Marketing Hive Products We are delighted to have a talk by Christine Stevens on Marketing Hive Products on Wednesday January 26 at 7.30 pm This talk looks at the importance of achieving high standards in the product and presentation of hive products whether for sale or giving away. It covers packaging and labelling as well… Read More »WBKA Winter Talk – Marketing Hive Products @ Zoom event
The Shipston-on-Stour Beekeepers Annual General Meeting is taking place on Tuesday 15th February at the village hall in Brailes. For further details please see the Shipston website.
Barbara Smith is Associate Professor in Agroecology at the University of Coventry. Her research focuses on how human activity impacts biodiversity, particularly pollinators. Unsurprisingly Barbara is a keen beekeeper herself!Barbara is going to talk about their first project, supported by the BBKA, which looks at the potential impact of air pollution on bees and hive… Read More »WBKA Winter Talk – ‘The effect of air quality on healthy hives’ by Dr. Barbara Smith
Warwick and Leamington AGM via ZOOM - 17th February 2022. An email has been sent to all members with further details.
Dr Barry Meatyard will be running two workshops in February. Day 1 on February 19 will be an introduction to microscopy. Day 2 on 20 February will be a more advanced workshop (see attached document for details). You can attend just one day or both. The workshops will reference the requirements for the BBKA Microscopy… Read More »WBKA Microscopy Workshops 19 & 20 February
Details will be sent to Coventry Branch members.
Details will be sent to Branch members.
Tickets are now available for BeeTradex 2022 – the only national bee keeping show in the UK! If you pre-order from the show website tickets are £6, however tickets will be available on the door at £7. Each ticket gives one person admission into BeeTradex being held on March 12th at NAEC Stoneleigh. Full details… Read More »BeeTradex 2022
'There is no doubt that swarm control is simultaneously the most important and the most difficult of colony management.' Says Wally Shaw and most beekeepers can relate to this! So prepare for the season ahead by listening to our next county lecture. Wally will give a more general talk about the wide topic of swarming… Read More »WBKA Winter Talk – ‘Swarming’ by Wally Shaw
Dear Member The official notification of Warwickshire Beekeepers Association’s 142nd Annual General Meeting has been sent to all WBKA members. It will take place on Wednesday 30 March 2022 at 7.30pm. The meeting should take a maximum of 1 hour. The meeting will be held on-line and you can join using the link in the Members… Read More »Warwickshire Beekeepers Annual General Meeting
The 44th BBKA Spring Convention is back at Harper Adams University, Shropshire, on Friday 8, Saturday 9, Sunday 10 April 2022 With 20+ lectures and 40+ workshops, the programme offers topics for beginners through to experienced apiarists and something for non-beekeepers too. Full details on the BBKA website here.
For further information please see their website https://birminghambeekeepers.com/learn/ and https://martineau-gardens.org.uk/event/beekeeping-courses-2022/taster/
