All Members please note your bee inspector is:
Mark Mc Loughlin
Mobile: 07500 891425
Email: mark.mcloughlin@apha.gsi.gov
This section contains a selection of articles and information on beekeeping topics. Click on the links below.
- Instructions for making up hives and hive parts
(this is a link to the Thornes web site and opens in a new window) - Feed recipes (fondant and syrup)
- The Beekeeping Year
- Bee Health
- Swarming
- LBKA members’ library books
This year’s queen-marking colour is WHITE
A mnemonic for remembering the sequence of colours:
Years ending in 1 or 6 – White – Will
Years ending in 2 or 7 – Yellow – Yellow
Years ending in 3 or 8 – Red – Roses
Years ending in 4 or 9 – Green – Grow
Years ending in 5 or 0 – Blue – Best