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2023 Honey Show Results

A message from the Honey Show secretary, Sue Lang:

“Thank you to everyone who entered/helped at the Honey Show and Festival on Saturday 7th October at The Discovery Centre, Luton.
It was a brilliant day, lots of great quality entries for the honey show, and lots of people through doors for the festival. The stalls were swamped and all the honey was sold. There was also great interest in the Yellow Legged Asian Hornet stand. This event is only successful because of all the people who give up their time to support the association, so Thank You again.

I’m very pleased to report that Bedfordshire came 2nd this year in the Federation Cup, hosted by the National Honey Show. Thanks to the class winners at Bedfordshire’s honey show, who kindly allowed their winning entries to be put forward (Wally Thrale, Phil Archer, Caroline Luxford, Sue Lang)”

Results and Placings

Trophies and Awards

National Honey Show Federation Cup Beds entries and places

The 2023 Honey Show was managed using the following:

Honey Show Schedule 2023 – details and description of entry classes

Rules for 2023 – please make sure you follow these rules to ensure that all your hard work is judged!

Labelling Exhibits – details of how to label your exhibits

Recipes – these are the recipes that should be used for our show (note they are not the National Honey Show recipes)

Awards for 2023 – details of the awards given for various classes

Beds BKA Honey Show Entry Form 2023 – all entries must be received by midnight 1st October 2023

 

Events Members Only

Improvers Training Day

Although aimed at intermediate beekeepers, new and more experienced beekeepers are more than welcome, too. Everyone will gain something from this day.  A chance to learn and an opportunity to meet and mingle with other beekeepers. Doors open 10.00 am for a 10.30 start and we aim to finish by 4.00 pm.

Vegetable soup and a roll for lunch (bring your own bowl/mug and spoon for the soup). Tea, coffee and biscuits.

Register for the event here (price £5).

Contacts:

Wally Thrale, 01767 225846, w.thrale@ntlworld.com

John Macdougall, 01462 432410, john_macdougall@btinternet.com

Events Members Only

Healthy Bees Day with the NBU Bee Inspectors

This is an event that all beekeeping members should attend to learn about, or refresh your knowledge on, bee pests and diseases. Even if you have attended previous similar events, you should not miss the opportunity to update your knowledge and ability to recognise exotic pests and devastating diseases. Seeing EFB and AFB infected combs at first hand so you can recognise them is so important to us all. Put the date in your diary.

The day will include:

  • Latest information on exotic pests – Asian Hornet and Small Hive Beetle
  • Latest information on permitted varroacides and varroa management
  • Comb Workshop – examination of real infected comb (including the reportable diseases AFB and EFB)
  • Inspectors demonstrating an apiary hive health inspection – how to do a thorough disease inspection

You can register for this event here.

Events Members Only

Annual General Meeting

The AGM will be held at Flitwick Village Hall on Saturday 25th  February. 

The day will run as follows:

10am                    Trading; Tea and Coffee

11am                     AGM commences

12.30pm               Lunch; Tea and Coffee, Trading

2pm                      Talk by Margaret Murdin “Communication in Honey Bees”

3pm                      Trading; Tea and Coffee

4pm                      Event closes

 During trading there will also be several stalls including:

  1. Bees Abroad with a raffle to support this charity (if you can please bring a prize donation)
  2. Bee 1st (our local beekeeping equipment supplier)
  3. Second hand equipment (members can bring items to sell, labelled with name and price)
  4. Association library
  5. Association notecards
  6. Membership subscription/renewal (only paid up members can vote at the AGM)

Please bring along a packed lunch, otherwise Tesco is close by for you to purchase food. We would also ask you to bring along your own mug or keep-cup if you have one. Teas and coffees will be available at different points throughout the day.

Finally, there will also be centenary birthday cake for you to sing to and of course enjoy. If you can bring a long a cake to share, that would be much appreciated.

There’s no need to book a ticket. 

Any questions please contact secretary@bedsbka.com.

Events Members Only Training Event

Members Training Day, Saturday 28th January, Flitwick

For Beds BKA members only.

Although aimed at intermediate beekeepers, new and more experienced beekeepers are more than welcome, too. Everyone will gain something from this day.  It’s a chance to learn and an opportunity to meet and mingle with other beekeepers. We are planning to serve a light lunch (soup and roll) and refreshments (tea and coffee). Put the date in your diary and register for the event here (price £5).