PDBKA Photo Archive
Excursion to Slovenia: August / September
Hive Geometrix Exhibition: May – July
Pop-up Shop
School Project
Bee Hotel Workshop
Gardeners Question Time
Bees in action
Introduction to Beekeeping Course: July
New Year Lunch
Magical entertainment at the New Year Lunch
Working out how to make a Bee Hotel at Temple Sowerby Primary School September 2021
A proud owner of the Bee Hotel he has just made. Pupil at Temple Sowerby Primary School Sept 2021
Bee Hotels hanging in the Bee Friendly Garden at Temple Sowerby Primary School October 2021
Frame making 2021
Learning how to light smokers on the Introducing Beekeeping Course July 2021
Celebrating the 100th Member to join in 2021. Roz Corbett holding her presentation hive tool
Alison Andreassen being presented with the Crosby Ravensworth Cup by PBKA Patron Dennis Chambers.
Honey Extraction: September 2020
Richard scraping together the wax cappings at the honey extraction session. Trying hard not to get in a sticky mess!
50 jars of honey were produced.
Becky with the Crosby Ravensworth Cup
her award for outstanding support to the management of the apriay at Acorn Bank.
Encaustic Art session
Scot Mid Cooperative charity event
BBKA BAC Award
Alison receiving her award
PDBKA’s Tasty Buzz stall
Acorn Bank Agust 2019
Westmorland Dales Show
Calor Rural Community Fund
Thank you to Calor
Temple Sowerby Primary School
Bee Garden is Officially Open
Tebay Primary School Bee Day
Honey Tasting Bee Friendly Flowers Making Honey Drops
Patterdale Primary School Bee Day
Identifying Bee Friendly Flowers and making Bee Masks
Bolton Primary School
Looking at bees in the observation hive
1st Hive inspection 2019
A Training hive Inspection
Oxalic acid by Sublimation demonstration
Frame making to Christmas Music
Installing the Arnia monitoring system
Assembling the Scales
Placing the hive on the scales
Placing the sensors
Viewing the output from the scales via the internet
Honey Extraction
Uncapping the comb ready for the extractor
‘Waxing Lyrical’ Candlemaking workshop at ‘Moorlands Candles’
Kendal BKA members visit Acorn Bank Apiary
Alston Show
PDBKA stand at the Alston show
Larch Cottage Nursery Bee day
PDBKA Stand at Larch Cottage
Eden Food and Farming Festival
Open Apiary visit at Greystoke
Lowther Plant Fair
PDBKA visits Beaconside and Yanwath schools
Introductory course 2018
Beginners on the Introductory Course learning how to deal with a swarm.
BUT they all suddenly flew off. Where did they go!!
First inspection of 2018
Hornet trap making
Making live hornet traps at the branch meeting on 25th March
Chairman making live hornet traps at the branch meeting on 25th March
Extension work appreciation
Richard Backhouse receives a gift for his work on building the extension to the storage shed.
Dennis chambers receives a gift for his work on building the extension to the storage shed.
Greystoke Church Christmas Pageant
Penrith Beekeepers bring a buzz to Greystoke Church.
A demonstration of the Oxalic acid vaporization method
PDBKA apiary managers demonstrating the vaporization method of oxalic acid treatment.
Frame making party
PDBKA members have fun assembling frames for the Summer season (3/12/17)
The Apiary shed extension
Apple Day at Acorn Bank (NT)
Northumberland Honey Company
Penrith Beekeepers and their friends enjoy the presentation and sampling the Sparkling Mead.
Food and Farming Festival
Westmorland Dales Arts and Crafts Fair
Larch Cottage Nurseries Bee Awareness Day
Sally’s Open Apiary
Kirkoswald School Bee Awareness
Introduction to Beekeeping @ Greystoke
BBKA Spring Convention
The entrance to the BBKA Spring Convention
Marmalade Festival 19th March
The PDBKA Stall at the Marmalade Festival
The annual Lunch at the Queens Head Inn
Apple day at Acorn Bank 9th October 2016
Bee Awareness Day at Booths supermarket, Penrith.
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- Children trying the Bee Brain teasers at Booths Penrith
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- The undercover Bee Policeman with a new style of torch.
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- Busy Bees with their Beeswax candles
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- Tasting Honey to guess which flowers the Nectar came from.
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- Popular Bee Brain teaser
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- Welcome table in Booths entrance.
TUDOR BANQUET
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- Welcoming guests
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- Cartmel Shepherd Community Choir
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- Jester at the Tudor Banquet
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- Bringing in the boar’s head
MAKING A SKEP
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- Weaving a skep at Acorn Bank Apple Day
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- Skep weaving in progress
HONEY EXTRACTION
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- Honey frames in the extractor
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- Uncapping the honey cells
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- Learning to uncap
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- Liquid Gold
FAMILY FUN DAY
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- Trying on a bee suit
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- Making a bee mask
APIARY DEVELOPMENT
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- Apiary construction
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- Getting on top of it.
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- The bees arrive
SCHOOL PROGRAMME BEGINS
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- Using an observation hive
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- Children learn to use the by-products of bees.
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- Once upon a time…
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- WOW. Honey is good!
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- Taking a closer look.
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- Learning about where bees live.
