East of Scotland Beekeepers Association (ESBA)
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@EastScotBees
ESBA runs events, supports & provides an info source for its members & the wider public. For info 📧 our Secretary ([email protected]).
Beekeeping is buzzing in popularity but do you know you can exhibit your #honey as well as your products made with #beeswax? The #SSF2022 has three classes - one for jar honey, one for #combhoney & one for beeswax #candles. Go on, bee brave & enter @ ssgf.uk/exhibitors/sch…
American Foulbrood (AFB) has been detected in a colony of honey bees in an apiary near Blairgowrie, Perthshire. The infected colony will be destroyed and beekeepers within a 3km radius are being encouraged to increase their biosecurity. Read more➡️bit.ly/3G2gq4H
Snapshot in a second box!! Some Not seen a year quite like it for Heather for some time. Although we've been ontop of varroa and 80% of colonies to the heather have this years queens so something has made a difference. Hope the next ones turn out like it!
An early start this morning to get the hives moved up to the heather. Still another 2 hives to go but they are working lime trees for another week or so. All unloaded & set up just in time for the ☀️ coming through the cloud. Bell heather is out & Ling is not far away. 🍯🐝🍯
