http://www.beefarmers.co.uk/ Latest news from the Bee Farmers\' Association of the United Kingdom Copyright © 2006 BFA webmaster@beefarmers.co.uk Sat, 10 May 2008 20:58:56 GMT 20 Subdreamer RSS Syndicator In the south of the UK, a record spring crop presaged a bumper year. Unfortunately, on the bank holiday Monday, 7th May, the good weather ended and had not really reappeared by mid-August. For two months cool, wet weather prevented the bees from gathering what looked to be a really good lime crop amongst others. http://www.beefarmers.co.uk/articles/p2_articleid/14 John Howat Articles Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:23:38 GMT "Bees don't get Foot and Mouth, or bird flu. Why should I worry?"In the Foot and Mouth epidemic, many BFA members had a lot of trouble because they were not allowed to go to their bees on infected farms. Foot and Mouth and Bird flu are a continual threat. http://www.beefarmers.co.uk/articles/p2_articleid/13 John Howat Articles Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:04:46 GMT Bee Farmer Profile - John Howat.I took up beekeeping over twenty years ago when I was employed in the IT department of a major utility. http://www.beefarmers.co.uk/articles/p2_articleid/12 webmaster Articles Thu, 10 May 2007 20:58:00 GMT In March 2007 - 34 BFA members and partners investigated the French beekeeping industry. http://www.beefarmers.co.uk/articles/p2_articleid/11 johnhowat Articles Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:47:42 GMT For twenty-five years I have been lighting a smoker with intermittent success using a variety of substances for fuel, and whilst tending something over one hundred hives for the last ten years I have had plenty of time to consider the smoke and its effect on the bees and myself. http://www.beefarmers.co.uk/articles/p2_articleid/10 John Howat Articles Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:47:38 GMT