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Welcome to the website for Penrith Beekeepers - information and news on beekeeping in the beautiful Penrith and Eden district of Cumbria. If you have any comments,content, photos or wishes for the site please drop me an email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Thanks, Neil Cruickshank

PENRITH BEEKEEPERS 2 DAY BEGINNERS BEEKEEPING COURSE

SAT 16th AND SAT 23rd JUNE 2012 - The best value beekeeping course you will get at £50 per person! Limited places, so book early.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS

Summer Programme of Apiary Visits and Events

Click here to see our summer programme - everyone welcome!

Come along to our informal pub chats! Last Monday of the month..

Next one is Monday 30th April at the Lowther Castle pub, Hackthorpe (on A6 between Shap and Penrith), 7.30pm onwards.

This is in addition to our scheduled winter meetings, details here, and is a chance to have a general chat over a drink, get to know your fellow beekeepers and discuss any subject you like. If you are not a member of Penrith BK but are interested to find out more, then come along too!

Check out the new GALLERY

- if you want to add your own photos, you just need to register here

SWARM ALERT!

If you see a swarm of bees (anywhere in Cumbria), we can help to safely remove them and give them a good home.

Click here for what to do and who to contact.

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 April 2012 16:19

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Dalemain Plant Fair 24th June 2012

The Fair is focusing on the contemporary plight of the honeybee, with an exciting array of nursery stalls and new accessory and food stalls the event will be showcasing bee friendly plants. There will also be bee-keepers giving talks on how to keep hives healthy and an opportunity to see the Dalemain’s very own bee hives set up in the 18th century deer park.

The event is from 10am - 5pm / entry is 6 pounds, which includes entry to the garden, under 16s go free.

More info at the Dalemain website

SICAMM Conference 2012

You may be interested in the SICAMM 2012 conference, the subejct being "Towards a bright future with the dark bee". It will be held from Friday, August 31st to Tuesday, September 4th in Switzerland. The venue is Landquart, a small town in the mountain region of the Grisons (Graubünden), better known as the scenic background for the legendary children's story “Heidi."

For more information please visit: http://www.sicamm.org/NextConf.html

2011 Anual Bee Report from the National Bee Unit

Ian Molyneux from the National Bee Unit (NBU) has published the 2011 report and the disease report for our region.