Dunsmore Apiary is a small scale honey producer,
focussing on keeping a small number of honey bee colonies very well.
This follows the principle that healthy and
happy bees will produce more honey.
Dave
has been keeping bees
since 2005 and, following four years of study and
examinations, has
achieved the Master Beekeeper qualification.
Master Beekeeper is the
highest possible qualification given by the British Beekeeping
Association
(BBKA). (BBKA
Training Framework)
Our
bees are located in an area called
Dunsmore Heath, near the villages of Ryton on Dunsmore, Stretton on
Dunsmore and Wolston. The bees have access to both the crops in
the farmer's fields and also the flowers in the village gardens.
This means that they have the opportunity to have a multi-floral
diet. This is a more natural situation for them when
compared to colonies which are located in remote rural areas with
only mono-floral forage.