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Surrey Honey Show 2023
Join us at the Surrey Honey Show on Saturday 14th October 2023. This year it will be at Henfold Lane Apiary. Full details here, including how to submit entries – due in by the 6th October! We have 23 classes for the competition including different kinds of honey, cake, mead, biscuits, cut comb, photos and … Continue reading Surrey Honey Show 2023
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Autumn 2018 Apiary Report
We commenced the season with a Bailey comb change, which was planned and went ahead despite a sudden cold turn in the weather. Not ideal Spring conditions, but it did reinforce the benefits of a comb change and we plan to start the 2019 season with one too. The old frames were passed on to … Continue reading Autumn 2018 Apiary Report
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Asian Hornet Alert
The honey bee-killing Asian Hornets (Vespa velutina) are so dangerous to insects that experts from the National Bee Unit (NBU) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are asking for our help to quickly find and destroy any nests. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has so far confirmed that there have … Continue reading Asian Hornet Alert