Events
October 2019
October 2019, Winter Meeting
Chris Park – Mead, Metheglin & Medicine YOU are ALL welcome, whatever your level of beekeeping experience! Please feel free to bring along your friends, family and other beekeepers as well. The doors will open at 7 pm for a 7.30 pm start. We would welcome your help in setting up…
- Date: 18th October 2019
- Timing: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke.
November 2019
November 2019, Winter Meeting
Marcus Dancer from Marcus Dancer Plants in Fordingbridge ‘Scented Plants Throughout the Year’ Marcus’s presentation will include plenty of colour photos and real plants. There will be an opportunity to buy some of his lovely plants as well. YOU are ALL welcome, whatever your level of beekeeping experience! Please feel…
- Date: 15th November 2019
- Timing: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke.
December 2019
December 2019, Xmas Social
Savoury and Sweet Refreshments will be available throughout the evening, and a choice of Tea/Coffee and Red/White Wine, plus a selection of Soft Drinks. If you have any particular dietary requirements, please email events@basingstokebees.co.uk at least 48 hours before the event. Grand Raffle where the 1st prize will be a Package…
- Date: 13th December 2019
- Timing: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke.
January 2020
January 2020, Winter Meeting
Debbie Burton – Making a Living from keeping Bees YOU are ALL welcome, whatever your level of beekeeping experience! Please feel free to bring along your friends, family and other beekeepers as well. The doors will open at 7 pm for a 7.30 pm start. We would welcome your help in…
- Date: 17th January 2020
- Timing: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke.
February 2020
February 2020, AGM
There will be the usual refreshments before and after the AGM, the aim is to keep the meeting as short as feasible. If you feel you would like to become more involved with the club, please contact the secretary by email.
- Date: 28th February 2020
- Timing: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke.
March 2020
CANCELLED March 2020, Winter Meeting
CANCELLED Nigel Semmence talk has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation and latest Government measures. We hope to rearrange Nigel’s talk for later in the year.
- Date: 20th March 2020
- Timing: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke.
November 2021
November 2021 Winter Meeting
Brian Herbert from Alton will be talking about Integrated Swarm Management. Brian is a member of Petersfield BKA and last came to talk to us in Basingstoke 8 years ago. He’s scheduled to speak at the 2022 BBKA Spring Convention. Here’s a brief synopsis of Brian’s talk: “A few years…
- Date: 19th November 2021
- Timing: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke.
February 2022
February 2022 Winter Meeting
Our speaker this month will be Jean Frost who is the Education Officer for Hampshire Beekeepers Association and the Training Officer for Meon Valley BKA. Jean is also an Associate Member of Basingstoke and District BKA and she will be talking about “Pollen, an essential part of a bee’s diet” If…
- Date: 25th February 2022
- Timing: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke.
March 2022
March 2022 AGM
At our AGM there will be the usual refreshments before and after the meeting, with the aim of keeping the business of the meeting as short as feasible.
- Date: 18th March 2022
- Timing: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke.
April 2022
April 2022 Winter Meeting
James Donaldson, the Secretary of Fleet BKA will be joining us on Friday 22nd April to give a talk on the Microscopic Examination of Bee Anatomy, with particular emphasis on the head of the honey bee.
- Date: 22nd April 2022
- Timing: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
- Address: Kiln Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke.