A record of beekeeping events in 2010.
London Bee Summit 2010
Thursday 16th December 2010, 1.45pm- 6.30pm,
Speakers:
- Dr Opi Outhwaite, Greenwich University
- Nick Mole, PAN UK
- Steve Benbow, London Honey Company
- Tim Baker, Charton Manor Primary school
- Heidi Herrmann, Natural Beekeeping Trust
- Nick Fraser, National Trust
- Mike Brown, National Bee Unit
- Elinor McDowall, Bungay Community Bees
- Tim Lovett, British Beekeepers Association
- Karin Courtman, London Beekeepers Association
Branch Christmas and Social Evening [Torbay Branch]
December 14, 2010
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Gerston Christian Centre, Gerston Place, Torquay Road, Paignton
Speaker: Jim Mogridge
Talk and slideshow - Dunsland [Holsworthy Branch]
December 13, 2010
Monday, 7.30 pm at the Stables, Chilsworthy
Click here for directions
Speaker: M Thomas
Plymouth Branch - Christmas Lunch
December 12, 2010
Sunday, 12.30 pm at Boringdon Park Golf Club
A Christmas Quiz [Exeter Branch]
December 9, 2010
Thursday, 7.00 pm at the Half Moon,
Clyst St Mary
Christmas Dinner [Tiverton Branch]
December 8, 2010
Wednesday, 7.00 for 7.30 pm at the Bickleigh Mill
Seasonal Social - sharing beekeeping experiences
December 3, 2010
Friday, 7.30 pm at the Teignbridge District Scout Headquarters, Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot
Click here for directions.
MEETING CANCELLED - but Glyn will be there...
The formal meeting tonight has been cancelled, but Glyn Davies (Master Beekeeper) has kindly volunteered to be at the Scout hut, have a cup of coffee and chat to anyone who is willing to brave the elements. Glyn will have oxalic acid for those who have ordered it and will take orders from anyone else who needs it. The forecast is for rain somewhere between 9pm and 12pm, the result will be black ice on the roads. Please do not venture out if you have to travel on rural ungritted roads.
Overview of Showing in a Honey Show [East Devon Branch]
December 1, 2010
Wednesday, 7.30 pm Kilmington Village Hall, EX14 9JP
Click here for directions
Speaker: Tom Salter
E H Thorne Ltd winter sales
October 9, 2010 - one-day sale at Windsor
October 23, 2010 - one-day sale at Stockbridge
November 20, 2010 - Open day at new premises: Beehive Business Park, Rand, Near Wragby LN8 5NJ.
Online mail order winter sale will start on Monday,
November 29, 2010.
Contact: Gill Smith
E.H. Thorne (Beehives) Ltd, Beehive Works, Wragby, Market Rasen, LN8 5LA
Tel: 01673 858555
Email: sales@thorne.co.uk
Insects and Pollination [North Devon Branch]
November 26, 2010
Friday, 7.30 pm at the Castle Centre, Castle Street, Barnstaple
Speaker: John Breed from the Devon Wildlife Trust
West Dorset Beekeepers' Autumn Convention
November 21, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 am at Loders Village Hall, Loders, Nr Bridport, Dorset DT6 3SA
Speakers: Celia Davis NDB, Dr James Cresswell (University of Exeter), Nigel Semmence (RBI for Southern Region)
Contact Carole Brown
Tel: 01308 456210
Email: secretary@westdorsetbees.org.uk
Read more... (flyer)
www.westdorsetbees.org.uk
AGM and Film Show [Totnes & Kingsbridge Branch]
November 19, 2010
Friday, 7.00 pm
AGM and Question Night [Tiverton Branch]
November 17, 2010
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at Uplowman Village Hall
Click here for directions
Hampshire Bee Convention, 2010
November 13, 2010
Saturday at Barton Peveril College.
Morning: Pam Hunter, respected biologist and beekeeper with a particular interest in the foraging and pollination aspects of bees and Selwyn Wilkins, experienced beekeeper and Commercial and Diagnostic Services Manager at The National Bee Unit, will be sharing with us their knowledge and experience of maintaining healthy bees whilst Margaret Davies and Tom Salter will be judging your Honey & Wax entries and Mary Dartnell your Confectionery.
Afternoon: HBA Honey Show open to view and a series of informal ‘workshops’ on all aspects of beekeeping to attend. With Bee Books New and Old, Compak and Thornes. Further Details: Contact Conference Organizer Janice Roper, 61 Jones Road, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 6AW
Tel: 02380 845875
E-mail: jan.roper@rya-online.net
www.beetalk.org.uk
Branch AGM [Tavistock Branch]
November 12, 2010
Friday, 7.30 pm at the Parish Rooms, Plymouth Road Tavistock PL19 8AU
Branch AGM [Plymouth Branch]
November 11, 2010
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Elburton Village Hall, Plymouth
Branch AGM, followed by discussion on Branch Apiaries [Exeter Branch]
November 11, 2010
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Broadclyst Village Hall
Vanishing of the Bees - free film screening
November 11, 2010
Thursday, 7.00 pm at the Holiday Inn, Plymouth
Around one fifth of UK honey bees were lost in 2008/9. This film provides an eye-opening account of the
shocking truth behind the declining bee population. There will also be an opportunity to sample some Co-operative Fairtrade delights! Click here for more details. Booking is essential.
Contact: Nicola Kelly
Tel: 01884 266892 or
email: membership.sw@co-operative.coop
25 Years of Beekeeping [Torbay Branch]
November 9, 2010.
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Gerston Christian Centre, Torquay Road, Paignton. Click here for directions
Speaker: Richard Ball
Branch AGM [Okehampton Branch]
November 9, 2010
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Whiddon Down Village Hall
Branch AGM and Auction of Beekeeping Equipment [Holsworthy Branch]
November 8, 2010
Monday, 7.30 pm at the Stables, Chilsworthy
Click here for directions
Branch AGM [North Devon Branch]
November 7, 2010
Sunday, 2.00 pm at the Castle Centre, Castle Street, Barnstaple
Branch AGM [Newton Abbot Branch]
November 5, 2010
Friday, 7.30 pm at the Teignbridge District Scout Headquarters, Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot
Click here for directions.
Branch AGM and Social [East Devon Branch]
November 3, 2010
Wednesday, 7.30 pm Kilmington Village Hall, EX14 9JP
Click here for directions
Barnstaple and District Horicultural Society Annual Autumn Show and Honey Show
October 30/31, 2010
Saturday and Sunday, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm at St Johns Garden Centre Barnstaple.
All exhibits judged.
www.stjohnsgardencentre.co.uk
Honey Show [Totnes Branch]
October 30, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm at Totnes Fire Station, Coronation Road, Totnes Devon (near Morrisons).
International classes and beekeepers' lecture convention
at St George's College, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2QS
Beekeeping in the USA [Exeter Branch]
and the problems/opportunities that now exist
October 26, 2010
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Kenton Village Hall, Kenton EX6 8JA
All members of Devon Beekeepers Association are invited. Please book your free ticket with secretary@exeterbees.org.uk.
There will be a small charge for refreshments.
Speakers: Klaus Koepfli and Erika Decker
www.klausesbees.com
Honey Show [Holsworthy]
October 23, 2010
Saturday, 10.00 am at the Methodist Hall, Bodmin Street, Holsworthy, EX22 6BB
Beekeeping My Way [Exeter Branch]
October 21, 2010
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Broadclyst Village Hall
Speaker: David Packham, Seasonal Bee Inspector
Vanishing of the Bees - free film screening
October 21, 2010
Thursday, 7.00 pm at the Central Cinema, Abbey Road, Torquay, TQ2 5NQ
Around one fifth of UK honey bees were lost in 2008/9. This film provides an eye-opening account of the
shocking truth behind the declining bee population. There will also be an opportunity to sample some Co-operative Fairtrade delights! Click here for more details. Booking is essential. Contact: Nicola Kelly
Tel: 01884 266892 or
email: membership.sw@co-operative.coop
Queen Rearing Day [Tiverton Branch]
October 20, 2010
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at Uplowman Village Hall
Click here for directions
Speaker: Ray King
Wax Making Day [North Devon Branch]
October 17, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm at Horestone Apiary
Speaker: Chris Tozer
please bring your own lunch
Honey Show [Newton Abbot Branch]
October 16, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Teignbridge District Scout Headquarters, Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot
Click here for directions.
Refreshments, candle rolling, honey for sale, children's competition and prizes.
Breeding & Improving Devon Honeybee Queens [DBKA]
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at
Kenton Victory Hall, Kenton Hill, Kenton (Nr Exeter)
A one-day seminar to discuss and establish a plan to build up a knowledge base so that a queen breeding programme can be established throughout the county, with a potential beneficial effect on the gene pool and the general health of our honeybees.
Keynote speaker is Ged Marshall, a commercial bee breeder at Oakfield Honey Farm in Buckinghamshire. The farm has about 400 hives, produces about 200 queens for their own use, 500 queens for sale and 10 tons of honey per annum.
Ged will be giving the Keynote address, followed by workshops. Places will be limited to 75, with the emphasis on an equal spread between all branches of the Devon Beekeepers’ Association (DBKA).
This is a joint event by DBKA and the Devon Apicultural Research Group (DARG) and the cost will be covered by DBKA. Further details will be sent with the e-ticket acknowledgement. For lunch, bring your own picnic.
How Plants React to Environmental Changes [North Devon Branch]
October 15, 2010
Friday, 7.30 pm at the Castle Centre, Castle Street, Barnstaple
Speaker: Rev. Nigel Dilkes
Some Original (and not so original) Thoughts and Observations
on Beekeepers and Beekeeping [Torbay Branch]
October 12, 2010.
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Gerston Christian Centre, Torquay Road, Paignton.
Click here for directions
Speakers: Mr Kingsley Law
Review of the Past Season [Okehampton Branch]
October 12, 2010
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Whiddon Down Village Hall
Plants for Bees [Holsworthy Branch]
October 11, 2010
Monday, 7.30 pm at the Stables, Chilsworthy
Click here for directions
Speaker: Leila Goss
Apiary Tidy Up [Plymouth Branch]
October 10, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 am at Branch Apiary, Lee Mill
Apiary Clean-up [Totnes & Kingsbridge Branch]
October 10, 2010
Sunday, 2.00 pm at the Branch Apiary
Volunteers needed to help tidy up the Apiary for winter
Film Cafe - Vanishing of the Bees
October 9, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Hazelwood House, Loddiswell, Kingsbridge, South Devon TQ7 4EB Group discussion afterwards with tea and cake.
Booking is essential Contact: Trish Dickinson
Tel: 01548 821232
Email: info@hazelwoodhouse.com
For more information - www.hazelwoodhouse.com
Improvers' Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
October 9, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm at Branch Apiary, Lee Mill
A New Honey Farm [Newton Abbot Branch]
October 8, 2010
Friday, 7.30 pm at the Teignbridge District Scout Headquarters, Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot
Speaker: Dan Basterfield
Impact of Agrochemicals on Pollination [Tavistock Branch]
October 8, 2010
Friday, 7.30 pm at the Parish Rooms, Plymouth Road Tavistock PL19 8AU
Speaker: Dr James Cresswell
Winter Lecture [Plymouth Branch]
October 7, 2010
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Elburton Village Hall
Flowers for Bees [East Devon Branch]
October 6, 2010
Wednesday, 7.30 pm Wilmington Village Hall, EX14 9JP
Speaker: Leila Goss
Beginners' Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
October 3, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 am at Lee Mill Apiary
Apiary Meeting - Cleaning equipment
October 2, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary, Little Farm, Tillworth, Hawkchurch
Apiary Meeting - Cleaning equipment [East Devon Branch]
September 25, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary, Little Farm, Tillworth, Hawkchurch
Completing winter preparations [Torbay Branch]
September 25, 2010.
Saturday, 2-30 p.m. at Torbay Branch Apiary, Cockington Village, Torquay.
Speakers: Maurice Satterly & Jim Mogridge.
...followed by 'bring your own food end-of-season' barbecue
Seniors' Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
September 25, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm at Lee Mill Apiary
For more details, contact Jean French 01752 338279
Bees - Great Survivors in Time of Change [North Devon Branch]
September 24, 2010
Friday, 7.30 pm at the Castle Centre, Castle Street, Barnstaple
Speaker: David Charles from West Pennard, Somerset
Ideas for Better Beekeeping [Totnes Branch]
September 22, 2010
Wednesday, 7.30 pm, at Totnes Fire Station, TQ9 5DF (next to Morrisons Supermarket).
An Equipment Ideas Forum with some Favourites on Display - and some for Sale! Wednesday 22 September, Some of our members will talk about items of equipment they have made to help with their beekeeping. Plus, a Bring and Buy stall.
Beginners' Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
September 19, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 am at Lee Mill Apiary
For more details, contact Jean French 01752 338279
Picnic at the new apiary [Holsworthy Branch]
September 19, 2010
Sunday, a 'bring and share' picnic at the new branch apiary.
Apiary Meeting - Wintering down the hive
September 18, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary, Little Farm, Tillworth, Hawkchurch
Speaker: David Pratley
A Bit of a Do - jointly organised by the Cornwall Beekeepers Association and the West Cornwall Beekeepers Association
September 18, 2010
Saturday at Truro School
Refreshments available from 9.30 am for a 10 am start.
Our keynote speaker is Norman Carreck from the University of Sussex and other speakers include Rodger Dewhurst and Jo Widdicombe. Norman Carreck is a member of the Technical Committee of the British Beekeepers Association, a Committee Member of the Central Association of Bee-Keepers, a Trustee of the C.B. Dennis Beekeepers Research Trust, Secretary of the Examinations Board of the National Diploma in Beekeeping, Senior Editor of the Journal of Apicultural Research and the Scientific director of the International Bee Research Association.Apart from lectures there will workshops and trade stands. The section on Morphometry will describe how it is possible to determine the strain of your bees from their wing patterns and you are invited to bring samples of your own bees for testing during the practical sessions.
The event is expected to be fully subscribed, so you are advised to order your tickets in advance. Tickets are available at £5 each in advance and £7 on the door.
Read more...
Eureka Moments in Beekeeping [Tiverton Branch]
September 15, 2010
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at Uplowman Village Hall
Click here for directions
Speaker: Ian Homer
Bees and the Electro-magnetic Smog [Holsworthy Branch]
September 13, 2010
Monday, 7.30 pm, at the Stables, Chilsworthy
Speaker: Glyn Davies
Nosema Diagnosis Day [Holsworthy Branch]
September 11, 2010
Saturday, at the Stables, Chilsworthy
Apiary Meeting [Okehampton Branch]
September 11, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm, at Road Park, Neopardy
Speaker: Ray King
Preparing the hives for the winter season
September 11, 2010.
Saturday, 2-30 p.m. at Torbay Branch Apiary, Cockington Village, Torquay.
Speakers: Maurice Satterly & Jim Mogridge.
Seniors' Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
September 11, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm at Lee Mill Apiary
For more details, contact Jean French 01752 338279
Preparing for Winter [Exeter Branch]
September 11, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at the Lympstone Apiary
Beginners' Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
September 5, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 am at Lee Mill Apiary
For more details, contact Jean French 01752 338279
Apiary Meeting - Assessing stores & winter feeding
September 4, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary, Little Farm, Tillworth, Hawkchurch
Speaker: David Wiscombe
Practical wax preparation and moulding day [Newton Abbot Branch]
September 4, 2010 at Longfield, Manaton, Bovey Tracey
(home of Anke Ellis)
Speaker: Alicia Normand
Please phone Anke for directions and how to book a place
Tel: 01647 221249
The Bude Horticultural & Honey Society
August 30, 2010
Monday at the Parkhouse Centre
Attended by Holsworthy Branch
Apiary Meeting [Holsworthy Branch]
August 29, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at Hollacombe Apiary
please bring protective clothing
Apiary Meeting [Tavistock Branch]
August 29, 2010
Sunday, 2.00 pm at Rumleigh Farm, near Bere Alston
Apiary Visit with Cream Tea [Torbay Branch]
August 29, 2010.
Saturday, 2-30 pm at Neil Hopkins' apiary, Decoy, Newton Abbot
Apiary Meeting - Practical beekeeping demonstrations & training.
August 28, 2010.
Saturday, 2-30 p.m. at Torbay Branch Apiary, Cockington Village, Torquay.
Speakers: Maurice Satterly & Jim Mogridge.
Notes: Practical beekeeping demonstrations for all levels of beekeeping
Apiary Meeting - Varroa Treatment
August 28, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary, Little Farm, Tillworth
Speakers: Peter West
Bristol Honey Show and Festival
August 28 - 30, 2010
Bank Holiday Weekend, at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden.
Open to everyone
Click here to download a schedule of classes and entry form
www.bristolhoneyshow.co.uk
The Botanic Garden is the place to bee
Bristol University - August 28-30, 2010
A festival later this month aims to raise awareness and understanding of the critical role bees and other animals play in pollination and the importance of pollination for food production.
A celebration of bees and pollination, which coincides with the International Year of Biodiversity, will take place at the University of Bristol’s Botanic Garden at The Holmes, Stoke Bishop, Bristol from Saturday 28 to Monday 30 August.
Link to press release on Bristol University
Holsworthy and Stratton Show
August 26, 2010
Thursday, from 10.30 am at Killatree Cross, Holsworthy, EX22 6LP
Attended by Holsworthy Branch
Bees at the Heather
August 22, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at Pizwell Farm
Beginners' Meeting
August 22, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 am at Lee Mill Apiary
For more details, contact Jean French 01752 338279
Winter Preparation and Varroa Update
August 21, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Clay Lane Apiary
Speaker: Adam Vevers, Regional Bee Inspector
Beginners Course only - Preparing for Winter [Tiverton Branch]
August 21, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Roliphants Farm
Speakers: Keith Owers and Bob Ogden
Summer Outing - Tavistock Branch
August 21, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm - Quince Honey Farm
www.quincehoney.co.uk
Varroa treatment, feeding and cleaning [Exeter Branch]
August 21, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at the Lympstone Apiary
Apiary Meeting [Okehampton Branch]
August 21, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Sticklepath
Celebrate Start Bay
August 21, 2010
Saturday at Slapton Field Study Centre, South Devon
Grant Elliot will represent Totnes & Kingsbridge Branch with honey for sale. Talk by John Laidler.
Tel: 01752 894094
Bee Happy Plants - nursery open day.
August 21-22, 2010
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd, 12 midday - 7pm at
Lakehayes Nursery, Axminster Road, Chard, Somerset TA20 2NZ (Opposite the Poppe Inn)
For this weekend only! - 30% discount to DBKA members, and no minimum purchase. Refreshments available. For more information:
Tel (mail orders): 0845 4714020
Email: info@beehappyplants.co.uk
www.beehappyplants.co.uk
Mid Somerset Show
August 15, 2010
Sunday at Shepton Mallet - admission free!.
www.midsomersetshow.org.uk
Apiary Meeting [Holsworthy Branch]
August 15, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at Hollacombe Apiary
please bring protective clothing
Apiary Meeting [Tavistock Branch]
August 15, 2010
Sunday, 2.00 pm at Rumleigh Farm, near Bere Alston
Manaton Show
August 14, 2010
Saturday, 1.30 pm at Manaton Cricket Field
Newt Abbot Branch Display and Information Stand
Apiary Meeting - Extracting and Storing the Honey Crop
August 14, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary, Little Farm, Tillworth
Speakers: John Hewson
Apiary Meeting - Practical beekeeping demonstrations & training.
August 14, 2010.
Saturday, 2-30 pm at Torbay Branch Apiary, Cockington Village, Torquay.
Speakers: Maurice Satterly & Jim Mogridge.
Notes: Practical beekeeping demonstrations for all levels of beekeeping
Extracting the Crop [Tiverton]
August 14, 2010
Saturday, (contact Keith Owers for time) at Roliphants Farm
For beginners and branch members
Okehampton & District Agricultural Show
August 12, 2010
Thursday at the Stoney Park Showground, Holsworthy Road, Okehampton
www.okehamptonshow.co.uk
Beginners' Meeting
August 8, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 am at Lee Mill Apiary
For more details, contact Jean French 01752 338279
Cream Tea and Farm Walk
August 8, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at Trelay Farm, St Gennys, Bude EX23 0NJ
Sale of Plants and Produce
Newton Abbot - President's Tea Party
August 7, 2010
Saturday, 3.00 pm at Orleycombe, Woodland
With Jenny Buckle, Branch President
Honiton & District Agricultural Association Show
August 5, 2010
Bee Tent at the Honiton Show Ground with
East Devon and
Exeter Branches of DBKA
Tel: 01404 41794
info@honitonshow.co.uk
www.honitonshow.co.uk
Beekeeping Exhibition at the Cockington Fete [Torbay Branch]
August 4, 2010.
Wednesday, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm in the Grounds of Cockington Court, Torquay.
Notes: Exhibition aimed at interesting the general public in beekeeping
Apiary Meeting [Holsworthy Branch]
August 1, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at Hollacombe Apiary
please bring protective clothing
Apiary Meeting [Tavistock Branch]
August 1, 2010
Sunday, 2.00 pm at Rumleigh Farm, near Bere Alston
Seniors' Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
July 31, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Lee Mill Apiary
For more details please
contact Jean French (Secretary) 01752 338279
Clearing supers [East Devon Branch]
July 31, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary
Speakers: Hilary Kirkcaldie with S Welford
Apiary Meeting - Practical beekeeping demonstrations & training.
July 31, 2010.
Saturday, 2-30 p.m. at Torbay Branch Apiary, Cockington Village, Torquay.
Speakers: Maurice Satterly & Jim Mogridge.
Notes: Demonstrations & training suitable for all levels of beekeeping experience.
Mid Devon Show
July 24, 2010
Saturday, from 9.00 am at the Showground, Tiverton
Tiverton Branch representing
Click here for more details
Totnes & District Agricultural Show
July 25, 2010
Sunday, Great Court Farm, Berry Pomeroy, Totnes TQ9 6LB
www.totnesshow.com
Totnes & Kingsbridge Branch will be in attendance
Woolsery Village Fayre
July 26, 2010
Monday, 10.00 am to 3.00 pm at Woolsery, North Devon
This will be attended by the North Devon Branch
form map/directions - www.woolsery.org.uk
Apiary Meeting [Okehampton Branch]
July 24, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Sampford Courtenay
Home Apiary Meeting [Newton Abbot Branch]
July 25, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at Colehays Park, Haytor Road, Bovey Tracey
Speaker: Clare Densley, Seasonal Bee Inspector
By kind permission of Rebecca Brooks
Beginners' Meeting
July 25, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Lee Mill Apiary [Plymouth]
For more details please
contact Jean French (Secretary) 01752 338279
Apiary Meeting [Tavistock Branch]
July 18, 2010
Sunday, 2.00 pm at Rumleigh Farm, near Bere Alston
Apiary Meeting [Holsworthy Branch]
July 18, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at Hollacombe Apiary
please bring protective clothing
Seniors' Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
July 17, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 am at the Lee Mill Apiary
For more details please
contact Jean French (Secretary) 01752 338279
Apiary Meeting - Practical beekeeping demonstrations & training.
July 17, 2010.
Saturday, 2-30 p.m. at Torbay Branch Apiary, Cockington Village, Torquay.
Speakers: Maurice Satterly & Jim Mogridge.
Notes: Demonstrations & training suitable for all levels of beekeeping experience.
Varroa Control
July 17, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary
Speakers: Richard Ball (former National Bee Inspector)
with S Wallace
Beginners' Meeting
July 11, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 pm at the Lee Mill Apiary [Plymouth]
For more details please
contact Jean French (Secretary) 01752 338279
Bee Safari - Cluster Groups (beginners' visits to apiaries)
July 11, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm [Exeter]
Colony Assessment
July 10, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Clay Lane Apiary [Newton Abbot]
Speaker: Bill Finnimore
(President DBKA)
Bee-Friendly Garden at Hampton Court Flower Show
July 6 - 11, 2010
The drinks company Copella have sponsored a bee-friendly garden at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
Link to Copella Bee Garden
Link to review in Telegraph
Link to Hampton Court Flower Show
BBC Gardeners' World Live Ticket Offer
BBKA Members
£2 off standard tickets
or if you can’t decide which day you’d like to come yet, you can get £2 off any-day tickets too! This offer ends on 10th June, so spring into action and book your tickets today! Visit the BBKA Members' Area for details of the offer.
16-20th June 2010
BBC Gardeners' Word Live
NEC Birmingham
6-11th July 2010
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Apiary Meeting [Hollsworthy Branch]
July 4, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at Hollacombe Apiary
please bring protective clothing
Apiary Meeting [Okehampton Branch]
July 4, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at Wembworthy
Apiary Meeting [Tavistock Branch]
July 4, 2010
Sunday, 2.00 pm at Rumleigh Farm, near Bere Alston
Open Day with the Bee Inspector [Exeter Branch]
July 3, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at the Lympstone Apiary
Apiary Meeting - Practical beekeeping demonstrations & training.
[Torbay Branch]
July 3, 2010.
Saturday, 2-30 p.m. at Torbay Branch Apiary, Cockington Village, Torquay.
Speakers: Maurice Satterly & Jim Mogridge.
Notes: Demonstrations & training suitable for all levels of beekeeping experience.
Beginners Course only (Tiverton Branch]
July 3, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Roliphants Farm
Speakers: Keith Owers & Bob Ogden
Reading the Comb
July 3, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary
Speakers: Ian Homer, RBI (retired) with J Hewson
Seniors' Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
July 3, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Lee Mill Apiary
For more details please
contact Jean French (Secretary) 01752 338279
Axe Vale Festival
June 26 - 27, 2010
Saturday and Sunday at The Showground, Trafalgar Way, Axminster
East Devon Branch will have a stand there.
More details, contact Colin Sherwood (East Devon) or
www.axevalefestival.org.uk
Mysteries of Queen Rearing [Newton Abbot Branch]
June 26, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Woodland Apiary
Speaker: Glyn Davies and Fred Salmons
Apiary Meeting [Okehampton Branch]
June 26, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Woodland Head, near Yeoford
Taster Day
June 27, 2010
Sunday, 13.00 - 16.00 at the Horestone Apiary, Bishops Tawton at a charge of £10 - light refreshments provided.
For more details contact:
Jack Mummery
01598 760209
jackmummery@mypostoffice.co.uk
National Insect Week (Royal Entomological Society)
June 21 to 27, 2010
Click here for Programme of Events in the South West
www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk
Tree recognition exercise
June 25, 2010
Devon Wildlife Trust
Friday, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at Halsdon DWT Nature Reserve. Meet at Ashwell car park, grid ref SS 557 133. Organised by Halsdon and Dolton DWT Local Group and led by David Rickwood.
Contact: DWT
Tel: 01392 279244
Click here for more information
Apiary Meeting [Totnes & Kingsbridge]
June 20, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at the Branch Apiary
Speaker: Ken Basterfield
Bee Safari - Cluster Groups (beginners' visits to Exeter apiaries)
June 20, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm - more details to follow
Queen Marking & Clipping [East Devon]
June 19, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary
Speakers: Dan Basterfield with Peter West
Honey Extraction [Exeter]
June 19, 2010
Saturday - time and venue to be arranged
Postponed
Royal Cornwall Show
June 10, 11, 12, 2010
At the The Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7JE
www.royalcornwallshow.org
Langstroth Hives [Newton Abbot]
June 12, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm at Buckfast Abbey Home Apiary
Speaker: Clare Densley, Seasonal Bee Inspector
Demonstration wildlife garden open morning
6th June 2010
Devon Wildlife Trust
Sunday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Hamilton Lane Wildlife Demonstration Garden. Access via gate for Gorfin Hall in Claremont Lane, Exmouth.
Organised by Exmouth & Bystock DWT Local Group.
Tel: 01392 279244
www.devonwildlifetrust.org
Disease Management & Hive Hygiene
June 5, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary
Speakers: Adam Vevers, Regional Bee Inspector
Making Increase
June 5, 2010
Saturday, at Roliphant's Farm (Tiverton)
Making Nucs, Taking off Honey, Swarm Prevention
June 5, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Lympstone Apiary, East Devon
Royal Bath and West Show
June 2 - 5, 2010
Near Shepton Mallet, Somerset
www.bathandwest.com
Supering for the Main Crop
May 22, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at East Devon Branch Apiary
Speakers: Colin Sherwood
Beginners - Looking through a hive, queen marking, adding supers
May 22, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Lympstone Apiary
Seminar - 'Training Apiaries'
Devon Apicultural Research Group
May 23, 2010
Sunday morning, 9.30 am at Uplowman Village Hall
click here for directions to Uplowman Village Hall
Sunday afternoon, 2.30 pm at Clay Lane Apiary, Newton Abbot. (Directions will be issued when booking).
Numbers are limited so to book a place, please contact:
Richard Ball
richard.ball@fera.gsi.gov.uk
01395 567990
Entries will be accepted up to the day before the Show at the discretion of the Show Committee. Details and Show Schedules online at:
www.devoncountyshow.co.uk/schedule-request
or for a hard copy, please contact:
Stephen Ide - 2 Evran Drive, Exmouth EX8 5RQ
Tel: 01395 270473
Email: s.d.ide@talktalk.net
Ruth Neal - Badgers Barn, Withacott, Langtree, Torrington EX38 8NL
Tel: 01805 601715
Email: ruthmneal@aol.com
The Hidden Gardens of Manaton
May 15/16, 2010
Saturday and Sunday, 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm at Manaton
A dozen gardens, large and small. Swathes of Rhododendrons and Azeleas. Plantings of flowering shrubs. Carpets of bluebells and some spectacular moorland view.
Tickets may be purchased from the Parish Hall to cover both days - £4.00 (children under 14 free).
Refreshments available in the Parish Hall
Light lunches served from 12.30 (plus cream teas).
A map will be issued showing location of gardens and suitable parking places
Enquiries: 01647 221336
Clay Pit Stop, Kingsteignton
15th May 2010
Wildlife Safari around Bovey Valley clay pits looking at wildlife hotspots and getting an insight into pit restoration for wildlife. The safari is led by Kevin Bastow, Sibelco Devon Quality Manager and adviser on wildlife matters. Meeting point is Preston Manor Site Weighbridge, Chudleigh Road, Kingsteignton (B3193 Chudleigh to Newton Abbot road), grid ref SX 858 746. Booking essential due to site restrictions, ring 01626 821966. Suitable clothing and footwear must be worn. Organised by Bovey Tracey DWT Local Group. Tel: 01626 821966
Click here for details
Inspection (at Barbara Brannam's Apiary, Tiverton)
May 15, 2010
Saturday, 2.15 pm Meet at Ash Thomas Village Hall
Speaker: Adam Vevers, Regional Bee Inspector
Auction of beekeeping equipment
May 15, 2010
Saturday, North Devon branch of DBKA are holding an auction of beekeeping equipment, books and other items of interest (no live bees) at Umberleigh Village Hall. Items for sale accepted from 8.30 - 12.00 noon and the auction starts at 1.00 pm. Click here for directions.
North Devon branch take 10% of the sale price to cover auction expenses. Items for sale can be booked in advance by emailing details (including seller's name and address) to Derek Hunter at derek-hunter@lineone.net
Taster Day
May 16, 2010
Sunday, 13.00 - 16.00 at the Horestone Apiary, Bishops Tawton at a charge of £10 - light refreshments provided.
For more details contact:
Jack Mummery [North Devon]
01598 760209
jackmummery@mypostoffice.co.uk
Visit to Bees on Oilseed Rape
May 16, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm at Jeremy Wells' Apiary Landscove
(see Totnes and Kingsbridge - 'Off the Comb' for details)
National Honey Week
May 3 to 9, 2010
Harry Eastwood sweetens up the nation's breakfsast for the 12th Annual National Honey Week
www.honeyassociation.com/honeywe.htm
Click here for food recipes using honey
BBKA stand at Grand Designs exhibition
May 1 to 9, 2010
Excel Docklands. Meet the beekeepers and see the bees. Find the BBKA in the Garden Theatre and on Stand G69 where you can sign up to Adopt a Beehive.
www.granddesignslive.com
Apiary Meeting
May 9, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm -
The regular fortnightly meeting at the branch apiary
For further details contact the apiary manager:
apiary@holsworthybeekeepers.org.uk
Follow up to Shook Swarms (from last month)
May 8, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at John Laidler's home - 'Rooftops'
(see 'Off the Comb' for details)
Swarm Control and Hiving a Swarm
May 8, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at [East Devon] Branch Apiary
Speakers: David Wiscombe
with P Loosemore
Cancelled due to bad weather
Opening Branch Apiary - Newton Abbot
May 8, 2010
Saturday, 2.00 pm at Clay Lane Apiary [Newton Abbot]
Speaker: Adam Vevers, Regional Bee Inspector
Spring Inspection, floor and brood box
May 8, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Lympstone Apiary [Exeter]
Beginners Queen Marking
May 8, 2010
Saturday, at Roliphants Farm [Tiverton]
Beginners Programme
May 2, 2010
Sunday, 10.00 am at Branch Apiary [Plymouth]
Opening Branch Apiary - Totnes and Kingsbridge
April 25, 2010
Sunday, 2.30 pm
Speaker: Adam Vevers, Regional Bee Inspector
Making up a Nuc and feeding
April 24, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at the East Devon Branch Apiary
Speaker: Rowland Malony
Cockington Apiary Meeting
April 24, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at the Cockington Apiary
Holsworthy - Nosema Testing Day
April 24, 2010
Saturday, 10.00 am to midday at The Stables, Chilsworthy
Click here for directions
Annual Dinner
April 23, 2010
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Waie Inn, Zeal Monachorum
EX17 6DF
Tel: 01363 82348
South West Regional Lecture - Queen Rearing for Profit
April 20, 2010
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Melvin Hall, Kelly College, Tavistock, Devon PL19 0HZ click here for directions
Speaker: Dr Jamie Ellis, Assistant Professor of Entomology, University of Florida (US)
Applications for e-Ticket-Only attendance to David Milford
m14drm@aol.com
Introduction and cleaning up the apiary
April 17, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Lympstone Apiary
A beginners course
consistent with the BBKA Basic syllabus: 14 weekly sessions integrating indoor instruction and hands-on guidance in the adjacent educational apiary on Sunday afternoons, 2 - 4 pm from April 11, 2010. Harracott Village Hall, off A377.
Contact: Tony Wright
Tel: 01271 865 516
Email: ihp@greenover.net
Click here for more information:
www.instrumented-hive.co.uk
DBKA Nosema Survey 2010
April 10/11, 2010
Saturday (10th), 10.30 am to 3.00 pm at Westhill Village Hall, Beech Park, Ottery St Mary EX11 1UQ click here for directions and map.
Sunday (11th), 10.30 am to 3.00 pm at The Village Hall, Yeoford Road, Cheriton Bishop, Exeter EX6 6JA click here for directions and map.
Click here to download the new Nosema Survey form (which must accompany samples for analysis)
Click here for video about Nosema from
Dr Jamie Ellis
Bailey Frame Change/Shook Swarm
April 10, 2010
Saturday, 2.30 pm at the East Devon Branch Apiary
Speaker: Richard Simpson
First Apiary Meeting
April 10, 2010
Saturday, at Cockington Apiary
Natural Beekeeping
April 9-11, 2010
Public talk - Friday April 9, followed by residential course on the Saturday & Sunday 10-11 at Yarner Trust, (Wellcombe, North Devon, nr Bideford).
Learn about small-scale, sustainable, chemical-free beekeeping, involving minimal disturbance to the bees and more time devoted to observing and learning from them. Beekeeping simplified and made accessible to all, including people with disabilities, as there is no heavy lifting involved.
With Phil Chandler.
Tel: 01288 331 692 or
Email: info@yarnertrust.org
Natural beekeeping - The Way Forward
April 8, 2010
Thursday, 7.30 pm at the Castle Centre, Castle Street, Barnstaple
Click here for directions
There will be a raffle and refreshments
Speaker: Phil Chandler
Apiary Spring Cleaning Day
March 27, 2010
Saturday, at Cockington Apiary
Torbay Branch
Natural Beekeeping
March 26-28, 2010
April 23-25, 2010
May 7-9, 2010
There will be a free introductory talk about beekeeping with top-bar hives on the Friday evenings, which will be open to the public, followed by the 2-day event, which is bookable in advance. With Phil Chandler.
Tel: 01647 252 983
Email: clare@embercombe.co.uk
Climate Change and Bees - A Controversial View
March 25, 2010
Thursday, 7.30 pm at the Castle Centre, Castle Street, Barnstaple
Click here for directions
There will be a raffle and refreshments
Speaker: Glyn Davies
North Devon Branch
Lecture: The Honey Bee
March 25, 2010
Thursday, 7.00 pm at Kew
Gardens
Speaker: Professor Francis Ratnieks, University of Sussex
Tel: 020 8332 5626/5000
Email: adulted@kew.org
www.kew.org
Pollinating insects a vital tool to agriculture
March 25, 2010
Thursday, all day at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
Speakers and topics will include:
- Economic benefits of pollinators and pollination services, Tom Breeze, University of Reading
- On-farm habitat creation for pollinating insects, Dr. John Holland, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
- Land management for Bumble Bees, Dr. Pippa Rayner, The Bumble Bee Conservation Trust
- Neonicotinoid insecticides: a risk to bees, Dr. James Cresswell, University of Exeter
- Pollination of wild plants and their benefits, Penny Fletcher, University of Reading
- Operation Pollinator, Robin Dean, Syngenta
For further information and/or to book your place, please contact Susey Bamber:
Tel: 01285 889872
Email: susan.bamber@rac.ac.uk
Fera
Tiverton Branch
An Evening with Robert Aitken
Wednesday, 7.00 pm at the Southpark Centre, Buckfast
Click here for directions
Totnes & Kingsbridge Branch
Holsworthy Branch - Annual Dinner
March 12, 2010
Friday, at Holsworthy Golf Club
to Oil Seed Rape
Swarm Control - Investing in the Future
March 9, 2010
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Methodist Church Hall, South Zeal
Click here for directions
Speaker: Richard Ball
Double Brood Chamber System
March 2, 2010
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Castle Centre, Castle Street, Barnstaple
Click here for directions
There will be a raffle and refreshments
Speaker: Ken Basterfield
Tickets: Caroline Butter 01934 742075
email: okapi.bhive@uwclub.net
Welsh Assembly Government's 3rd Annual Beekeepers' Conference
February 16, 2010 (postponed from 11/01/2010)
Llandrindod Wells, Powys.
The Assembly Government has been working closely with the Welsh Beekeepers Association on delivering the outcomes of the Healthy Bees Plan and an update on progress will be provided. The National Bee Unit will also be delivering a training workshop on Varroa control and good husbandry.
Contact: Amy Byrne on 01267 245007
See also www.wales.gov.uk (Bees)
Click here to download Healthy Bees Plan
January 20, 2010
A Day in the Life
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at Uplowman Village Hall
Click here for directions
Speaker: Ian Homer
January 16, 2010
BBKA Annual Delegates' Meeting
Saturday, at the The National Beekeeping Centre, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire CV8 2LG
January 16, 2010 (and February 13, 2010)
Skep Making Course - Session 1
Saturday, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm - Course Fee £25.00
Contact Alison Howes 01822 612340
alisonhowes@hotmail.com
Tutor: Mick Male
January 14, 2010
Research on Neonicotinoids
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Victory Hall, Broadclyst
click here for directions
Speaker: Dr J Cresswell, University of Exeter
January 14, 2010
Plymouth Branch Honey Show
January 12, 2010
Beekeeping Around the World
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Gerston Christian Centre
Click here for directions
Speaker: Roger Lacey
Cancelled due to bad weather
This has been rescheduled for March 9, 2010 at the same venue
January 12, 2010
Swarm Control - Investing in the Future
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Methodist Hall, South Zeal
Click here for directions
Speaker: Richard Ball
Cancelled due to bad weather
January 11, 2010
Methods of Swarm Control
Monday, 7.30 pm at the Stables, Chilsworthy
Click here for map
Speaker: Glyn Davies
Cancelled due to bad weather
January 9, 2010
Oxalic Acid Demonstrations
Saturday, 10.30 am at Clay Lane Apiary
followed by lunch at the Rising Sun (Woodland - TQ13 7JT)
Further meeting at Fred Salmon's Woodland apiary at 2.00 pm
Cancelled due to bad weather
Although the bees will need to be treated, it will not now be possible to do this as an open demonstration. Click here for video of Glyn Davies demonstrating the Oxalic Acid treatment of honeybees on YouTube.
January 8, 2010
Benefits of Breeding Local Queens
Friday, 7.30 pm at Parish Rooms, Tavistock
click here for directions
Speaker: Jo Widdicombe
Cancelled due to bad weather
This may be rescheduled
January 8, 2010
Beekeeping Anecdotes
Friday, 7.30 pm at Teignbridge District Scout HQ, Newton Abbot
Click here for directions
Speaker: Dr Mick Street
Postponed due to bad weather
We are hoping to reschedule this for February 12, 2010.
January 6, 2010
Flowers for Bees
East Devon Branch
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at Kilmington Village Hall, EX13 7RF
Click here for directions
Speaker: Leila Goss
Cancelled due to bad weather
This lecture is not scheduled to be put on at a later date
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