Beverley
Beekeepers' Association
The
local Beekeeping Association for East Yorkshire
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Sources
of Information
Although there is a lot of useful information in these
course notes they cannot replace a good beekeeping manual.
There are lots to choose from, many of which are held in
the association library and are available to members free
of charge. Most beekeepers like to have at least one book
of their own to consult at any time. The most popular, and
the one we would recommend is:-Guide to Bees and Honey by
Ted Hooper, published by Marston House [ISBN 1 899296 04 2]
at about £10.
If after finishing this course you feel you would like to
go on and keep bees then we strongly encourage you to join
Beverly Beekeepers. Beverley is one of the districts of
Yorkshire Beekeepers’ Association, which in turn is
affiliated to British Beekeepers’ Association. Membership
costs £18. Membership brings newsletters from BBKA, YBKA,
and Beverley BKA. We have winter meetings monthly from
October to March with guest lecturers and summer meetings
various apiaries.
Membership also provides public liability against action
arising from beekeeping activities and product liability
against claims arising from the provision of beekeeping
products.
There are also a number of good beekeeping journals
available at reduced subscription and there is a scheme for
insuring your hives against losses resulting from
notifiable brood diseases. Cover for three hives is
included in the membership fee.
Beekeeping equipment is available from a number of
suppliers, the most comprehensive is E H Thornes (Beehives)
Ltd, based at Wragby, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. Their
catalogue and price list are included with these Course
Notes. The local agent is Lester Quayle, 456 Hull Road,
Dunswell, Hull (01482 859324).
Assistance is available to all beekeepers from the National
Bee Unit (NBU) whose headquarters are at Central Science
Laboratories (CSL), Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ. Tel: 01904
462510. They are an agency of Defra. There is a network of
Regional Bee Inspectors to cover UK. We are in the North
Eastern region covered by Tony Jefferson (Tel: 01947
893811).
There are a number of useful web sites:-
www.bbka.org.uk
www.britishbeekeepers.com
www.beginners.org
www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk
www.eastridinghoney.co.uk
www.beedata.com
www.yorkshirbeekeepers.org.uk
www.csl.gov.uk/science/organ/environ/bee/
and sometime this year National Bee Unit will roll out
their BeeBase web site.