Author: David Morland

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 to have a lift in Stewart Kerr’s open-topped sports car which made the trip even more enjoyable! We parked our cars near the loch and…

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 order online instead. Sale Days Friday 11th August 1pm-5pm Saturday 12th August 9am-12 noon Last day for ordering online is Tuesday 8th August www.thorne.co.uk 

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 Andrews. The store holds not only all of the items we sell to our members (frames, foundation, jars, fondant and syrup) but also the extractors…

Each March both of our associations (DWFBA and FBA) hold their AGMs, which are a vital part of the year for the associations. They are also a great opportunity for members of the associations to get together for a social evening. In the past the social part of the evening has been either a very…

A little reminder that the deadline for registration onto the 2023 Fife Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping Course is 31st December 2022. As numbers are limited no one will be accepted after that date. If you are interested in joining this course please go to the dedicated page of this website, and follow the link…

For the first time both Fife associations hosted the Scottish Beekeepers conference on 30th September and 1st October, at Kinross Community Campus. Also for the first time the Scottish National Honey Show (SNHS) was part of the conference. I really didn’t know how many exhibits to expect and was very pleased with the response. We…

After a break of two years, due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the Fife Show was finally able to go ahead in May 2022. The event was a ticketed event, which enabled the organisers to gauge the number of people attending and thus ensure there was ample space for a socially distanced event. This didn’t…

Some new beekeepers begin to gain experience at the apiary >

The National Honey Show was held 21st to 23rd November at Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey. There were just over 1400 entries, which is down by about 1000 from 2019, but everyone was delighted to be back and good to catch up socially. My position there is Judges Referee and this involves appointing the judges,…

The Fife Honey Show (which is part of the Fife Flower Show) took place this year, at Leven Parish Church Hall, Durie St, Leven, KY8 4HA, on Saturday 18th September and Sunday 19th September. The aim of the Fife Flower Show is to encourage gardeners in and around Fife and beyond, to exhibit their plants,…