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 Beekeeping at Findon Mills
Calendar of apiary visits
Wednesday 21st May Pam & Roger Piercy
Saturday 7th June Pam & Roger Piercy Wednesday 18th June 7pm Arthur & Ann Hill Saturday 5th July 2pm Pam & Roger Piercy Wednesday 16th July 7pm Betty & John Ramsay Saturday 2nd August 2pm Pam & Roger Piercy Wednesday 20th August 7pm Arthur & Ann Hill Saturday 6th September 2pm Pam & Roger Piercy The Saturday meetings are informal meetings aimed at giving begiinners some 'hands-on' experience.
For directions contact the Secretary whose details are on the "Group Details" page. 30th/31st August 2008 Highland Open Honey Show Judge Dr. Flora Isles Hosted by Inverness-shire Beekeepers' Association 13th September 2008 Scottish Beekeepers' Association Convention Auchencruive College, Ayr We are a small group of amateur beekeepers based in the Dingwall area but serving the Black Isle northwards to Evanton/Alness in the east and westwards to the West Coast of Ross-shire where we have members. For further details of the Association the following e-mail address will reach the Secretary, Mrs. Pam Piercy. dingwallbees "at" tiscali.co.uk No hobby is more fascinating or rewarding than beekeeping and nothing gives greater pleasure than eating one’s own very localised honey . . . honey that tastes as it should!
What better way of complementing your gardening and environmental skills than by becoming a beekeeper. Have you ever wondered how bees make honey? Did you know that honey bees are a very important part of the pollination process?
Throughout the centuries philosophers and naturalists have unfolded many strange and amazing facts about the bee colony and you may be surprised to learn that such a small creature has awakened so great an interest that more has been written about the bee than any other living creature apart from man himself.
Most current estimates indicate that wild bees in the UK have all but disappeared. Similar declines in wild bee populations have also occurred world-wide. Historically, of the 100 or so crops that feed the world, eighty percent were pollinated by wild bees. This is no longer the case. The demise of the wild bee population is attributable to habitat loss, pests, diseases and pesticide poisoning. The honey bee is the major carrier of pollen for seeded fruits and just about anything that grows on a vine. Which means everything from apples to courgettes, including the fruit and nuts eaten by birds and small mammals, need the help of bees.
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