This month's talk by Stephen Fleming is entitled "The Magic and Mystery of Drone Congregation Areas”. Fascinated by the idea of drone congregation areas (DCAs), Stephen Fleming set out to try to find one. By accidentally ignoring the books, he was very lucky to find one within an hour. Since […]
A very timely talk by Jenny Morgan - "Preparing for Spring and starting the Season” - which will explain what to look for when you first open the hive up in Spring. Disease checks and other things to look out for at that first inspection, plus cleaning equipment and methods […]
A talk by Andy Willis entitled "Wax Purification”. This will be an ideal opportunity to find out how to process Bees Wax, whether it's for trading in against new foundation or getting wax up to show standards and for candle making. The processes Andy has developed over the years takes […]
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A timely talk by Christine Coulsting on "Swarming - Prevention and Control".
Our first evening meeting is this Friday 20th September where Andy Barnes-Willis will be speaking about "Bees and Plants”. Andy is from Southampton Beekeepers and is well known for his talks on processing beeswax, having won numerous prizes at shows for his candles including firsts at the National Honey Show. […]
Well timed for the colder weather, Steve Delo will be talking about "Mead & Other Honey Brews” with samples to try afterwards. Steve started making mead during lock-down when, with a bumper stock of honey and time on his hands, he explored brewing as a past-time. Initially experimenting with traditional […]
Our speaker this month is Christine Coulsting, who will be giving a talk entitled "All things Queens”. Christine is a Master Beekeeper from Romsey Beekeepers and is a BBKA Assessor. The talk will cover various aspects of the queen including her role, when and how queens are produced and how […]
Our own David Holloway will be talking about his work with Bees Abroad following his trip to Uganda this summer. David Holloway is one of the Partnership Managers for Bees Abroad and looks after one of the larger groups of beekeepers in the Rwenzori Mountains in Western Uganda. Working with […]
This month's talk will be given by James Donaldson entitled "What’s that Bit for?” James Donaldson has been a beekeeper since 2005 and looks after around 15 colonies in North East Hampshire. He is a Master Beekeeper and holds the Microscopy certificate. He is the Secretary and a Trustee of […]