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Weather fails to dampen beekeepers' enthusiasm

Some of the Beekeepers from Dromore Beekeepers' Association with their guests from County Louth Beekeepers' Association at the annual barbecue and demonstration at Downshire Primary School, Hillsborough.

Some of the Beekeepers from Dromore Beekeepers' Association with their guests from County Louth Beekeepers' Association at the annual barbecue and demonstration at Downshire Primary School, Hillsborough.

DESPITE a cold and damp day the Beekeepers from Dromore and County Louth enjoyed an excellent demonstration and barbecue recently thanks to the covered play area at Downshire Primary School, Hillsborough.

Mervyn Eddie, Billy Douglas and Gail Orr organised the demonstration, Mervyn and Billy taught the assembled beekeepers how to transplant day old larvae and placed some of them in a larvae transport box where thousands of young worker bees nurtured them to start on their development as queen bees.

The following day Norman Walsh took larvae to those members who had prepared colonies of bees to receive them.

Anne Wilson, with a willing band of helpers, organised and prepared the food; barbecued steak and burgers plus all the trimmings followed by a large selection of sweets.

The guests from Louth were most appreciative of both the demonstration and hospitality and presented gifts to the Dromore Association

Ulster Star
29/06/2007