{"id":118,"date":"2017-11-17T21:21:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T21:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:50:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\nh2, h3, h4 {color: green;}\n\n.cardshome { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(260px, 1fr)); grid-gap: 10px; align-items: start;}\n.cardhome { border: 1px solid #ba4b1f; padding: 10px; max-width: 260px; height: 270px; overflow: auto; border-radius: 0px; margin: auto; \n}\n\n\n.badge {\n  background-color: red;\n  color: white;\n  padding: 4px 8px;\n  text-align: center;\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n\n\n.red-flash {\n  color: red; font-weight: bold;\n  animation-name: redflash;\n  animation-duration: 1s;\n  animation-iteration-count: infinite;\n}\n\n@keyframes redflash {\n  0%   {color:red; }\n  50%  {color: pink; 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Find a swarm collector.<\/p>\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n    \n<!-- YLAH card -->\n<article class=\"ed-card-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=427\" class=\"ed-card-link\">\n            \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ed-card-image\" title=\"Asian hornet information\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Home-YLAH-2604.png\" alt=\"Vespa velutina, yellow-legged Asian hornet\">\n \n<\/a><div class=\"ed-card-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=427\" class=\"ed-card-link\">\n<h3 class=\"ed-card-title\">Yellow-legged Asian hornet, <i>Vespa velutina<\/i><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"ed-card-description\">Click to find out all about this alien species. Use the Asian Hornet Watch app to report sightings.<\/p>\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<!-- Beginners -->\n<article class=\"ed-card-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=46\" class=\"ed-card-link\">\n            \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ed-card-image\" title=\"Beginners information\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0426-Beginners.png\" alt=\"Beginners\">\n\n<\/a><div class=\"ed-card-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=46\" class=\"ed-card-link\">\n<h3 class=\"ed-card-title\">Next Beginners meeting: Extracting and preparing honey<\/h3>\n\n<table>\n<tbody><tr valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"ed-card-description\">\ud83d\udcc5 <\/td>\n<td class=\"ed-card-description\">Saturday 1st August, 2.30pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"ed-card-description\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pin.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"ed-card-description\">Hunthay apiary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td class=\"ed-card-description\">\ud83d\udc1d&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td class=\"ed-card-description\">Demonstration by Nick Silver.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<!-- Text card - Latest updates -->\n<article class=\"ed-card-container\">\n<div class=\"ed-card-content\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest updates<\/h3>\n\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=412\">Honiton Show documents<\/a>\n<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?p=2621\" type=\"post\" id=\"2621\">I Spy &#8211; 2026<\/a>\n\n<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=251#split\" type=\"post\" id=\"1479\">Splits &#8211; May &#8217;26<\/a>\n\n<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?p=1479\" type=\"post\" id=\"1479\">Bait hives Apr &#8217;26<\/a>\n\n<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?p=8009\" type=\"post\" id=\"8009\">Processing Bee Products<\/a>\n\n<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=46\" type=\"page\" id=\"46\">Summer Programme<\/a>\n\n<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=391\" type=\"page\" id=\"391\">Skep making<\/a><br>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<!-- Quick click -->\n<article class=\"ed-card-container\">\n<div class=\"ed-card-content\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick click to visit:<\/h3>\n\n<p>\n<strong>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=35\">Reports<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<br><strong>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=148\">Contacts<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<br><strong>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=386\">Maps<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<br><strong>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=70\/#buzz-news-letter\">BuzzMail<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<br><strong>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=46\">Next meeting<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<br><strong>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=148\/#facebook\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<br><strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/beesfordevelopment\/ej67q9ryxi-6255496?e=81431f7ead\">Bees for Development &#8211; Inclusive Beekeeping for All<\/a><\/strong>\n\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<!-- Text card - Varroa calculator -->\n<article class=\"ed-card-container\">\n<div class=\"ed-card-content\">\n\n<h3 class=\"red-flash\">New varroa mite calculator<\/h3>\n\n<p>The new, updated varroa mite calculator is super easy to use!<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.varroaresistant.uk\/mite-calculator\/\">\n<strong>Click the link HERE<\/strong><\/a> and put it in your favourites.\n<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.image-container2605 {display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; align-items: center;} \n.card2605 { padding: 5px; display: inline-block; } \n.card2605 > p { font-size: small; color: green; text-align: center;} \n.card2605 > img {border-radius: 5px; }\n\n<\/style>\n\n<h2>2026 Beginners first brood inspection<\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-container2605\">\n\n<div class=\"card2605\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Inspecting brood\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beginners-26-1.png\" alt=\"Inspecting brood\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\">\n<p style=\"max-width: 200px;\">Inspecting brood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card2605\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Possible problem\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beginners-26-2.png\" alt=\"Possible problem\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\">\n<p style=\"max-width: 200px;\">Possible problem<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card2605\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Good pattern\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beginners-26-3.png\" alt=\"Good pattern\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\">\n<p style=\"max-width: 200px;\">Good pattern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card2605\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Healthy brood\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beginners-26-4.png\" alt=\"Healthy brood\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\">\n<p style=\"max-width: 200px;\">Healthy brood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"split\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple method of Queen Rearing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make a split with a nuc box or &#8216;Something for nothing&#8217;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These notes where used at the recent Improvers meeting. It really is very easy. Why don&#8217;t you try it your self?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-duotone-rgb01280-rgb255239213-1\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Split-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13833\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Slide 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-duotone-rgb01280-rgb255239213-2\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Split-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13834\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Slide 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-duotone-unset-3\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Split-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13835\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Slide 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-duotone-rgb01280-rgb255239213-4\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Split-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13836\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Slide 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-duotone-rgb01280-rgb255239213-5\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Split-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13837\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Slide 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NEW BBKA WEBSITE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bbkaletter\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BBKA Website<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbka.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbka.org.uk\/<\/strong><\/a>)<br>A new BBKA website will go live next week (week beginning 1st December). The updated site is designed to offer improved navigation and engaging content for the general public seeking information on honey bees, beekeeping, the Yellow-legged Asian Hornet and honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve also streamlined how you access member-only information. The dedicated <strong>\u2018Beekeepers\u2019<\/strong> area on the old website has now been retired, and all member exclusive resources have been relocated to our learning platform. This change ensures that materials are securely available to members only, as the new website itself does not support restricted access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BBKA Learning Online (Member Hub)<\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.bbka.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/learning.bbka.org.uk\/<\/a><\/strong>)<br>The learning platform will be renamed <strong>\u2018BBKA Member Hub\u2019<\/strong> to coincide with the launch of the new redesigned website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registered, Partner, School, Junior and Honorary Members can access the \u2018Member Hub\u2019 using their membership number and postcode and it will remain the main platform for beekeeping resources and training materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are currently nine main sections on the Member Hub:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Latest News and Events:<\/strong> Calendar of Events (including Association events), Monthly Highlights, Summary of New Content and Member Feedback Form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Resources for Members:<\/strong> Wide selection of resources and learning blocks covering all topics including Beekeeper Training (includes GH26), Honey &amp; Hive Products, Module Study, The Beekeeping Year and Zoom Talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yellow-legged Asian Hornet:<\/strong> Information for YLAH Teams &amp; Awareness Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exams &amp; Assessments:<\/strong> General Exam Information, Syllabi &amp; Information Packs, Reading Lists &amp; Module Past Papers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Resources for Association Officers:<\/strong> Training resources for use by Associations. Please note this section is only accessible by Association Officers using a previously supplied password (enrolment key).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BBKA News Magazine Archive:<\/strong> Digital copies of BBKA News going back to 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Correspondence Courses:<\/strong> Paid courses with an assigned tutor, offered in six-month blocks which need to be purchased via the website shop. Free of charge module study units (without an assigned tutor) are available under \u2018Resources for Members\u2019 at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Association Area: <\/strong>Information shared by Associations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Admin &amp; Compliance:<\/strong> ADM Documents, Association Resources, Insurance Documents, Polices &amp; Risk Assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If members experience problems logging into the Member Hub or need additional help, they should email bbka@bbka.org.uk or call 024 7669 6679.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kind regards,<br>Diane Drinkwater<br>BBKA Chair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script>\nconst scrollToTop = () => {\n\nwindow.scroll({\n    top: 0, \n    left: 0, \n    behavior: 'smooth' \n});\n};\n<\/script>\n<input type=\"button\" value=\"Scroll to top\" onclick=\"scrollToTop()\">\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Sub-pages:<\/mark> \u2502 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=17\">Welcome<\/a> \u2502 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=35\">Reports<\/a> \u2502 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=148\">Contacts<\/a> \u2502 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=150\">Links<\/a> \u2502 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastdevonbk.co.uk\/?page_id=427\">Yellow-legged Asian hornet<\/a> \u2502<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a9 2026 East Devon Beekeepers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queen marking colour for 2026 &#8211; <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0000ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:#abb8c3\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"><strong>White<\/strong> <\/mark><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International queen marking colour code: <br>Years ending 1 or 6 are <mark style=\"background-color:#abb8c3\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"> <strong>White<\/strong> <\/mark>, 2 or 7 are <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\"><strong>Yellow<\/strong><\/mark>, 3 or 8 are <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Red<\/strong><\/mark>, 4 or 9 are <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Green<\/mark><\/strong>, 5 or 0 are <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0000ff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Blue<\/mark><\/strong><br>Remember with the mnemonic Why You Rear Good Bees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome&nbsp;to East&nbsp;Devon&nbsp;Beekeepers Sub-pages: \u2502 Welcome \u2502 Reports \u2502 Contacts \u2502 Links \u2502 Yellow-legged Asian hornet \u2502 Honeybee swarm information Click for help with honeybee swarms. 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