About us Our Trustees Phillip Rogers I have been a beekeeper for around 8 years. Over this period, I have managed around 30 hives in the Bristol area, comprising both my own bees and the Bristol BKA’s training apiary. There I successfully revised the training programme to cater for the diverse membership ensuring a focus for both beginners as well as more seasoned members. I wrote an article for BBKA news on my experience as the branch apiary manager. Having had EFB, twice, I used the experience again to write an article for BBKA News, conveying the positives associated with foul brood - the wealth of indirect learning from hours of one-to-one time with the RBI over several years. On moving to NI during the pandemic, I had to sell all my bees in Bristol (a vagary of Brexit) and I started again with a single, locally-bought nuc. With my keen interest in queen-rearing I have increased my number of colonies back to 15, which I manage with my daughter. In terms of training, I have completed all the modules, Healthy Bee practical, Microscopy and General Husbandry. I aspire to sit the Advanced Husbandry in 2024. To support my advocacy of locally adapted bees, I am a member of both BIBBA and NIHBS. Email here Link trustee for:Cleveland; Individual Members; Northern Ireland Manage Cookie Preferences