March 2012
“St Patricks Day in Westport” and Sunday at our near neighbours Castlebar’s parade, yes we were there with our Beeees in tow!!! Ger Coyne and Davy Geoghegan pictured at this years meeting giving a talk on swarm control.
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Activity for April 2012
Philip McCabe, European President of Apimondia, (Beekeeping Health) and PRO of the Federation Of Irish Beekeepers Association gave a talk about “HONEY,- IS IT A FOOD OR A MEDICINE” at the National Museum of Country Life, Turlough Park , Castlebar, Co Mayo. ‘Practical Lesson’ A large number of beginners turned up in the apiary to…
February 2012
How to Attract Bees to visit your Garden Pauraic Horkan talked about ‘favourite plants and flowers the bees prefer and work’ at the February Beekeepers meeting. If you wish to look at the slide Pauraic used for the talk click on this link to bring you to the articles on Horkans website A Different Kind of…
January Meeting
There was time for a lesson in frame assembly at the January meeting! Note: I have checked some of our hives and noticed that they are low in stores, I would advise you to have a look at yours as they may need some feed to help them survive! How to make fondent! I think this…
Westport’s first Honey Show October 2011
‘A Honey Show’!! Never thought it would happen! It was a poor year for the bees, I spent the summer in raincoat and wellingtons what were the bees wearing when they gathered the few pots of honey we robbed from them, it wakes me up at night thinking about it!!! Well it can be said…
Offical opening of club Apiary
The Official Opening of the Westport Beekeepers Club Apiary “Cathair na mBeach” On September 17th 2.30pm By Mr Michael Ring Minister for State at the Department of Sport and Tourism & Mr Seamus Reddy President of Federation of Irish Beekeepers Associations Medication for the treatment of Varroa on Sale: Bayvarol €5.50 per pk Apiguard €2.50 per pk N.B. This is the cost price inc postage…
Gormanston, July, 2011.
The Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations 67th Annual General Congress Summer Course 2011 Sunday 24th to Friday 29th July, 2011 Franciscan College, Gormanston, County Meath. Recently I attended the bee-keeping courses at the Franciscan College in Gormanston, Co Meath. The college with its fine buildings and gardens including a spectacular cypress tunnel walkway is situated…
WBKA celebrates their 100th member.
100th member joins the Westport Beekeepers Association. As Clare Island comes into view from the top of Sheehaun on the Westport Castlebar road (N5), Dermott questioned: “Is this the fourth or fifth van load of bees that has come over this hill this year?” That question I could not answers instantly! as my thoughts was with the awaiting…
Ballina Beekeepers Club puts on a brilliant show
Ballina Beekeepers Club puts on a brilliant show, workshop and demonstration at Gervaise Paddens apiary Bonniconlan, Sunday 10th July 2011. As we approached Ballina Henry from the front seat quipped, “Thank God I brought my jacket” as he glanced around at the passengers in the back seat dressed in short sleeved shirts, not sure was it the…