Hi all,

Just to remind you that the first Training meeting for beginners studying for the ‘Preliminary Examination’ will be held at the Convent of Mercy, Ardee at 7.30pm on Wednesday the 1^st of Feburary.

There are two people giving this course; Sr. Catherine Duffy and Eoghan Mc Giolla Coda.

There were 42 people who expressed an interest to do the training course and there was also an extra 20 new people who turned up at the public information night. I do not know how many will turn up next Wednesday but it would seem that we will have at least forty new people. Consequently we will hold two classes; one in Ardee and one in Dunleer. The decision which class you will attend will be decided on the night.

Finally not everyone has an email address so please pass on the above information to your new beekeeping friends.

Good luck,

Tom Shaw

Secretary of the Louth Beekeepers Association.

Welcome all to the new web-site.

As you can see there are a lot of changes happening.

We will be gradually updating the site, page by page.

• Firstly we will be setting up a monthly bee advice page (exclusive to members of the site) for 2012 and onwards.

• We will also be setting up a gallery of LBK events and activities.

• Thirdly we will be setting up an FAQ system where you may post your questions to us, and we will answer them publicly on the web-site.

It is important to note that by setting up on an account, you'll be given full access to all material as it is uploaded (and anyway, it's free!) :)

Regards,

Martin.

The meeting will be held as follows:-

Date: -        Thursday 19th January 2012

Time: -       7:00 pm to 9:00pm

Location: - Teagasc Centre, Dublin Road, Dundalk, next door to Meehan’s Garage, Toyota Dealers Dublin Road.

Stephen McMullen will give a talk on “

“I plan to talk on hive location, people and livestock safety, personal equipment and safety, the hive and bee records.

(Stephen at 16 is one of the youngest beekeepers in Ireland)

See you there

Tom Shaw

Secretary County Louth Beekeepers Association.

There will be an information meeting for potential new beekeepers on January the 19th, 2012. It will be hosted in the Teagasc Centre, Dundalk at 7pm till 9pm..

There will be an information talk given and refreshments will be served afterwards. Come with your questions and we'll be more than happy to accommodate you.