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photo, CornflowerCornflower (Centaurea cyanus).
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Cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, provides both nectar and pollen in late summer.

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Save Our Swarm billboard
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World's first billboard 'written entirely by bees' - in Devon
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Welcome to the Devon Beekeepers Associationlogo, DBKA

Our aim is to promote and further the craft of beekeeping and to advance the education of the public in the importance of honeybees in the environment.

We plan to achieve this with our eleven Branch Associations by:

  • Promoting and supporting good beekeeping practice.
  • Educating with courses, lectures and study.
  • Collaborating with organisations such as the Devon Apicultural Research Group and the National Bee Unit.
  • Ensuring that the latest information, underpinned by research, is available for all our members through the Devon 'Beekeeping' journal and our website.

As part of the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) our members enjoy a range of benefits including - BBKA News, Insurance and much more.

Many of us are now considering how we can live more sustainably. There is a growing interest in where our food comes from and the key part in which bees play. The health of our bees has a direct impact on our own wellbeing so it is vital that we care for them properly.

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Bumblebee Conservation Trust awarded £49,000 from National Lottery

 

Bumblebee Conservation Trust awarded £49,000 from National Lottery
Lotterygoodcauses - September 8, 2010
Best Environmental Project. In the last 70 years, two bumblebee species have become nationally extinct and many others have declined dramatically. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was founded in 2006 to raise awareness of what Director Dr Ben Darvill calls, “the plight of the bumblebee”. Set up with Lottery funding, which was used to cover running and staff costs, the Trust has grown rapidly. It now has over 6,000 members and its message has reached about 10 million people, Ben estimates, through extensive media coverage and direct outreach work.
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Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Bumblebee Conservation Trust

New Bee Book published, called ... 'The Bee Book'

The Bee Book (September 20, 2010)
By Ann Cliff
Publisher: Aird Books (Au)
ISBN-10: 0947214607

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The Bee Book

Beekeeping in the USA
and the problems/opportunities that now exist

Erika Decker in the avocado groves
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October 26, 2010
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Kenton Village Hall, Kenton EX6 8JA
All members of Devon Beekeepers Association are invited. Please book your free ticket with   secretary@exeterbees.org.uk.
There will be a small charge for refreshments.
With beekeepers: Klaus Koepfli and Erika Decker (US)
www.klausesbees.com

Organised through the Exeter Branch of DBKA
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Klaus Koepfli of
www.klausesbees.com

 

 

  
 

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