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Leicestershire and Rutland Beekeepers Association
Registered Charity No:- 510678

Brooksby Apiary belonging to L&RBKA


We are fortunate in having a superb apiary at Brooksby bee yard (between Leicester and Melton Mowbray). Our facilities are extensive and of high quality:-

General view of the Brooksby Apiary, photo Dave Cushman General view of the Brooksby Apiary, photo Dave Cushman

Demonstration in Progress, photo Graham Law Demonstrations of all types of beekeeping manipulations and techniques, including certificated courses graded for

'Beginners',

'Improvers',

'Queen Rearing'

'Instrumental Insemination'.

Experiments are carried out.

Here we can see a swarm, complete with twigs, in a purpose built observation hive. Much interest and fascination was shown by visitors to the apiary and at shows where the hive was exhibited.

This also enabled the study of the development of a swarm into a full sized colony. 		Swarm in Colony Sized Observation Hive, photo Graham Law

A Swarm of a Different Kind, photo Graham Law

We have lecture facilities which complement the 'hands on' teaching. Here a group relax with coffee whilst discussing what they have just seen and done.

Beginners are able to ask for assistance or more information from other beekeepers with wide ranges of experience. Much discussion occurs about bees and beekeeping methods.

The site has workshop and library facilities (for beekeeping books and videos) and a large mating apiary around the back of the workshop building that is equipped with arrays of posts to hold the mating nucs.

Mating Nuc posts at Brooksby Apiary, photo Dave Cushman

The top of each post is fitted with two compound mitred blocks developed by John Groocock. 		Mating Nuc posts top arrangement, photo Dave Cushman


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