Only – 50p plus £2.50 p&p. Click on this link or copy and put into your browser
http://www.bee-craft.com/shop/bee-craft-gifts/
Calendars will be sent on a first come. first served basis while stocks last.
Additional Thornes Sale
Dear Beekeeper
We have had many calls over the last few weeks asking when we will be having our Winter Sale. As many of you will know, it finished on 12th December 2011.
So, we have decided to have another online opportunity for UK beekeepers to purchase our sale hive parts, frames, foundation and some accessories. The Sale will begin at 10.00am on Saturday 28th January and finish at 5.00pm on Tuesday 31st January. www.thorne.co.uk
Below is a list of all the items available. Prices include VAT. Carriage free on £100.00 orders to a UK address (excluding Channel Islands)
Foundation
B.S. Deep Standard Per 10 Sheets
10 Sheet Rate 5.96
50 Sheet Rate 5.81
200 Sheet Rate 5.63
500 Sheet Rate 5.20
B.S. Shallow Standard
10 Sheet Rate 3.64
50 Sheet Rate 3.51
200 Sheet Rate 3.43
500 Sheet Rate 3.15
Hive Parts
National Brood Body Empty Flat Sale 17.00
National Super Empty Flat Sale 13.50
National Crownboard, no escapes, Sale 7.50
National Roof 4″, Flat, Sale 18.00
National Solid Floor Flat Sale 13.50
National Open Mesh Floor Flat Sale 13.50
National Hive Stand Flat Sale 5.50
Frames
D.N.1 Frames Sale 26.00
D.N.4 Frames Sale 29.00
D.N.5 Frames Sale 37.00
14″ x 12″ Frames Sale 42.00
S.N.1 Frames Sale 26.00
S.N.4 Frames Sale 29.00
S.N.5 Frames Sale 37.00
BS Manley Frames Sale 37.00
Miscellaneous
Belinda Bee Soft Toy, Sale 2.50
Castellated Mouseguard, Sale 2.25
Comb Cutter Rectangular 8oz, Sale 10.00
Conical Tap Strainer Stainless Steel, Sale 10.00
50 Cut Comb Containers and Blue 4C, Sale 8.00
50 Cut Comb Containers and Gold 4C, Sale 8.00
50 Cut Comb Containers and Green 4C, Sale 8.00
50 Cut Comb Containers and Purple 4C, Sale 8.00
50 Cut Comb Containers and Red 4C, Sale 8.00
500 Cut Comb Containers and Green 4C, Sale 65.00
500 Cut Comb Containers and Blue 4C, Sale 65.00
500 Cut Comb Containers and Purple 4C, Sale 65.00
500 Cut Comb Containers and Gold 4C, Sale 65.00
500 Cut Comb Containers and Red 4C, Sale 65.00
Note the occasional container may have a small hole or poor fitting lid.
They should all be checked with water before use with honeycomb.
Frame Feeder, B.S. type, Plastic, Sale 8.00
Frame Grip, Sale 5.50
Frame Nails 3/4″ 500g, Sale 3.50
Jacket and Veil, Occasional, Cotton, Large only, Sale 5.00
Smoker, Large Stainless Steel, Sale 13.50
Strainer, Double Nylon, Sale 6.00
Strainer, Double Stainless Steel, Sale 13.50
Uncapping Fork, Sale 2.75
Uncapping Knife, Sale 5.00
Valve, Nylon 1.5″, Sale 5.00
Ventilated Mouseguard, Sale 2.25
Wire Excluder Grid Only 17″ square, Sale 6.00
For Facebook users, you will see thatwe have a super picture of Thornes hives in Holland. www.facebook.com/E.H.Thorne It would be lovely to see lots more photographs of Thorne’s hives in situ. We might even be tempted to offer a prize for the best and most interesting!
Gill Smith
E.H. Thorne (Beehives) Ltd, Beehive Business Park, Rand, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 5NJ 01673 858555
Getting started in bee improvement
A one-day event organised by the Bee Improvement Programme for Cornwall (BIPCo)
To be held at Dobwalls Memorial Hall, Higher Meadow, Dobwalls PL14 6LS Saturday 28th January 2012.
Commencing 9.30 am until 4.00pm
Topics include:
• Assessment of bees
• Record keeping
• Breeding within a strain
• Morphometry
• Queen rearing
• Queen mating
• Use of nucs and mini-nucs
A programme for all those interested in improving the quality of their bees through assessment, selection and the rearing of new queens.
Tea/coffe provided, Soup/lunch available.
Tickets are £10 for those registered before the day or £15 on the day. Confirm your place by emailing info@bipco.org.uk or post to BIPCo, 4 West Street, Millbrook, TORPOINT PL10 1AA
Payment on the day.
Want to Take Part in an Experiment ?
Robert Phillips, a PhD Product design Student at Brunel University, is undertaking a study into the way people make things, and he is particularly interested in beekeepers, because we happen to be pretty adept at making things.
If you sign up (no cost involved) you will get a pack, some instructions and a camera. The whole thing should take les than half an hour and you send everything back in an sae.
For more info have a look at http://www.rdphillips.co.uk/blog.html
Or contact Robert at robert.phillips@network.rca.ac.uk
The Honey Show – Results
The Honey Cup – Tamsin Harris (10.5 points)
The Show Cup – Tamsin Harris (28.5 points)
The Reeve Cup (new beekeepers) – Heather Williams (8 points)
Best Exhibit – Anne McQuade for her medium honey
New Exhibitor’s honey prize – Jenny Dodd
detailed results in An Hes
Register now for the Basic Beekeeping Course
Our winter course begins on the 5th of January at Duchy College, Rosewarne. Places are limited, so you are advised to book early.
How is the course studied at Duchy College? – The Basic Bee Keeping Part 1 is a 2 term course of 36 hours providing a grounding in beekeeping. This course aims to get you started before getting your bees. Practical sessions will take place from the end of April on Thursday evenings or Saturday afternoons. The course is an excellent grounding for those wishing to keep bees and involves lectures, practical demonstrations, sharing of experiences along with answers to those unsure of whether to keep bees or not. All teaching takes place at Rosewarne where West Cornwall Beekeepers Association has an outdoor apiary. The Basic Bee Keeping Part 2 is a follow on for those who have done part 1 and have at least a years experience of keeping bees. On this course you willl deal with preparation for the basic exam and reinforce your knowledge of diseases, husbandry skills, swarming and manipulation of the bees, honey extraction and legal requirements.
Additional Information – The Part 1 costs in the region of £140 and if you also do the part 2 the cost is approximately £200 which also includes the exam registration. The course begins on the 5th of January 2012, to register please call 0845 22 32 567.
Membership Fees Now Due
Fees are now due – £23 for Full members and £8 for Associate members. Download a form here.