Should we go for 10? One of our colonies at our association apiary.
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Beginners at CCBKA apiary.
Cork Co Beekeepers brought the beginners to the apiary on Saturday 19 April 2014. The apiary has 6 hives at the moment , 1 commercial , 1 national poly , 2 rose hives and 2 more nationals. Samples were taken…
Tree and Shrub Planting at Apiary
The Association was invited by Richard Wood to have a Tree and/or Shrub planting in the area of his house, and at the Association Apiary on Saturday 2nd November. Over 20 members came along (on a fairly wild autumn day)…
Queen Rearing Last June
Our Chairman Noel Power gave a Queen rearing course early last June with 21 attendees who all ended up with an Apidea and Queen cell. The method Noel used is a system based on “Queen rearing Simplified by Jay Smith”. After grafting the…
Honey removed from CCBKA Apiary
On Saturday 17th August there was the years final Apiary Demonstration for this years beginners with Noel and Eleanor removing the honey. Despite the difficult start to the year the class saw an impressive honey crop (and some new beesuits).
