Bee Keeping

The speaker last night was Mervyn Jackson who is an expert in Bee keeping and he provided a very informative talk on how to keep bees and the pests and difficulties that you can encounter as a bee keeper.

It was clear that if you want to keep bees it is not simply a case of buying a hive and some bees, there are a number of important jobs that need to be done throughout the year.

There were a few people in the audience that wee thinking of keeping bees, while one or two were put off by the amount of work required, I for one are even keener to give it a go now I feel more informed about what is required.

Mervyn is the the chairman of the Hagley and Stourbridge Bee Keepers association, more information about them can be found on their website.

http://www.hsbka.org/