May 2022

Dear Members,
The Beekeeping season is now in full swing. The streets are alive with blossom and the nasty cold snap in early April is hopefully not going to be repeated.
Dear Members,
The Beekeeping season is now in full swing. The streets are alive with blossom and the nasty cold snap in early April is hopefully not going to be repeated.
Dear Members,
The observant among you may have noticed that the previously vacant Chair of the Association has now been filled! With only a little pressure Andy Dixon has agreed to take on the Chair until the next AGM in February 2023. This was agreed at our last Committee meeting and we are very grateful to Andy for agreeing to take on this task to keep Rugby Beekeepers running smoothly.
Dear Members,
While February is often a wet and windy month, this year with three major storms and extreme weather warnings in our area it has also been a difficult month for our bees. They should have been out collecting the pollen bounty on offer from the early Spring flowers (which too have been battered by the wind and rain), but instead, they have been confined to their hives.
Dear Members,
Along with our bees, February is the time beekeepers start gearing up for the season ahead. Hopefully, by the end of February, you will have cleaned all your equipment, got your plans ready for the next year, made sure you have assessed how many frames and wax you need to do those artificial swarms or shook swarms ready to snap up bargains at the trade show or order online before the spring rush.
Happy New Year.
As we move into 2022 we hope that the restrictions Covid has imposed on us will lessen, and our beekeeping will benefit from meeting other beekeepers and sharing experiences and knowledge at our monthly meetings and at trade shows and the annual national beekeeping Conferences across the UK and Ireland.