Tonight I went to Stoneleigh BBKA headquarters for the class of 2011 meeting. Basically it was to discuss how we had all got on so far, what we thought of the introduction to beekeeping course and to set up classes for the Basic Assessment.
It was really interesting to hear how everyone had got on and what problems people had over the year.
There had been quite a lot of Drone laying queens this year and people were worried about feeding their bees and varroa.
Some interesting discussions about honey processing too. How to pasteurise honey to make it set with smaller crystals by heating it and then chilling it to make a smoother softer consistency. Have to try that with some of the jars of Oil Seed Rape honey (OSR) which has set so rock solid in the jars that you can only get it out with a very sharp knife.
From what Roger was saying my feeder may be gunged up which may explain why the bees aren't feeding or some of Roger's bees are prefering sugar fondant to syrup. I might try that instead and take all the syrup off now. Need to phone Roger for some fondant.
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