This is a 2 day workshop covering key steps involved in raising queen bees for the small scale beekeeper. Hands on practice in cell raising & setting up mating nucs. Equipment will be provided. Sat May 7th 09:30 - 18:00hrs, Sun May 8th 09:30 - 14.00hrs The cost is £35 and there are 12 places… Read More »Queen rearing course to raise local bees
'Doing an artificial swarm' For further details please see their website https://rugbybeekeepers.org/cms/index.php/about-us/events/378-events-2022
Our 6-week ITB course compressed into a weekend. For further details please see the Birmingham Beekeepers website https://birminghambeekeepers.com/learn/ and the website of the venue that hosts the course https://martineau-gardens.org.uk/event/beekeeping-courses-2022/2-day-intro/
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.
For full details please see their website https://covbee.org.uk/event/beekeeping-taster-day-3/
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/
A Bee and Health and Disease training day, hosted by WBKA and run by the National Bee Unit, is on 2 July. It will be at Kingshill Nursery, on the outskirts of Coventry. You’ll meet our Regional Bee Inspector along with some of the team. The day will include presentations related to Bee Health, plus… Read More »NBU Bee Diseases Day
After a bit of a gap the County Honey Show will be back! The date is Saturday 15 October and it will take place at a new and lovely venue: Kings Hill Nurseries near Coventry (CV3 6PS). There will be lots of different classes you can enter including a branch composite display - the theme… Read More »WBKA County Honey Show
Since the arrival of the Varroa mite from Asia, millions of honey bee colonies have died. For decades, beekeepers have continued to control Varroa populations by the use of chemicals and other invasive methods. However, throughout Africa and most of South and Central America mite-infested colonies survive without any form of mite-control. This has been… Read More »Zoom lecture: Understand the evolution of natural Varroa-tolerance mechanisms in various beekeeping populations.
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
The British Beekeepers' Association are celebrating the first National Honey Day on Friday 21st October 2022. The aim is to promote genuine UK produced honey and raise awareness of the rise in honey adulteration - fake honey. On 21 October the BBKA is encouraging everyone to buy a jar of local honey, produced by bees… Read More »National Honey Day
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.
