11, Aug 2017 | Club Activities
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...
16, May 2017 | Club Activities
Gormanston 2017 goes from Sunday 30th of July to Friday 4th of August. We have attached the program of events to this page. Our Events Coordinator, Mary Wall, has organised a bus to take us to Gormanston on Wednesday 2nd of August for the big day of the week. We will...
23, Apr 2017 | Club Activities
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. This workshop was awaited with great anticipation because Jim had been with...
27, Feb 2017 | Club Activities
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...
2, Feb 2017 | Club Activities
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. The workshop will be on at the Tribes Clubhouse...
30, Jan 2017 | Club Activities
We have a new workshop 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...