Click here to read about the Westbury Bee group in a lovely blogpost by Helen & Douglas House!
In June, a group of the siblings joined Rosa and Laura from the Siblings Team, and Westbury Bee Group at Westbury Arts Centre in Milton Keynes for a buzzing sunny day of beekeeping….
WE HAVE HONEY FOR SALE – But only a limited number of jars!
Our Westbury bees have been busy collecting nectar all spring and we have now spun our first honey for the year.
We have a limited amount available for sale at £9 per 454g jar. You are also able to purchase honeycomb tubs for £12. Phone 07885 268500 to collect.
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Our first ever HONEY SHOW is to take place during the HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 7-8 september 2024. Westbury Arts Centre is taking part in the Heritage Open Days…
There will be information about honeybees, beekeeping, courses, workshops, candle making and honey tasting as well as a stall selling local honey and bee related goods.
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Our 2024 Bee course has started!
The yearly course started on the 17th of April and will run throughout the Bee season.
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21st February 7pm – 9pm Beekeeping expert Mike Bensley and Westbury Bee Group will provide a fascinating insight into the life of a honey bee. You will be provided with information about the life of a honey bee, as well as what happens within a hive and the division…
HONEY CAKE BAKING COMPETITION!
CALLING MASTER BAKERS AND BAKING LOVERS OF ALL AGES – Get cracking those eggs and show us your best traditional Honey Cake baking.
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SAVE THE DATE – We are already planning BEE FEST 2024…
We are pleased to announce that the mayor of Milton Keynes will be opening the Beefest at 11am on Saturday 27th July! 27 – 28 of July is a Weekend to take note of in the diary. it is easy to find us at Westbury art centre and festivities are open from 11am in the…
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OVER 250 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR BEE FEST – WBG’s yearly festival turned into a great success. This year our Bee Fest was opened by the Milton Keynes Mayor and Mayoress. They both showed great interest in our bees and honey production; so much so they even attended one of our honey extractions at a later…
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THE JAMES DUFFY SHIELD FOR BEST HONEY IN SHOW – The WBG are very grateful to Joe Little for presenting the shield dedicated to his great uncle. The Westbury Bee Group were pleased to be presented recently with a shield which will hold the names of each winner of Best Honey in Show at their…
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In August we collected the supers that were full of capped honey. This was our 4th and final extraction of 2023. All of this year’s bee-keeping course students have been able to attend at least one extraction. Our teacher and expert Mike Bensley shows us the techniques and then we all work together to extract…
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THERE WAS GREAT EXCITEMENT FOR THE WESTBURY BEE GROUP ON SATURDAY when Joe Little of Tesco – and an artist at the Westbury Arts Centre – presented Mike Bensley, our group leader, with two junior bee suits!
