Fastnet Area Beekeepers Association
Supporting Bees & Beekeepers in West Cork
Happy New Year, Beekepers! Hello all and hoping that both you and your bees are keeping well! I’m so looking forward to the clocks springing forward, temperatures rising, and conditions becoming favourable so that I can spend time with the bees. Okay, the winter break is nice for the back, but I so miss their shenanigans and their wonderful ability …
Seasons Greetings, Beekepers! Hello from FABKA and hoping both you and your bees are clustering tightly during this spell of low temperatures. I always find December to be a great month to take stock of the past year, the achievements, mistakes and revelations. Having received many phone calls and messages from many of you throughout the beekeeping year and some …
Hello Beekepers! Hello all Our 2022 season is almost complete and preparations for the next season are upon us! All the FABKA team have done fantastic work since our inauguration on that cold winter’s night in February 2020 at the Teagasc office in Skibbereen. Our gradual increase in repeat membership renewals have impressed ourselves and others over the past three …
Hello Beekepers! Hello all and hoping the season produced a great crop of honey for those of you who have colonies. For those of you who have only recently started the wonderful art of apiculture, what a pleasure you had in harvesting your first batch of liquid gold. What goes on in the hive at this time of year? The …
Hello Beekepers! Hello all and apologies for the delay in getting this out to you! July is usually a less hectic month than May and June. Most of the swarming is done and dusted. The colonies should have a good fertile queen and a strong population of bees, often depending on how successful your swarm control method was. Supers should …
Hello Beekepers! Hello all and hoping both you and your bees are keeping well. Word is probably out that you’re keeping bees, so be prepared for the phone calls. “There are bees flying around the eaves of my home and we’re afraid to go out. Could you help?” It’s totally up to you whether you oblige. I’ve travelled sometimes to …
Hello Beekepers! Hello all and apologies for the delay in posting this. May is such a busy month both in the garden and the apiary. I’m tempted – very tempted – to mow the lawn. However, on inspection, the grass is full of flowers – some may refer to them as weeds! I’ll mow later! Of all the months in …