A record of beekeeping events in 2012.
Novice Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
May 13, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
Swarming [Newton Abbot Branch]
+ Apiary Opening (and beginners' practical session)
May 12, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Clay Lane Apiary
Speaker: David Packham
Bailey Frame Change/Shook Swarms [East Devon Branch]
May 12, 2012
Saturday, 2.30 pm at the Hunthay Apiary
General Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
May 6, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
Apiary Visit [Okehampton Branch]
May 6, 2012
Sunday, 2.30 pm at John and Elaine Morgan's apiary, Germansweek
General Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
May 5, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Branch Apiary
Information Board Exhibit [North Devon Branch]
May 5, 2012
Saturday, at the Barnstaple Library Foyer)
Beginners Practical Session [Newton Abbot Branch]
May 5, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Clay Lane Apiary
Swarm control & hiving a swarm [East Devon Branch]
May 5, 2012
Saturday, 2.30 pm at the Hunthay Apiary
Speaker: David Packham
Novice Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
April 29, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
Apiary Insepction [Tiverton Branch]
April 28, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Branch Apiary
Practical Session for Beekeepers (3) [Totnes & Kingsbridge Branch]
April 28, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Branch Apiary
Working Party - Making Frames etc [Newton Abbot Branch]
April 28, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Clay Lane Apiary
Beginners' Course - Making a Nuc [East Devon Branch]
April 28, 2012
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Kilmington Village Hall
BBKA Spring Convention 2012
April (20,21,22), 2012
Friday, Saturday and Sunday at at Harper Adams University College Campus, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB
The BBKA Spring Convention is moving...
The strong growth in Spring Convention delegate numbers in recent years has been good news but this growth has brought with it some problems. We have reached the limit of the space available to us in the currently used exhibition areas at Stoneleigh and the situation is even more pressing in the lecture and workshop/seminar facilities.
The Spring Convention Committee has looked at a number of alternative venues and has decided to move the 2012 event to Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire. At Harper Adams we have available high quality lecture facilities, seminar rooms and laboratories. The on-site Regional Food Academy also enables us to offer some novel new courses to delegates. Good quality accommodation and catering is available on-site at reasonable prices. Additional accommodation is available off-site in local hotels, guest houses and B&Bs. Access is good from the M6 or M54.This great new venue provides enhanced facilities for the convention’s lectures and workshops.
Read more about Harper Adams as a venue...
Read more about BBKA Spring Convention 2012...
DBKA Celebrity Lecture 2012
April 24, 2012
Suitable for all beekeepers, particularly those in their early years of beekeeping.
Dr Deborah Delaney, Research Scientist working at the University of Delaware (US)
Honey Bee Biology -
The absolutley amazing morphology and physiology of honey bees. Tuesday, 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm at Hannahs at Seale Hayne (formerly Seale Hayne Agricultural College), Newton Abbot TQ12 6NQ
Cost: £5 on arrival including tea/coffee. Reception from 6.30 pm to meet our guest, her husband and members from around the county.
Register for eTickets with Kathy Lovegrove by email:
anemone1975@tiscali.co.uk no later than April 10 please! Multiple applications allowed.
Improvers Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
April 22, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
Practical Session for Beekeepers (2) [Totnes and Kingsbridge Branch]
April 21, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Branch Apiary
Skep Making (2/2) [Tavistock Branch]
April 21, 2012
Saturday, 10.00 am at the Tavistock Parish Rooms
Speaker: Mick Male
Beginners' Course [Newton Abbot Branch]
April 21, 2012
Saturday, 9.00 am at the Clay Lane Apiary
(course now fully booked)
Annual Dinner [Okehampton Branch]
April 20, 2012
Friday, 7.00 pm at the Tom Cobley, Spreyton
Nosema Testing Day [Newton Abbot Branch]
April 15, 2012
Sunday, 11.00 am at the Clay Lane Apiary
Novice Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
April 15, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
Practical Session for Beekeepers (1) [Totnes & Kingsbridge Branch]
April 14, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Branch Apiary
Nosema Day [Tiverton Branch]
April 14, 2012
Saturday, 10.00 am to 1.00 pm at Rolliphants Farm, Craze Lowman
Beginners' Course [Newton Abbot Branch]
April 14, 2012
Saturday, 9.00 am at the Clay Lane Apiary
(course now fully booked)
Branch Nosema Day [East Devon Branch]
April 14, 2012
Saturday, 10.00 am at Blackberry Farm
Creating 2-Queen Colony, Artificial Swarm Contol [Torbay Branch]
April 12, 2012
Saturday, 2.30 pm at the Cockington Apiary
With Jim Mogridge and Russell Beach
Apiary Meeting [Tiverton Branch]
April 12, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm
Contact: Tony Lindsell 01884 841257
Beginners' Course - First Aid/Open Hives [East Devon Branch]
April 7, 2012
Saturday, 2.30 pm at Kilmington Village Hall
Branch Nosema Day [Plymouth Branch]
April 1, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
Pollen Under the Microscope [North Devon Branch]
March 31, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Horstone Apiary
Speaker: Brian Marchant
Beginners' Course - Frame Making [East Devon Branch]
March 31, 2012
Saturday, 2.30 pm at the Branch Apiary
General Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
March 31, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Branch Apiary
Visit to Quince Honey Farm [North Devon Branch]
March 30, 2012
Friday, 6.30 pm
Novice Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
March 25, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
Apiary Hygiene and Disease [Tiverton Branch]
March 21, 2012
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at Uplowman Village Hall
Speaker: Simon Jones
Prepare for the coming season [Tavistock Branch]
March 21, 2012
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at the Tavistock Parish Rooms
Speaker: Ray King
Swarm Control [Exeter Branch]
March 20, 2012
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Sylvania Community Hall, Exeter
Speaker: David Packham
Improvers' Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
March 18, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
DBKA President's Day & Annual General Meeting (AGM)
March 17, 2012
Saturday, 9.30 onwards at the Isca Centre, Exeter Arena, Summear Lane, Whipton, Exeter, EX4 8NT
Why come to President's Day?
By Roger Lacey, DBKA President
(originally published in 'Beekeeping')
'This is an annual event, usually in March, and has had an auction of equipment in the afternoon, usually on alternate years. So why come to President's Day this year?
Firstly, the Annual General Meeting of DBKA takes place on the day. This year, there are several vacancies to be filled and nominations should be submitted to the General Secretary as soon as possible. It is also your opportunity to express views and opinions about a voluntary organisation which now has over 1,000 members in Devon at a time when the general public is becoming aware of the environment and the part that honeybees play in it.
Secondly, it is a time when you can meet your beekeeping friends from the other branches and swap stories. You can applaud those who will receive certificates for passes in the General Husbandry and Module examinations, and discover who has the top marks in the Basic and receives a skep. The DBKA Downing Bowl will also be presented.
Thirdly, we have a speaker, and this year we are very fortunate to have Graham Royle NDB speaking to us.  Graham started beekeeping in 1988 and started to study for the BBKA examinations in 1995 when he decided he wanted to know a lot more about the bees he was keeping. His studies resulted in achieving the BBKA Master Beekeeper Certificate in 2002 and the National Diploma in Beekeeping in 2004. He was also awarded the Wax Chandler's prize in 2002 and recently published the well received book 'Apis through the Looking Glass', an illustrated guide to bee anatomy through dissection.
He currently manages 20 colonies in four apiaries. His main interests in beekeeping are queen rearing and stock improvement having had some terrible tempered bees in his early years. He is heavily involved with the education of beekeepers at all levels from encouraging beginners to take up the craft, preparing more experienced beekeepers to take the modular exams and assisting candidates for the NDB examination at the advanced beekeeping course held each year at the National Bee Unit. He is also one of the team of five NDB tutors currently delivering NDB short courses as part of the Ferra 'Train the Trainers' initiative. He contributes to many magazines (see BBKA News - Jan 2012).
The title of his talk to us will be:
'If Heath Robinson had been a beekeeper'.
I do hope that as many of you as possible are able to attend.
I should also like to take this opportunity to thank those who sent me good wishes after my recent illness - this was much appreciated.'
Roger Lacey
Programme:
09.30 Coffee/Tea and biscuits (no charge)
10.00 Welcome by DBKA President, Roger Lacey
10.15 Graham Royle, NDB - 'If Heath Robinson had been a beekeeper'
11.15 Short break
11.30 Annual General Meeting
(a good, reasonably priced selection of meals and sandwiches is available in the restaurant alongside the Bridge Suite.
Lunch if required - please order on arrival).
Practical Workshop (part 1) [Totnes and Kingsbridge Branch]
March 16, 2012
Friday, 7.00 pm at 12 Hembury Park, Buckfast
John Harler
Essential Bee Sex (part 2) [Torbay Branch]
March 13, 2012
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Gerston Christian Centre, Paignton
Speaker: Glyn Davies
Working with beeswax [Holsworthy Branch]
March 12, 2012
Monday, 7.30 pm at Chilsworthy Village Hall
Speaker: Alicia Norman
Novice Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
March 11, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
Learning how to use a Microscope - Pollen identification [Newton Abbot Branch]
March 9, 2012
Friday, 7.30 pm at at Teignbridge District Scout Headquarters in Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot
Speaker: Leila Goss
Different Hive Types [Okehampton Village Hall]
March 8, 2012
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Whiddon Down Village Hall
The Shook Swarm [North Devon Branch]
March 8, 2012
Thursday, 7.30 pm at the Castle Centre, Barnstaple
Speaker: Chris Utting
Branch Apiary Clean-up [Totnes and Kingsbridge Branch]
March 4, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
General Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
March 4, 2012
Sunday, 10.00 am at the Branch Apiary
Skep Making [Tiverton Branch]
March 3, 2012
Saturday, 10.00 am at Uplowman Village Hall
Speaker: Mick Male
General Apiary Meeting [Plymouth Branch]
March 3, 2012
Saturday, 2.00 pm at the Branch Apiary
Queen Rearing [East Devon Branch]
March 1, 2012
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Kilmington Village Hall
Speaker: Ray King
HOLSWORTHY BRANCH -
Spring Convention
February 25, 2012
Saturday, 9.30 am – 4.00 pm at
Chilsworthy Village Hall (click here for directions)
Full details of the programme will be available very soon but the current list of topics and speakers includes:
Picture quiz and raffle will be held throughtout the day. For further information, visit our websitewww.holsworthybeekeepers.org.uk
Supported by: BITZ4BEES - Tel: 07999843303 derek-hunter@lineone.net
Modern Beekeeping - Tel: 01548 858747
Preparing for the Season [Exeter Branch]
February 21, 2012
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at Sylvania Community Hall, Exeter
Speaker: David Packham
Somerset Beekeepers’ Association - LECTURE DAY
February 18, 2012
Saturday, 9am – 5.10pm at The Kings of Wessex Academy Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AQ
The Desperate World of Laying Workers – Dr. Jim Tew
Apis Through the Looking Glass – Graham Royle NDB
The Asian Hornet – the threat posed to beekeeping in the UK - Dr Gay Marris Ph.D.
Nosema Workshop - Adam Vevers B.Sc., RBI
Ventilation Requirements in the Natural Bee World – Dr. Jim Tew
Nectar Robbing – an interesting method of foraging by bees – Nic Charleton B.Sc.
Skep Making [Newton Abbot Branch]
February 18, 2012
Saturday, 10.00 am at Clay Lane Apiary
Speaker: Mick Male
Ways of using wax [Totnes & Kingsbridge Branch]
February 15, 2012
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at the Fire Station, Totnes
Neonicotinoids [Tiverton Branch]
February 15, 2012
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at Uplowman Village Hall
Speaker: Dr James Cresswell
Candle Making Demonstration [Tavistock Branch]
February 15, 2012
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at the Tavistock Parish Rooms
Speaker: Sue Malcolm
Was my choice of queen the right one? [Torbay Branch]
February 14, 2012
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Gerston Christian Centre, Paignton
Speaker: Bill Finnemore
Queen Rearing, Part 1 [Holsworthy Branch]
February 13, 2012
Monday, 7.30 pm at Chilsworthy Village Hall. Part 2 will be held at the Branch Apiary.
Speakers: Anne Binns, Andrew Sluggett
General Social Organisation of Ants [Newton Abbot Branch]
February 10, 2012
Friday, 7.30 pm at Teignbridge District Scout Headquarters in Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot
Speaker: Dr David Stradling
Essential Bee Sex [Plymouth Branch]
February 9, 2012
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Elburton Village Hall
Speaker: Glyn Davies
Queens and Queen Breeding [Okehampton Branch]
February 9, 2012
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Whiddon Down Village Hall
Speaker: Richard Ball
Bees Legs [East Devon Branch]
February 2, 2012
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Kilmington Village Hall (Click here for directions)
Speaker: Ruth Homer
Drones [Tavistock Branch]
January 18, 2012
Wednesday, 7.30 pm at the Parish Rooms, Tavistock (click here for directions)
Speaker: Clare Densley
Wax Products from the Hive [Exeter Branch]
January 17, 2012
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Sylvania Community Hall, Exeter
Speaker: Alicia Normand
Annual Dinner [Totnes & Kingsbridge Branch]
January 13, 2012
Friday, 7.30 pm at the California Country Inn, Modbury
Plymouth Branch Honey Show [Plymouth Branch]
January 12, 2012
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Elburton Village Hall
Exhibiting at the Devon County Show [Okehampton Branch]
January 12, 2012
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Whiddon Down Village Hall
Speaker: Jack Mummery
Essential Bee Sex - Part 1 [Torbay Branch]
January 10, 2012
Tuesday, 7.30 pm at the Garston Christian Centre, Paignton
Speaker: Glyn Davies
1st Meeting of Improvers Study Group [Tavistock Branch]
January 9, 2012
Monday
Contact Alison Howes for details - 01822 612340
Oxalic Acid Demonstration [Newton Abbot Branch]
January 7, 2012
Saturday, 10.00 am at Clay Lane Apiary
The Apiary team will demonstrate how to treat your hives (weather permitting, i.e. no snow). Understand why we treat for varroa at this time of year - questions welcome. We will then gather in the Club House at 12.30 pm for lunch of hot home-made soup with a roll plus tea/coffee.
There will be a small charge of £1.00 for the soup/roll and tea/coffee - all proceeds towards Club funds. Could anyone attending please bring a bowl and spoon (for the soup) with them please!
Brood/Adult Bee Diseases [Newton Abbot Branch]
January 6, 2012
Friday, 7.30 pm at Teignbridge District Scout Headquarters in Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot (Click here for directions)
Speaker: Dave Packham
All About Wax [East Devon Branch]
January 5, 2012
Thursday, 7.30 pm at Kilmington Village Hall. (Click here for directions)
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