Peeblesshire Beekeepers Association

Informal Pub Meeting 1st June

An informal chat about what’s happening at the association apiary, and beekeeping in general.

If you have any ideas for the association or questions about bees and beekeeping this is a great way to get information from other beekeepers.

The meetings are now at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of the month in the back bar of the Neidpath Inn in Peebles.

Informal Pub Meeting 4th May

An informal chat about what’s happening at the association apiary, and beekeeping in general.

If you have any ideas for the association or questions about bees and beekeeping this is a great way to get information from other beekeepers.

The meetings are now at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of the month in the back bar of the Neidpath Inn in Peebles.

Apiary Meeting April

Informal chat about what’s happening at the association apiary and hopefully find some volunteers to help with any jobs that need doing.

Also if you have any ideas for the association or questions about beekeeping in general this will be a good place to get information from other beekeepers.

The meetings will be at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of the month in the back bar of the Neidpath Inn in Peebles.

March Meeting – AGM

Annual General Meeting.

Peebles First Responders in the person of Brian Steele have very kindly agreed to come along and do a First Aid demo for us, since many of us work our hives where emergency help can be slow to reach us. There will be a chance to try resuscitation, Epipen, and hopefully see a defibrillator too.

N.B. Subscriptions are due on 1st April and can be paid at the AGM.

Tuesday 29th March 2016, 7.30pm, Peebles Community Centre.

Apiary Meeting March

Informal chat about what’s happening at the association apiary and hopefully find some volunteers to help with any jobs that need doing.

Also if you have any ideas for the association or questions about beekeeping in general this will be a good place to get information from other beekeepers.

The meetings will be at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of the month in the back bar of the Neidpath Inn in Peebles.

February Meeting – Gavin Ramsay – Bee trade and the native honeybee

Gavin Ramsay: Scottish Beekeepers Association Bee Health Officer

Bee trade and the native honeybee

Gavin will talk about the old and modern trade in bees, the setting up of the Colonsay (“black bee”) reserve, the strains of bees that come in today and their effects on local bee populations.

He’ll look at the characters and the traits of different types of bees: and with an eye to the future will talk about starting a new society for supporters of the “dark bee”.

Tuesday 23rd February 2016, 7.30pm, Peebles Community Centre.

Apiary Meeting February

Informal chat about what’s happening at the association apiary and hopefully find some volunteers to help with any jobs that need doing.

Also if you have any ideas for the association or questions about beekeeping in general this will be a good place to get information from other beekeepers.

The meetings will be at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of the month in the back bar of the Neidpath Inn in Peebles.

PBKA Association Apiary Meetings

Last month we had an extra Peeblesshire Beekeepers meeting just informally (in the pub).
People seemed to like the idea so I’d like to keep this going this year.
The format is that we chat about what’s happening at the association apiary and hopefully find some volunteers to help with any jobs that need doing. Also if you have any ideas for the association or questions about beekeeping in general this will be a good place to get information from other beekeepers.
So its an open invitation to anyone who wants to come along – bring a friend if you like!
The meetings will be at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of the month in the back bar of the Neidpath Inn in Peebles.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 2nd February.
I hope to see you there,
Peter Stevenson
PBKA Treasurer.

PS. Sorry folk who can’t make Tuesdays but that was the best day for the pub.