So what do you do if you have an excess of beeswax? Pauline Aslin who now has 17 hives decided to find ways of putting it to good use by making different products based on the wax. In addition to her talk about her bees she showed us how to make lipbalm and each member present was given their own to take home. Members were also entertained by a suitable beekeeping poem and several have asked for copies so here it is:-
When Mrs Gorm, Aunt Eloise
Was stung to death by savage bees
Her husband, Prebendary Gorm
Put on his veil and took the swarm.
He's publishing a book next May
On how to make beekeeping pay!
Next month is the AGM which will be followed by an Apple Social. If you have your own apple trees and know the varitety please bring a labelled apple along. The meeting is at Rushden on Thursday 16th October 2008.
Thursday, 18 September 2008
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