Baldragon Academy

Pupils at Baldragon Academy in Dundee have been learning about beekeeping as part of a new project.

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Dundee pupils buzzing as honey goes on sale in city shop

August 2023: We are pleased to announce that we have been accepted to teach National Progression Award level 5 (NPA 5) for Beekeeping.

https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/80504.html

Anita Long visits the Baldragon Academy Apiary on 24th July 2023

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Anita's family has a sheep farm in Tasmania and when Anita was introduced to beekeeping she loved it. But her instinct was to pass on the joy of beekeeping to the younger generations.

Anita is the Founder and President of Tasmanian Junior Beekeepers, a not-for-profit organisation which was formed in 2017 as a way of giving children access to free beekeeping in a safe and inclusive environment.

Anita was awarded a 2020 Churchill Fellowship to investigate development programmes for young beekeepers scalable to an Australian context. With this, Anita was given the opportunity to travel and spread the word and importantly learn what other nations are doing. Anita is traveling with her family for this purpose and has visited Poland, The Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, The Netherlands, England and Scotland.

We were absolutely delighted to invite and meet Anita, and her family, where we could hear from Anita about her experiences and endeavours, show Anita our bees and share the story of our association and realise we have similar aims.

https://tasmaniantimes.com/2023/05/anita-long-studying-beekeeper-programs-in-europe/

Our very best wishes to Anita Long and her family. We look forward to getting updates on your research.

UPDATE - See the attached report from Anita:

Anita's Project Report

Winner of the Cat 4 Environment and Sustainable Dundee City Council Award

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Honey Processing 2023

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Amelia and Lilly receiving an award for their contribution to #baldragongrows which includes beekeeping, gardening and drystone walling.

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The school dream team and making up shallow frames

Some of the Participants attending the Baldragon Academy Beginners' Course 2023

Participation in the 2022

SBA Annual Convention.

"We had a very busy, exciting day at the Honey competition. We were very warmly welcomed to the show by a number of committee members and they provided delicious food for us. We were invited to informative lectures where myself and the pupils learned about a variety of topics from some special people, we were particularly excited by the research done on bees behaviour and watching the video clips of their reactions, it was spectacular. The competition was very exciting as we managed to place with our posters and honeycomb. Special mention to our own Joshua who placed with his delicious chutney. We were given hints and tips for next year by judges so are able to improve in some categories. It was a very wholesome and exciting day, both myself and the pupils cant wait for next year already!"

Megan Scott

The Scottish National Honey Show 2022

BBA Members & Baldragon Academy Pupils exhibited

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Harvest Festival 06 October 2022

Setting up the BBA stall

An Inspection in July 2022

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Pupils present Head Teacher with their 1st Frame of Honey.

June 2022

Beginners' Practical Session in the Bee Shed

Opening the hive and inspecting the colony

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Our Facilities

Baldragon Facilities

Classrooms as required; Conference Room supporting online presentations; Bee shed complete with 3 colonies of local bees housed in national hives (hives made at Baldragon); Changing room shed for bee suits + beekeeping equipment.

Accent on Teaching

To Inspire and encourage pupils, teachers, and the general public about all things concerning the honeybee.

Friendly support

The Baldragon Beekeepers Association may be contacted to advise, and assist if appropriate, and answer all your beekeeping questions.

Practical & Theory

We have the facilities and breadth of knowledge and experience to support you in becoming a fully rounded beekeeper or simply for you to appreciate the world of the honeybee.