Members meet on the first Monday of the month during the winter (September to April) and at the Association Apiary during the summer (from late April). Winter, association meetings are held at one of member’s meeting rooms: https://w3w.co/also.human.rots Barnsley BKA Events
The Apiarist Blog
Professor David Evans is a virologist studying the biology of single stranded positive sense RNA viruses, including poliovirus, hepatitis C virus and deformed wing virus of honeybees. He has a fascinating, practical beekeeping blog, https://www.theapiarist.org/
Honey Bee History
In this section we take a closer look at the the origins of the honey bee and beekeeping by humans.
Equipment
The possible list of equipment, gadgets and gizmos that exist for keeping bees is virtually endless. Beekeepers often come up with their own variations of existing equipment or even entirely new gadgets to help in some way or another. This section concentrates on the basics only. Over time, new beekeepers…
Asian Hornet Watch App – Downtime
Essential server maintenance will occur on the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) watch app during 27th September until early 28th September. During this time sightings of Asian hornet need to be emailed to . When reporting via email please include a photograph or clear description including the insect’s behaviour, the location…
My Apiaries Page – issue
Monday 22nd January Whilst we investigate a issue with the My Apiaries page, which allows you to add and edit apiary details, we have temporarily removed beekeeper’s access to the page. If you need to update your apiary details, please do return in a few days. We apologise for the…
Fact sheet update: Asian hornet monitoring
Our Asian hornet monitoring fact sheet has been updated (Welsh version). The update includes information on a small selection of commercially available selective traps that can be used for spring monitoring and guidance on setting up monitoring stations for summer monitoring.  Â
Fact sheet update: Estimating Varroa populations
We have updated our fact sheet entitled ‘Estimating Varroa mite populations’. This document details three step-by-step methods for monitoring Varroa mites in hives; counting the natural mite drop, uncapping drone brood and the ethanol-wash method.Â