Our first winter meeting of the 2023-24 season will feature "Food Safety for the Beekeeper" by Andy Pedley. Andy will deal with the practical side of food safety as it applies to bee keepers, from the hive right through harvest and sale. Andy has been keeping bees for 30 years […]
Andrew Gibb, Master Beekeeper, will be giving a talk entitled "Drones, the weaker sex”. The talk will look at physical aspects of drones, bodily appearance, behavioural aspects and what we know and don’t know about drones - which may surprise you! Andrew is currently a member of the BBKA Examination […]
This month's talk by Celia and David Rudland is entitled "Nucs and their Uses”; a look at the several ways a nuc box can be used in the apiary. The Rudlands began as back-garden beekeepers in 2004 then the hobby grew; they are now bee farmers, running around 300 hives […]
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 […]