Black Honeybees Rediscovered

Lovely piece from today's online Guardian

Black honeybees rediscovered in Britain

Native black honeybees, previously thought all but extinct in the UK, are better suited to surviving the British climate and could hold the key to reversing colony collapse

Read the full story here.

Pic from Bibba, via the Guardian Website

Sunday Meeting Postponed

At last the sun has come out!

Unfortunately, we're going to have to postpone Sunday's meetup, but I'm really keen that we get together as soon as possible. I've created a doodle (link below) for a visit to the farm to sort out the hive and get everything ready for the summer. I've put lots of dates to make it as open to as many people as possible.

http://www.doodle.com/utmzn9uz9kkaz3ci

Please do let me know if you have any trouble with the link, or have any questions at all.

Happy Easter from Norwich Community Bees

Happy Easter to you all!

The weather is starting to warm up now, and Norwich Community Bees is starting to think about hives and swarms for this summer.

Our next meeting is this Sunday, 15th April, from 11.00 up at the Norwich Farmshare site. If you'd like to come along, please let me know, or fill in the doodle here:

http://doodle.com/zgy6mvk7xa5fvw3y

We'll be sorting out the hive and getting everything ready for the summer.

If you would like to join Norwich Community Bees as a paid-up member, please let me know. Our bank account accepts electronic payments, or I'm happy to take cash or cheques on 15th if you're able to come along. I'll bring some membership certificates, and full membership gives you a share in any of the fine products that the bees might make to share with us.