{"id":948,"date":"2020-04-20T11:14:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T11:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/?page_id=948"},"modified":"2024-01-13T12:31:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T12:31:01","slug":"beekeepers-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.beverleybeekeepers.co.uk\/2020\/beekeepers-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Beekeepers resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a list of helpful free guides for beekeepers. The list is not exclusive and you should always check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalbeeunit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.nationalbeeunit.com\/<\/a> for current official advice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Asian Hornet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nonnativespecies.org\/assets\/Uploads\/ID_Vespa_velutina_Asian_Hornet_5.0-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ID Sheet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nonnativespecies.org\/assets\/Uploads\/ID_Vespa_velutina_Asian_Hornet_5.0-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Poster<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=1056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monitoring trap<\/a>. NBU.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalbeeunit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bee Base &#8211; The National Bee Unit<\/a>. Register your hives and apiaries here to have free inspections of your bees health as well as warnings of adverse conditions for our bees.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/video.nationalgeographic.com\/video\/magazine\/0000014c-56c7-d77d-a37e-d7f753840000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bee develops from egg to adult &#8211; National Geographic<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Common Pests and Diseases of the Adult Honey Bee<\/a>. NBU.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disease Recognition<\/a>. NBU.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feeding bees &#8211; water<\/a>. NBU.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feeding bees &#8211; sugar<\/a>. NBU.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feeding bees &#8211; pollen and substitutes<\/a>. NBU.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foulbrood Disease of Honey Bees<\/a>. NBU<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Handling and Examining a colony of bees<\/a>. NBU.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hive records. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbka.org.uk\/bbka-hive-keeping-record-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBKA Hive record keeping sheet<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Making increase. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wbka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/web-Simple-Methods-of-Making-Increase-2nd-edition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Simple Methods of Making Increase<\/a>. Wally Shaw.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring checks<\/a>. NBU.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mbbka.org.uk\/category\/education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Study notes for BBKA Assessments<\/a>. From the Basic Assessment, through the Modules and Husbandry assessments, everything to help you study and prepare provided by The Mid Buckingshire Beekeepers Association.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Swarm control. <br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wbka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/An-Apiary-Guide-to-Swarm-Control-2nd-edition-updatedJan21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">An Apiary Guide to Swarm Control<\/a>. Wally Shaw.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mQ6CE8nCbHQ\" target=\"_blank\">Swarm control using the Demaree Method<\/a>. [YouTube] North Herts BKA.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BCReKLV6CB4\" target=\"_blank\">Swarm Control using the Pagden Method<\/a>. [YouTube] North Herts BKA. (they use two 14&#215;12 hives in the example, but the principle is the same with other hives.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Swarm collection. <br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbka.org.uk\/Handlers\/Download.ashx?IDMF=14114728-06bb-4f5e-b241-34432efc763c\" target=\"_blank\">Collecting a swarm<\/a>. BBKA leaflet. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-la4LIwwA0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Collect a Swarm of Honey Bees<\/a>. [YouTube] Stewart Spinks.<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dave-cushman.net\/bee\/swarmcollecting.html\" target=\"_blank\">Swarm Collecting<\/a>. Dave Cushman&#8217;s website. Includes a section on hiving a swarm.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Varroa. <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/downloadDocument.cfm?id=1389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Managing Varroa. NBU.<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Favourite YouTubers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbEVJ9wtsFTeBNRyuLm0bcw\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">BeeCraft Magazine<\/a>. You will even find a video here from our own Cris Coulson.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCRc7LI3dPhX65DbfXSDyFGQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Palmer<\/a>. [Canada]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCaa4pgaAzz8DCjiYJrx9cMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No Nonsense Beekeeping<\/a>. Black Mountain Honey. Laurence Edwards. [North Wales]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClFlG4yfKhR2-w9VN_r8M3w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Noel<\/a>. [Brittany]<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-la4LIwwA0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Norfolk Honey Company<\/a>. Stewart Spinks.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=tom+seeley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tom Seeley <\/a>&#8211; Various hosts <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Great websites<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbka.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British Beekeepers Association<\/a>. Register to access more materials.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dave-cushman.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dave Cushman<\/a>. A bit dated in layout, but still probably the most comprehensive in content anywhere.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evacranetrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eva Crane Trust<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.fera.defra.gov.uk\/beebase\/index.cfm?pageid=167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBU\/Bee Base &#8211; resources<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbka.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Welsh Beekeepers Association<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a list of helpful free guides for beekeepers. 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