Banner Bee Keepers Association

Preparing for Honey flow as summer management will be presented by Mr Tom Prendergast on Monday the 27th of March in Minogues, Tulla, Co. Clare, at 7:30 pm Advertisements

A talk by Mr David Lee on Swarm control for honey production will be held in Minogues in Tulla, Co. Clare on the 20th of February at 7:30 pm. Also a reminder that membership in now due so you can still receive An Beachaire the Irish beekeeper magazine. On sale tonight will be 10kg bags… Continue reading Swarm Control = Honey Production

Beginner’s course starts Wednesday 1st March at 7:00 pm in the University of Limerick. The course lasts six weeks, meeting each Wednesday and covering the following topics. Week 1   Dr John Breen – Honeybees. Week 2   Life-cycle of the bee, biology and foraging. Week 3   Frank Considine – The beehive. Week 4   The beekeeping year.… Continue reading Banner Beekeepers Beginners Course

This Monday 30th of January at 7:30 pm Irene Power will be giving a talk on Spring Build Up in Minogues, Tulla, Co Clare, all welcome as usual. A reminder membership is now due if you need to keep up with current affairs.

Next up on Sunday the 18th of December at 1:30 pm is a workshop on Oxalic acid treatment for Varroa in Michael Curran’s Apiary, Clooney, Co. Clare. All welcome. Need to get in touch for more information?  Just click “contact us” on the left hand side of this. If you want to collect treatments on… Continue reading Varroa Workshop Apibioxal (Oxalic acid)

A mead making workshop will be held at Michael Curran’s apiary this Sunday the 16th of October at 1pm. All welcome

Our annual honey show will be held in the Rowan Tree Cafe Bar, Harmony Row, Ennis on October 8th from 9am to 5pm. All entries must be presented for judging to an officer of Banner Beekeepers before 9am on the morning of the show. A full list of the show schedule, rules and regulations have… Continue reading Banner Honey Show