In a beehive the honey is collected in a box called a super, named because it sits on top of the brood chamber.
At the beginning of April it’s time to put the supers onto the brood chambers, initially one per hive.
This first super sits on a Queen excluder which prevents the Queen moving into the super and laying eggs there.
Hagley & Stourbridge Beekeepers' Association promote and support beekeepers in the area though training courses, mentoring and we run a training apiary at Iverley.
Hagley & Stourbridge Beekeepers is part of Worcestershire Beekeepers' Association which in turn is part of the British Beekeepers' Association.
No one knows when we started because all our records were lost in 1998, we believe it was sometime in the 19th century.
Our aim is to buy a fragment of land in the area with vehicle access and nearby parking for up to ten cars, where we can establish a permanent teaching apiary with storage for our equipment.
