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Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 10 5:10 pm Post subject: Cornish natural beekeeping group.
I'm trying to put together an informal beekeeping group down here in Cornwall through the natural beekeeping forum. If anyone here is interested let me know. I'm finding a lot of beginers are interested in TBHs but put off by not having any local mentors or advice so (although I'm new to TBHs myself) I'm taking the bull by the horns & trying to start a group.

cassy

Joined: 04 Feb 2008
Posts: 1047
Location: South West Scotland

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 10 5:54 pm Post subject:
Great idea and best of luck with it. I wish we had something like that up here, just for some moral support really.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 10 5:58 pm Post subject:
Im interested. Ive got Smith hives, but Im keen to know more.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35057
Location: Devon

Posted: Sat Feb 06, 10 10:06 pm Post subject:
I'd be interested if you weren't quite so far down into Cornwall! If you held it at Kilkampton I'd come.

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 10 6:20 am Post subject:

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Jamanda wrote:

I'd be interested if you weren't quite so far down into Cornwall! If you held it at Kilkampton I'd come.

Contact Phil Chandler.
Sure he is doing similar or will know someone who is in Devon.

Ginkotree

Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 2956
Location: south west wales

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 10 1:31 pm Post subject:
Our local society are stuck with their way...there should be a tunnel between wales and cornwall, more useful than the channel...Id join...good luck, from little acorns....

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 10 8:42 am Post subject:
Just to bump this up & to say we now have a group discussion board at Cornwall Natural Beekeepers. It's open to all regardless of experience so if you are in the area & have an interest in keeping bees in a more natural way, join in & introduce yourselves.

Ginkotree

Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 2956
Location: south west wales

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 10 3:59 pm Post subject:
We have the first meet of the year here tomorrow...I am going to try and get the words...Natural and Beekepping into the meeting somewhere.....wish me luck the person who runs the group now is petrified people will want to take it up as "WHO WILL TEACH IT?? they might all want tot change and what will I do then????" I shall encourage people to look on this forum ....

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 10 4:54 pm Post subject:
Thiswould be a better place to send them.

Ginkotree

Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 2956
Location: south west wales

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 10 11:57 pm Post subject:
Thanks for that link....am looking forward to seeing what developes

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 10 5:45 am Post subject:
How did it go?

Ginkotree

Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 2956
Location: south west wales

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 10 2:21 pm Post subject:

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I managed to speak to one person...who does have good standing in the general community and sees the sense.I told her about the barefoot beekeeper...Ive planted an acorn.
The meeting was supposed to be for keepers who wanted to gather to get candy for thier bees...We had forty people here, half last years new lot and then new comers as well...so the association came prepared with talks and an itinery that left NO room for discussion.....she knows I am up to something as we are Going To Have Coffee On Thursday

I shall tell of my learnings....and ambitions. Problem is having had all my lymph glands removed and therefore a low immune system I am not sure about that effects on me if I get stung...it would be nice to share a hive and therefore only go to the bees when I am Well...I need an ally....hmmmm who shall that be ...time will tell..and me going to the gp to ask for an epi pen...but I became very allergic to gps a long time ago.....

Ginkotree

Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 2956
Location: south west wales

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 10 2:14 pm Post subject:
I think there is some positive movement on the home front...the bee lady has had a look at the barefoot website she says she can see the sense in it for me... she is going to talk with the local bee inspector to see what he thinks about being able to do his job.. wow

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 10 3:23 pm Post subject:
Excellent. With regards to horizontal top bar hives & bee inspectors it makes no difference. Warres are more awkward because the bees fix the comb, so harder to inspect. I know you where thinking of keeping bees in Warres (as it's a leave alone method), but IMHO you would be better with a horizontal hive. Zero heavy lifting & less disturbance to the bees when you do open them.

Ginkotree

Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 2956
Location: south west wales

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 10 4:11 pm Post subject:
I did say that I had had a think about top bars..she gave me such a look as if to say"are you being awkward on Purpose"...but I do think you are right...next seed to be sown...but the big celibration is she is exploring away from her comfort zone....and I could be a bee keeper one day...

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