Category: Members Only

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).