As the local flora is starting to come into flower with the potential for warmer temperatures and hopefully the start of a nectar flow and much more activity in our […]
Roger Patterson is coming to the Isle of Man!
Roger will be arriving on Friday 19th January.
There will be a ‘meet and greet’ on Friday evening at 8pm […]
The 2023 Beekeepers Convention and Honey Show is on Saturday 4th November at 2pm at the Methodist Hall, St Johns. You can find links to the various documents and forms […]
The 2022 Beekeepers Convention and Honey Show is on Saturday 12th November at 2pm at the Methodist Hall, St Johns. You can find links to the various documents and forms […]
Registration is now open for the Beginners Beekeeping Course.
More information about the course can be found on our Learn Beekeeping page, along with a link to the application […]
This year’s Royal Manx Agricultural Show is being held this weekend, Friday 12th and Saturday 13th August at Knockaloe, Patrick..come along and visit the Isle of Man Beekeepers Federation tent!
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R&DBA were invited to join with Manx Wildlife Trust and UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man to promote pollination and pollinators. Sarah Corlett and Buff Bethune have led this project and […]
This year I tried something new to try and control swarming and reduce the need for inspections over the TT period – I removed the queens from both my hives […]
Once again we are approaching swarm season – on the island this can start as early as April but most swarming seems to happen throughout May and June. If you […]
The annual ‘Blessing the Bees & Keepers’ service at Sulby Methodist Church will be held on Sunday 24th April at 10.30am. This is a lovely service for all the family. […]
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