The AGM is our biggest event of the year. We review the year just gone and plans for the year to come. There is always a talk on a bee/beekeeping related subject, usually from a renowned external speaker and plenty of opportunity to meet other members and discuss our beekeeping highlights and lowlights of the past and plans for the future. We typically hold our main trading event at the same time so members can collect the goods they have pre-ordered via our Bulk Purchase Scheme.
Full details will be published and circulated to members closer to the time.
Our regular January Training Day aims to cover topics of interest to beekeepers of all levels – beginner, intermediate or experienced, all will gain something from this day. It is a chance to learn and an opportunity to meet and mingle with other beekeepers.
Doors open 10am for a 10.30 start and we aim to finish by 4pm.
Tea, coffee and biscuits provided but do bring your own packed lunch.
Programme:
10.00 Doors open.
10.30 Alternative methods of swarm control – Wally Thrale & Colin Hall.
11.15 Pests – we thought varroa was bad – John Macdougall.
12.15 Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet Update – Phill Howes.
12.30 Lunch – Please bring your own.
13.30 Finding and Improving your Queens – Gill Brewer.
Our annual Honey Show, run to National Honey Show rules, is where beekeepers and others submit their honey, wax items, cookery and craft items related to bees and beekeeping for judging by experienced judges, with rosettes and trophies awarded to winners. There are entry classes not only for our members but also for other beekeepers and the public. See here for details.
Our Honey Festival (11am to 4pm) is a fun day for all with stalls and talks throughout the day. Tasting and sales of local honey are always popular. There will be live bees on display, facepainting, apple pressing, candle rolling and more. Talks will include “The Secret Life of Bees”, “Mead Making”, “So You Want To Be A Beekeeper” and “Gardening For Bees”.
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.
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
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