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Christening the New Teaching Apiary – Taster Sessions for New Prospective Beekeepers
On Saturday 5th October 20 prospective new beekeepers, who are considering joining the FBA’s new beekeeping course, came to our new teaching apiary for a taster session to gain first […]
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Celebrating Our New Teaching Apiary
Fife Beekeepers Association have recently received a National Lottery grant of £20,000 towards setting up a new bespoke teaching apiary in the East Neuk. As the accompanying photos show, committee […]
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Fife Flower Show
We hope you have had a good harvest this year and that you have saved the best honey for the Fife Flower Show. This year it will be on the […]
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Beekeeping Taster Sessions
We are planning to hold two Beekeeping Taster sessions on Saturday 5th October, for those thinking of taking up this absorbing hobby. This will be an introduction to our six […]
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Fife Beekeepers – Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping Course 2025
OUR NEXT COURSE WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY 2025 The purpose of the course is to educate and make one realise that there is a lot of work involved with looking after […]
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Fife Beekeepers Teaching Apiary January 2024
In 2024 Fife Beekeepers Association are hoping to set up a new teaching apiary on the Balcaskie Estate in east Fife. We plan to document our journey here on the […]
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National Honey Monitoring Scheme Talk January 2024
A big ‘Thank You’ to Dr Jennifer Shelton (molecular ecologist at the UK Centre of Ecology and Hydrology), who gave Fife Beekeepers Association an excellent Zoom lecture in January 2024 […]
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Outing to Murray Macgregor’s Queen Rearing Unit by Janice Furness
On Sunday 2nd July about 25 members of FBA and DWFBA arrived at Murray Macgregor’s queen rearing unit near Blairgowrie. There was lots of car-sharing and I was lucky enough […]
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Thorne of Newburgh Sale
E.H. Thorne of Newburgh are holding a couple of Sale Days in August. They usually have some great discounts, so why not pop over to their shop or you can […]
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Fairmont Stores Clean Up
On a very cold and rainy day in March some of the FBA Committee Members got together to clean out and tidy up the container/store at Fairmont Hotel in St […]