Hands-on workshop for beekeepers wishing to improve their husbandry skills beyond those required for the BBKA Basic Assessment. Two-day winter workshop and 1⁄2 day spring apiary meeting. Led by experienced and qualified beekeepers to help members who have passed their BBKA Basic Assessment progress to the next level of beekeeping. Topics covered include comb changes,… Read More »Beyond Basic Beekeeping
Branch AGM and presentation to follow (Subject TBC) Winter meetings take place at 7.30pm at All Saints Church Hall, Rectory Lane, Allesley, Coventry, CV5 9EQ
Full details of the Birmingham Beekeepers AGM will be made available to members and will be on the Birmingham Beekeepers website.
Have you completed one or more seasons of beekeeping? If so, now is the time to prepare for The ‘Basic’ Assessment in Summer 2023. The BBKA Basic Assessment is confirmation your Basic Beekeeping Skills and a requirement for entering other BBKA assessments. Warwick and Leamington are offering a course of refresher sessions to build confidence… Read More »Warwick and Leamington Course – Towards the Basic 2023
Spring Management’ This is an exciting time in the beekeeping calendar as the new season approaches. We have not looked in our hives for some time but that does not mean the bees have not been doing anything. This talk will look at the build-up of the colony in the spring and what the beekeeper… Read More »WBKA Winter Talk – Spring Management by Lynfa Davies NDB
Members can join this annual review of how the charity is achieving its objectives, review the accounts and hear about all the work done over the last year. It is also the time to vote in trustees and officers for the year ahead. All the AGM documents are in the members' protected area.
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.
This year there will be a two day Honey Bee Health course (1st and 15th April 2023, 9.30- 16.30) for members who would like to do the honey Bee Health Certificate, run by Warwick and Leamington and Coventry Branches. Members from all branches are welcome to join; members must have passed the Basic Assessment to… Read More »Warwick and Leamington Training – Honey bee Health Certificate
Lectures, Workshops and Seminars covering a wide range of practical and scientific topics, directed at all levels of experience, presented by leading experts Bumper Trade Show Saturday 22 April Speakers and Tutors include: Randy Oliver (virtually), Samuel Ramsey (virtually), Marin Anastasov, Martin Bencsik, Shirley & Richard Bond, Giles Budge, Stephen Case-Green, Julie Coleman, Michael Collier,… Read More »BBKA Spring Convention 2023
Led by a local Master Beekeeper our weekend course will give you an insight and hands on experience of the world of the honey bee and the role of the beekeeper. We will cover:- Day 1 (classroom, Brailes Village Hall) How a honey bee colony works The beekeeping year The essential equipment Harvesting your honey… Read More »Shipston Beekeepers Introduction to Beekeeping weekend course
Asian Hornet Week: 4th - 10th September 2023 This year Asian Hornet week takes on a new urgency. There have already been multiple nest sightings (22 as at 23rd August) predominantly in Kent, but also in Hampshire and Devon. During Asian Hornet week there will be a series of talks on YouTube including an update… Read More »BBKA Asian Hornet Week
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
