultant specialising in network and application performance monitoring. I […]
Honey Tasting and Christmas Social led by Sue Howe Bring your own Honey and Mead for tasting and vote on your favourite, including a presentation on how to prepare your hive products for formal showing at the Hampshire and National Honey Shows.
Introduction to Queen Rearing by Philip Latham Trustee HBA and South West Hants BKA Philip began beekeeping on a whim 8 years ago. He is working his way through the BBKA modules and also passed the Microscopy section last year. As a Trustee of the HBA he represents the interests […]
Guarding Behaviour – by Dylan Gussman Meon Valley BKA Honeybees are remarkable not only for their cooperation in foraging and nest building, but also for their sophisticated strategies of colony defence. At the heart of this is nestmate recognition, a remarkable ability that enables bees to admit allies while repelling […]