Mar 28, 2011
Since my last podcast, I recorded a couple of webinars about
natural beekeeping in top bar hives, and if you were not able to
catch them at the time, you can find them by going to
biobees.com/webinar
I have just come back from a weekend at Embercombe - a centre in
South Devon that teaches aspects of sustainability to people of all
ages and backgrounds. There was a group of - I think - 15
beekeepers who wanted to learn about natural beekeeping in top bar
hives, and it was great fun to work with them and with Tim and Jess
and the other peope at Embercombe. The weather was warm and sunny
and we were able to go through some of the hives, which had all
come through a very cold winter.
If you are in the UK and have done a year or more of beekeeping,
and now you want to learn more about top bar hives, there is
another opportunity to do an Intermediate course in North Devon
later this year. The course will be over the weekend of the 8th 9th
and 10th of July at Welcombe, near Barnstaple. Anyone interested
should visit the Yarner Trust web site, which is
yarnertrust.org
I will also be doing beginners events at Embercombe and Welcombe
during the summer - take a look at biobees.com/training for
details.
If anyone wants me to run a class in their local area, just drop me
an email - phil@biobees.com - and we can discuss it.
I'm going to play you the snippet of my chat with Dave Williams in
a moment, followed by part of a recording of a song written for me
by a delightful young singer/songwriter named Lara Conley, who I
met one day in my home town when she was busking in the market
square. We get a lot of buskers here, but very few who I would want
to listen to for long. Lara has a lovely voice and I think you will
enjoy the song she I am going to play you. This is actually part of
the draft first version of the song - she will be recording the
final version soon, so think of this as an exclusive preview.
Thanks Mike. I want to do more podcasts as soon as I have caught up with writing. Busy preparing a training course right now, but a couple of interviews lined up.
Really enjoy your Podcasts Phil - a great way to keep updated and educated in all things bees and I really enjoyed Lara Conley's music - look forward to downloading the full version.