LATEST NEWS
Apimondia general assembly (Copenhagen)
The boom of backyard beekeeping in Florida
BEE HELPFUL
Honey Aroma Wheel
This is a clickable interactive interpretation of a "Honey Aroma and Flavour Wheel"
Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet
NSBKA Asian Hornet Action Team
Pollen and Nectar Rich Plants
North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association Pollen and Nectar Rich Plants An interactive collection of some pollen and nectar rich plants for bees
NORTH SHROPSHIRE BKA
NSBKA Apiary Spring honey harvest
Beekeeping with a thermal camera
RANDOM BEE FACTOIDS
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Fake honey is a big problem
Honey is the third most adulterated product in the world (After olive oil and milk). According to testing within the EU in 2015, an overall non-compliance of 20% of samples was found, with 36% non-compliance with honeydew honey and 12% of blossom honey The adulteration can be because products have had corn or sugar syrup added to it to bulk it out
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To sleep or not to sleep
It has often been said that honeybees never sleep. However experimental observation has shown that honeybees do have occasional short periods that last about 30 seconds when their antenna droop and they become relaxed and unresponsive, exhibiting a sleep like state. The frequency of these sleep periods alters as bees age and change their tasks. Jo
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Early farmers used beehive products 8,500 years ago
The distinctive chemical 'fingerprint' of beeswax has been detected in many remains of pottery vessels from Neolithic sites across Europe. This shows that there has been an association between humans and honeybees and their products at least as far back as the Stone Age.
NSBKA TASTER WEEKEND
UPCOMING EVENTS
| Monday 20 October 07:00PM - (Shropshire BKA talk) My Journey So Far - The (Original) Simon The Beekeeper |
| Tuesday 21 October 07:30PM - NSBKA Annual General Meeting |
| Tuesday 21 October 07:30PM - Short talk by Gareth Newns (at AGM) |
| Thursday 23 October 09:00AM - 05:00PM National Honey Show - Sandown Park |
| Tuesday 18 November 07:30PM - "Solitary Bees in Shropshire" by Nigel Jones |
| Sunday 30 November 12:00AM The NSBKA membership early renewal discount cut off date |
APIARY TO-DO LIST
LOCAL WEATHER
Weather in Shrewsbury - 
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13°C
12°C min 13°C max |
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| Humidity: | 83% |
| Wind: | 13.0 km/h S |
| Pressure: | 1,022 hPa |
| Visibility: | not obstructed |
BEEK OF THE WEEK
♪ ♫ Who is the beek of the week? ♪ ♫ NBU CONTACT
AMERICAN FOULBROOD (AFB)
EUROPEAN FOULBROOD (EFB)
If you suspect any of your colonies may have foulbrood you should contact the NBU without delay.
The National Bee Unit Helpline is open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 0300 303 0094
(Outside of office hours you can contact the Defra Rural Services Helpline on 0300 020 0301)
email
SWARM COLLECTION
Our volunteer beekeepers are only able to help in the case of a honey bee swarm. This link takes you to
The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA)
for advice and guidance as well as a map showing your nearest volunteer honey bee swarm collector.
HIVE TALKING
Comming soon... A deep dive into that hive
One hive at a time....
Hives ancient and modern, current or forgotten.
The practical, the weird and the wonderful.
The fabulous, the fantastic .....
... and the just plain odd.
ANNOUNCEMENTS NSBKA APIARY
Sunday 7th December 2025 at 2.00pm - Winter IPM Demonstration |
The apiary sessions for this season have now ended (9/9/25) .
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If an apiary session has to be cancelled at short notice we will endeavour to tell you so here.
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