The May Newsletter
May 22, 2023
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Swarms!
It’s that time of year when bees of all kinds are busy. If you think you have a swarm of honey bees, a volunteer from the Dunblane & Stirling Beekeepers’ Association can help move them to a new home. We can only help with honey bees though sadly. Please follow the steps at the link below to find your nearest beekeeper:
Dunblane and Stirling Beekeepers’ Association (DSBA) has been in existence for more than 70 years.
DSBA has learning at its core and boasts a long history of providing training and support to its members.
DSBA not only runs a very successful and engaging New Beekeepers course, but also delivers a series of winter lectures, and organises an annual honey show and social summer gatherings.
In 2018 DSBA became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) with a dedicated Board of Trustees.
The Association has three main purposes:
1. To advance the heritage, culture and science of apiculture
2. To advance the education of apiculture by providing training courses and the production of educational materials
3. To help conserve the natural environment by promoting the importance of bees in the environment
We have an active programme throughout the year.
In the summer, those who have studied in our New Beekeepers’ Programme are invited to the DSBA apiary where they can see first-hand the development work, chat with the apiary committee, and have an opportunity to have a hands on experience of managing a hive.
Our members get the opportunity to visit a number of apiaries to learn from other keepers. Then after the busy summer months and harvesting honey, to mark the end of the active bee-keeping season we hold a honey show in October. This is your opportunity to show off the fruits of your (bees’) labour and compete for the coveted Val Johns trophy for the best in show.
From September to April, we meet in the evening on the first Tuesday of every month at Dunblane Cathedral Halls to listen to guest speakers talk on a wide range of bee-keeping topics from Deformed Wing Virus to Scottish Pollen Analysis.
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Donation from Masonic Lodge Rosyth 1159 DSBA received an unexpected and very generous donation from Masonic Lodge Rosyth 1159 to the sum of £2000. The
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The DSBA Nuc List As the 2023 beekeeping season is now well under way, we start thinking (and more so our newer currently non-beekeeping members)
April Members’ Meeting – Tuesday 11th, In Bridge Of Allan Parish Church Hall, 12 Keir Street, FK9 4NW At 7.30pm Our members’ evening was scheduled
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The Association funds and manages the bulk purchase of bee feed (Ambrosia Fondant and Syrup), long cuff nitrile gloves and jars to provide our members with the most cost-effective access to these supplies. To view our full range of supplies in our shop, you must be a member.
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