Valentine & Chris Hodges - Veesbees

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Great Beekeeping Experience today - thanks to Ciaron Corr for taking the video 🐝

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.. there are worse things to be doing on New Year's Day - Happy New Year 😳

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The introduction to Beekeeping courses province- wide are now open for booking! See the CAFRE short courses website for details - they fill up fast !

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Great morning chatting to the yesr 5-7 pupils and staff at St Anne’s Primary School in Donaghadee. As always a perfect audience 😀

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Great night with Downpatrick Beekeepers - Valentine presenting the OCN Introduction to Beekeeping Certificates - a great group of folk 👍

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@DawnMcCaff Congrats

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@CitImmCanada will you be back up at 6.30?

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It was a super day back in 2014 when Valentine & I met the Queen at Hillsborough Castle, where she fully engaged on the topic of honeybees. A wonderful lady greatly missed by us all.

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@B_J_Sherriff so sorry to hear this - a great man indeed!

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Happy world bee day!! Do our bees a favour and plant some local wild flowers!!

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@Ratto_sni …some of us have to go to the Alps!!!

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@817Lisburn @oc_nireland @arc_sni @aircadets @SNIRAFACMedia @RFCANI Super job 817!

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Today it was all about our bees on the oil seed rape!!!
Oil seed is used as a feed supplement for cattle as it makes butter soft, richer and more creamy.
Honeybees can increase the yield by up to 30% and the plant itself is abundant in both pollen & nectar. Watch out for the clip

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@NTRangerToby @NTmountstewart ...bit early for ours Toby - they are about 3 weeks behind this year!!

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@NTRangerToby @NTmountstewart ..picked up one today on the beach @ Greyabbey !!

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Good luck to the 154 new beekeepers doing their theory exam online this morning!
First step on the road to a fantastic hobby!

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@arc_sni @SgtRafac_Trg @SNIRAFACMedia @rto_sni @Ratto_sni @BrianMcCotter @HetterleyEileen @sni_dofe @IV_SATT @oc_nireland @OC_NEScotWg @SESCOTWING @WScotWgATC Congratulations Christine

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@isabellainuk yes we do - Covid permitting - see https://t.co/etzEdw9d5R 🐝

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Happy to have seen 2 very healthy “Reds” today in Greyabbey - one of the benefits of keeping regular checks on our bees !