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Our Facebook page, managed by Jo Brown, also continues to thrive. In Jo’s latest update, shared with members, she wrote: “The Facebook page now has 665 members and is relatively trouble-free. There’s a bit more beekeeping management discussion going on, and I’m still getting the usual seasonal swarm help requests.…

This season has once again seen strong honey sales across a range of outlets and events, helping to promote local beekeeping and support association funds. Honey was sold at both the World Bee Day event and the Emley Show, where it continued to command premium prices, reflecting the quality of…

This year has been another important chapter in the continued development of our association apiary, with steady progress in both infrastructure and use. A budget was set last year to cover groundwork and essential equipment purchases, and we are now reaching a point where the apiary is well resourced to…

July was a busy and rewarding month for our association, filled with opportunities to showcase our members’ skills and share our passion for beekeeping. Several members took part in and exhibited at the Great Yorkshire Show, one of the finest honey shows in the country. We were delighted to see…

On Sunday 18 May, members of the Wakefield and Pontefract Beekeepers Association joined the celebrations for World Bee Day at Thornes Park. The event was once again organised by the local charity Mindful Movers, who have recently taken on a neighbouring plot close to our own apiary site in the…

By Mark Millard The Yorkshire Beekeepers Association (YBKA), of which we are all affiliated members, continues to represent a vibrant and diverse network of 22 local associations, stretching from Darlington in the north to Rotherham in the south, and from Scarborough in the east to Wharfedale in the west. Covering…

By Mark Buckley Education remains at the heart of what we do as an association, and I’m pleased to report continued success among our members this year in both training and formal assessments. We had one candidate complete the Basic Assessment with outstanding results, achieving a Distinction – a well-deserved…

Our association apiary has continued to develop steadily over the past year, though not without its fair share of challenges and triumphs along the way. Last year, we set a budget to fund essential groundwork and purchase new equipment, and those investments have certainly paid off. However, as the site…

As another beekeeping season draws to a close, it’s time to pause, look back, and reflect on what has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging years in recent memory. Back in January, I was feeling optimistic. I visited a site where fields of Oil Seed Rape were just coming…