Club Activities – Tribes Beekeepers Association Galway https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com Ar Scáth a Chéile Sun, 13 Feb 2022 17:09:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo-100x100.jpg Club Activities – Tribes Beekeepers Association Galway https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com 32 32 Beeswax Cosmetics Workshop Gallery https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/beeswax-cosmetics-workshop-gallery/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:21:37 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/?p=6171 Some random photos from our Beeswax Cosmetics event held on the 22nd April 2017. A good attendance and as you can see from the photos everyone was very interested in the activities of Jim and Pauline Ryan at the table.  

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]]> Our Apiary Manager Patsy Preparing our Hives for Winter https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/our-apiary-manager-preparing-hives-winter/ Sun, 03 Sep 2017 17:46:43 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/2017/09/03/our-apiary-manager-preparing-hives-winter/ The post Our Apiary Manager Patsy Preparing our Hives for Winter appeared first on Tribes Beekeepers Association Galway.

]]> Claregalway Agricultural Show 2017 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/claregalway-agricultural-show-2017/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:45:09 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/2017/08/21/claregalway-agricultural-show-2017/ The Tribes Beekeepers went to the Claregalway Agricultural Show 2017 this year and they brought some honey with them. They did not go to win, they went to take part and enjoy the day, but they ended up doing very well indeed. Well done to all. Ian Speirs (Club Secretary) First Prize for his cake. […]

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]]> A New Crop of Beekeepers at the Tribes Beekeepers Association 2017 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/new-crop-beekeepers-tribes-beekeepers-association/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 17:07:45 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/2017/08/11/new-crop-beekeepers-tribes-beekeepers-association/ The Tribes Beekeepers Association were very fortunate this year to have a large number of beginners learning the skill of keeping bees. Many of them elected to take the Preliminary Certificate of Proficiency in Beekeeping exam and we had a great success rate for those who took the test. The image above shows a few […]

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]]> Athenry Agricultural Show 2017 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/athenry-agricultural-show-2017/ Mon, 29 May 2017 14:16:33 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/?p=6168 The post Athenry Agricultural Show 2017 appeared first on Tribes Beekeepers Association Galway.

]]> Jim Ryan’s Beeswax Cosmetics Workshop https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/jim-ryans-beeswax-cosmetics-workshop/ Sun, 23 Apr 2017 15:09:26 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/2017/04/23/jim-ryans-beeswax-cosmetics-workshop/ Jim Ryan returned to Tribes Beekeepers Association yesterday by popular demand to demonstrate the skills involved in the production of cosmetics using beeswax with various other raw materials.

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]]> Build Your Own NUC or Buy https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/build-nuc-buy/ Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:35:14 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/2017/02/27/build-nuc-buy/ Seán Duffy shows members Ian Speirs and Gerry Mac Eoin how to quickly make a pinewood NUC from scratch. No tea and cakes today. Straight down to work. Seán, chairman of the Tribes Beekeepers Association, builds his own hives and NUCs and agreed to give a small demonstration to a small group of members at the clubhouse on Saturday.

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]]> Making Cosmetics from Beeswax – How to Make Soap – Lip Balm etc. https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/making-cosmetics-beeswax-soap-lip-balm/ Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:36:36 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/2017/02/02/making-cosmetics-beeswax-soap-lip-balm/ Mr Jim Ryan will demonstrate the art of using honey and beeswax in making fabulous soap, hand balm and lip balm. This is a great way to see how to make these beautiful items and will guide you in creating them yourself.

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]]> Workshop: Record-keeping and Selecting Breeding Queens https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/workshop-record-keeping-selecting-breeding-queens/ Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:25:03 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/2017/01/30/workshop-record-keeping-selecting-breeding-queens/ We have a new workshop on record-keeping and selecting breeding queens coming up on the 21st of February. This workshop will be of interest to all of us as it focuses on record-keeping and the selection of breeding queens.  The Workshop speaker will be Michael Maunsell. Members only. No Fee. Do you keep records of […]

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]]> Beeswax Products – Learn how to make them! https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/beeswax-products-learn-how-to-make-them/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:16:07 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/2015/09/14/beeswax-products-learn-how-to-make-them/ On the day, Jim will begin by showing the participants how to ‘clean’ wax properly. He’ll then go on to teach how to make the above mentioned products and will answer any questions we have along the way.

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]]> Day out at Seán Osbourn’s Farm https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/day-out-at-sean-osbourns-farm/ Mon, 08 Jul 2013 01:58:03 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/?p=611 Yet again, the tribe’s beekeepers had a great day out at Sean Osborn’s farm. The sun was out and the place was buzzing. We all arrived pretty much on time for the 1 pm start as lots wanted to get away to see some match on TV J can you imagine watching TV over playing […]

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]]> The Trip to Ballyhaunis https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/the-trip-to-ballyhaunis/ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:59:48 +0000 https://tribesbeekeepersassociation.com/2013/06/14/the-trip-to-ballyhaunis/ May I take this opportunity to say thanks to Eoghan and John for inviting us to set up this new Bee Club. I have learnt so much with the trip to John’s home and the talk in Flannery’s hotel.

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