Birmingham Beekeepers Winter Talks – ‘Flying under the radar’
Ron Rock will be giving a talk on 'Flying Under the Radar - The Secret Life of Solitary Bees For further details see the meetings page of the Birmingham Beekeepers website.
Ron Rock will be giving a talk on 'Flying Under the Radar - The Secret Life of Solitary Bees For further details see the meetings page of the Birmingham Beekeepers website.
This talk lifts the lid on the how, why and wherefore of honey fraud and its impact. Our speaker Lynne is a Master Beekeeper. She is chair of the Honey Authentication Network UK and she is a member of the BBKA Honey Adulteration Working Party. This event is for members and you need to register in… Read More »WBKA Winter Talk – The Truth About Honey by Lynne Ingram
Our first 2nd Monday meeting of 2023 is a talk by Margaret Murdin NDB on ‘Keeping Healthy Colonies. Margaret is a Master Beekeeper, holds the National Diploma in Beekeeping and is a Past President of the BBKA but describes herself as an ordinary, practical beekeeper, currently with twenty colonies across three apiaries. Margaret began as… Read More »Shipston Beekeepers Winter Talk – Keeping Healthy Colonies – Margaret Murdin
Dr Ulya Lalo. Effective beekeeping during a short season for you and aims for your bees’
'Honeybee democracy' is the title of a famous book by the American bee research scientist Thomas Seeley. It is about how a colony of honeybees makes the decision on when to swarm, and where to swarm to, in order to create a new colony. Dave Bonner will be speaking on this subject. For further details… Read More »W&L Beekeepers Winter talk – ‘Honeybee democracy’
Clive Stewart will give a talk on his work at Westart Apiaries on removing honey bee colonies from buildings and other places of inconvenience. Full details will be on the Birmingham Beekeepers website.
Birmingham and District BKA has a winter talk: A beekeeper's incredible journey through India and the apis Indica he met along the way. The speaker is Gervald Frykman and the event will be held at Dame Elizabeth Hall B30 1UA
Birmingham and District Beekeepers have a winter talk by Riverside House Stourbridge. It will be held at: Dame Elizabeth Hall, Firbank Cl, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1UA
Andrew Durham is Cambridgeshire Beekeeper who is a regular contributor to the BBKA News on the Asian Hornet and has been a speaker at the BBKA Asian Hornet Conferences. For over 9 years he has been studying the Asian hornet situation in France with regard to its effect on beekeeping. Drawing on his own research… Read More »Asian Hornet: The Beekeepers’ Guide by Andrew Durham
Birmingham and District Beekeepers have a winter talk by Hopes Garden Plants. It will be held at: Dame Elizabeth Hall, Firbank Cl, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1UA
Birmingham Branch is holding a local event which is open to all Warwickshire members. Join us: 10am-11.15 Sam Walker will be providing a briefing on Asian Hornets and providing lots of advice on reporting hornets and a demonstration of traps. 11.30am -1pm Ron Rock (Bumble Bee Conservation Trust) will be discussing bee hotels and the… Read More »Hornets & Bumble bees
Colleen Reichling our regional bee inspector, from the National Bee Unit, will talk about her Asian Hornet experiences from last year. This is a rare chance to meet someone with recent hands on, experience of dealing with Asian hornets. Colleen's talk will include: Asian Hornets Strategy Asian hornet nests up to 2022 Asian hornet nests… Read More »Asian Hornets: Colleen Reichling NBU