Current news from Hagley & Stourbridge Beekeepers' Association
2022 has been one of the best years in the last thirty for honey. During the extreme heat they struggled to keep cool, especially if water wasn't readily available to fetch home and evaporate.
2022 also saw one of the worst years for wasps, there were very, very few indeed. This is serious; wasps are nature's dustbin men and a vital link in our food chain.
We start feeding the bees at the end of September and the Dormant season (Flowering, Fruiting, Dormant are the three seasons) is almost here.
Hagley & Stourbridge Beekeepers' Association promote and support beekeepers in the area though training courses, mentoring and we run a training apiary at Iverley.
Hagley & Stourbridge Beekeepers is part of Worcestershire Beekeepers' Association which in turn is part of the British Beekeepers' Association.
No one knows when we started because all our records were lost in 1998, we believe it was sometime in the 19th century.
Our aim is to buy a fragment of land in the area with vehicle access and nearby parking for up to ten cars, where we can establish a permanent teaching apiary with storage for our equipment.
