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Darwen and District Beekeeping Group.

	Group Stuff Just click on the item To Join Our Association send your name, address and email to this address ......................................................................................... You can also look up our own magazine BEETALK which is full of information about us and what we get up to. The links are below. You will need acrobat Reader to view the PDF files of Beetalk :Download Here ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEETALKS our Groups Magazine. Beetalks will start again in the New Year. Watch this space ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEGINNERS TOPICS General Tips No 1 Buying second hand equipment. General Tips No 2 Finding the Queen The First Inspection Basic Swarm Management Beehive Parts Video Home made Apiguard Varroa Control Management Options Feeding your Bees Bee Life Cycle BBKA BASIC ASSESSMENT PROSPECTUS
	GENERAL SECTION: TIPS ETC *Swarm Control* The Curry Method of Swarm Control Another Method of Swarm Control The Snelgrove Board Horsley Board T The Taranov Board Shook Swarm Method Basic Swarm Management Swarm Control Variation on the Curry Method of Swarm Control Winter feeding tip Guide to swarming and swarm control- e-book Pollen Identification Chart ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISC ITEMS Register your bees/ apiary with Beebase HERE Click to register Hopkins method of Queen Rearing. Sent in by Bob Fulton The Taranov Board Pollen Substitute BBKA Information Leaflets Protofil a alternative to Fumidil B now we can no loner get hold of it Apiary Hygiene. Rose Beehive method of Beekeeping Bee Feed Recipes Etc Feeding your Bees Asian Hornet Trap Chalkbrood Varroa Control Management Options Identifying a British Black Bee: Honey Bee Life Cycle Bee Feeds etc Bee Propolis Any Suggestions or Tips please send to ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VARROA CONTROL Varroa and Sugar Dusting. Study in Varroa Control Bailey Comb Change ApiLire Var ApiGuard Simple and Safe Varroa Mite Control Control of Varroa Destructor in Honey Bee Colonies. General items Varroa control with Oxalic Acid Varroa and sugar dusting. A study in Varroa Control. Varroa Control Management Options Varroa control without using any chemicals. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EQUIPMENT AND BEES SUPPLIERS Thorne's Beekeeping Supplies Sheriff International Beehives at Realistic Prices National Beehives at Realistic Prices Drawhive. Great for anyone with a bad back Lancashire Honey Bee Products Northwest Beekeeping supplies Paynes Bee Supplies for Polystyrene Hives The Bee Man:::::: UK Bees Supplied Cornwall Bee and Honey Supplies ...................................................................................................................................................... COUNTY AND BEE UNIT ITEMS. Adopt a Beehive from the BBKA.. BBKA Examinations and Assessments Honey Regulations Varroa Leaflet. Small Hive Beetle Leaflet. Honey Bee Health Research Concepts from The BBKA Foulbrood Leaflet. Tropilaelaps Leaflet *.................................................................................................................* E BOOKS The Travelling Beehive, The Honey File Beekeeping for all Queen Rearing Abbé Warré Beekeeping For All E Book E -book::::: Backyard Beekeeping from the USA but OK Beekeeping Basics Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained Beekeepers Quarterly Learn how to keep Bees Successfully. Beekeeping and sustainable livelihoods... Sandwich Recipes. Make a butty then eat it whilst watching your bees All about Honey Bees Another great Book on Varroa Control this time from New Zealand. Large file so expect a long wait for in to download Again from New Zealand :: Bee Diseases. Large file so expect a long wait for in to download Jigsaws Puzzles. Click on a Jigsaw download it and then open it a do the puzzle ...................................................................................................................................................... DOWNLOADS Suggestions for the Beekeepers' Library Moving Hives Hive Inspection Sheet Hive record Card Simple Queen Rearing Group decision making in nest-site selection by honey bees
	LINKS TO OTHER SITES British Dark Honey Bees Top bar Beekeeping in Yorkshire Blog Some Fantastic Bee Photographs. A great website with free books on Beeswax and Honey Beedata.com :: Bee Information website...... Great site. Bees Abroad. Support and Bee Holidays Abroad. Lovely Idea and a worthy site National Bee Unit.. A Must site for info on Bee Inspectors/ Disease updates etc Top Bar Hives. An alternative to traditional beekeeping. Give it a go Bees and Wasps. An entertaining site full of interest Bill Ainsworth's Black Bee Blog ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER UK BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATIONS The British Beekeepers Association Lancashire Beekeepers Association web site Ormskirk and Croston Beekeepers Association Liverpool Beekeepers Association Oldham Beekeepers Association Southport Beekeepers Association Croydon Beekeepers Association Kent Beekeepers Association Manchester Beekeepers Association Preston Beekeepers Association ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER INTERESTING SITES The Late Dave Cushman's brilliant website. Lots of info about bees. BIBBA Bee Data Nothing to do with bees but a great nature site about Bats and British Mammals Sugar Free Recipes. A great site for all you sugar free cooks out there The Recycle Works Friends of Bees a Beekeeping Charity... Worth a look at Thailand Honey Bee Farm and Research Centre For those of you who are interested in Bee Art Beekeeping for Kids or should we say the next generation of Beekeepers An interesting site about Bumblebees BEE-L listserv: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology beesource.com NOVA Online \| Tales from the Hive Web Links to the world of beekeeping sites. You name it its here Something for the beginners Honey Traveler website ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BEE RELATED VIDEOS. The Beauty of Pollination:::: Video Honey Bees life Cycle. Large file 22MB but worth downloading Life Cycle of the Varroa Mite. A swarm of bees leaving the hive Beekeeping Sun Bear Style. Video by webmaster in Khao Yai Park Thailand Wild Beekeeping and Honey Collection 3 great videos 1. Life of danger 2. Hive Intelligence. 3. The Evolution Key. Bottom to Top of a National Hive Great Video for Beginners How to put together a super/brood box for a national hive Queen Laying eggs Queen Attendance Guarding the hive Swarming Beehive Parts Video Instrumental Insemination of Honey Bee Queens:::Video Gathering Stingless Bee Honey in Goa, India Big Bee farm in Pattaya Thailand ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLANS TO MAKE YOUR OWN HIVES AND EQUIPMENT Plans for Hives, Extractors, Pollen Traps , Vacs etc. A great site for all you DIY enthusiasts. National Beehive Plans National Hive Plans Bee Vac Plans Build your own beehive / Beehive Plans Have a go Joe/Make some equipment for yourself Some more Plans for things to make Solar Wax Extractor Plans

Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained