Our new little association Speybeekeepers suffers from very few experienced beekeepers. We have, one year from starting have 28 members and only Drumgerry has more than A couple of hives. Most of us seem to have been at it about 2-3 years. We know of a few experienced beekeepers in the area who have lost their colonies recently and have now given up. It's tough on Gerry as the burden of answering all our questions falls on him. We are trying to get folk enrolled in the basic beekeeping course and we now have funds to bring in speakers but of course beekeepers are busy in summer and don't want to flog up the A9 to speak to us. We certainly don't have mentors for our beginners but we try to support each other if there are problems.
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