Rugby beekeepers offer an introduction to beekeeping course most years.
Many of those who have attended have continued their interest and become beekeepers, which is terrific, but not essential. There are those who simply want to know more.
We welcome all comers for whatever their reason.
The Rugby Beekeeper's Association will be hosting or attending the following events in 2021:
Rugby Beekeepers’ Artisan Honey - straight from our hives to your table – 100% pure honey.
Our hobbyist beekeepers house their beehives within the wider Rugby area and their bees forage for nectar within three miles of the colony, so local honey means local.
UK Honey Labelling Advice
Pulling out the legal requirements for the labelling of your honey can be daunting, so we've provided some general advice here on what you need to know.
On Friday 4th October a nest was destroyed following the confirmed sighting of an Asian hornet near Christchurch, Dorset after it was reported by a member of the public.
It is imperative that any Asian hornet colonies in the UK are detected and destroyed before queens are released.
Another interesting and at times difficult year for our bees, with an early start to the season soon followed very quickly for the need to feed due to lack forage, due again to unseasonal weather conditions through the spring and summer. We are hoping that many of you will have a good honey yield and will be keen to show other members not only your Bees’ hard work but also yours.
As beekeepers we are in a uniquely advantageous position to either trap or sight the Asian Hornet ‘Vespa Velutina’ and this is vital to preserve honeybees and other pollinating insects in the UK.
Asian hornets were initially brought to France in 2004, most likely in a shipment of pottery imported from east Asia. Since arriving in France, the species has spread rapidly and decimated pollinators, partiularly honeybees, in that country.
