May 20th was declared ‘World Bee Day’ by the UN General Assembly to raise awareness on the essential role of bees. This day is a great opportunity for all our members to spread the word about bees and ask people everywhere to do more to help and protect these special insects.
Delayed due to Covid, we have the grand opening of the new CBKA Training Apiary, off Humber Road, Coventry More details to follow.... For further details please see the Coventry Beekeepers website: https://covbee.org.uk/event/grand-opening-of-the-new-cbka-apiary/
Celia Davis will be talking about the Silent Messengers in a bee colony - pheromones. For further details please see the Warwick and Leamington 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.
Barbara Smith will be talking on the importance of air quality in a honey bee colony. For further details please see the Warwick and Leamington Beekeepers website
Details will be made available to Warwick and Leamington Beekeepers' members.
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
'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’
Full details of the AGM will be sent to members.
Full details of the Birmingham Beekeepers AGM will be made available to members and will be on the Birmingham Beekeepers website.
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.
We invite beekeepers and members of the public to our 2023 open honey show. There will be lots of activities for all of the family, including arts and crafts, demonstrations, competition tent with our honey exhibits, etc. Also there will be lots of honey to buy from a variety of local producers. Saturday 9th to Sunday… Read More »Birmingham Open Honey Show
