Association Apiary rules, revision September 23
The apiary manager is David Bean shadybean44@hotmail.com or phone: 07795 066099
Any member of the Association may use the apiary if the following criteria have been met.
(a) The member’s subscription must be fully paid by January 1st following the AGM fixing those subscriptions.
(b) A maximum of 4 colonies (at the discretion of the Apiary Manager) can be sited by any one member
(c) The member must have enough Bee Disease Insurance to cover the number of hives located at the apiary
(d) Permission to site bees at the apiary must have been obtained in advance from David Bean
(e)David will provide the member with an agreed location and identification number for their colonies which must be displayed on each hive stand
(f) All colonies sited in the Association Apiary must be registered on Beebase. Confirmation may be requested by the Apiary Manager
It is expected that any member using the Association Apiary should hold the BBKA Basic Certificate or be working towards this qualification.
The member must practice good apiary hygiene, hives will be kept tidy, wax scrapings and debris from the hives will be kept in a bee-tight box or removed from the apiary.
All colonies must be inspected sufficiently frequently to prevent swarming and to determine colony health.
All colonies must be monitored and treated for varroa following current best practice issued by the National Bee Unit. Whist members may undertake ‘treatment free’ beekeeping in their home apiaries this is not allowed at the Association Apiary.
Should any notifiable disease be suspected, the member must immediately inform a Bee Inspector and the Apiary Manager
Hives and equipment surplus to the season’s requirements must be either removed from the apiary or stored in the metal shipping container on site.
Neither the association nor its officers shall be liable for any loss or damage to members’ bees or equipment or expense or injury to the member from the operation of the rules.
The committee may, by a majority decision, require that a member removes bees, hives and equipment from the apiary within 14 days of a notice being served by the Secretary at the member’s last known private address, using recorded delivery. If the terms of the notice are not complied with then the committee reserve the right to remove the bees