I have added a few For Sale notices on the For Sale page and this is also a reminder of the Basic Assessment Mock at the Stinsford Apiary this morning. I expected it to be an unbearably hot day and not the soer of day you would be wanting to put on a bee suit. Not so. It is quite chilly. If you want to see more on how to handle bees then get yourself down to the apiary and see an expert manuipulating bees.
Saturday 17th May -at 11am a Mock Basic Assessment will be held at the Stinsford Apiary. Lesley will be demonstrating what is involved in doing the Basic Assessment. I attended last year's mock and despite having kept bees for many years I still learned more. If you are thinking of taking the Basic Assessment then this will be an excellent opportunity.
Tuesday 17th June at 6:30 there will be a BBKA Zoom lecture at the Colliton Club on "Small Scale Queen Rearing". We have held two of these sessions and they have been popular. An opportunity to listen to an expert and then discuss with others what we have heard.
Sunday 22nd June - at 2pm Kevin will be at Stinsford Apiary. He will inspect the hives and comment on what he sees. With his vast experience he can always add to our knowledge of what is going on in our hives. The session will be followed by a picnic - if you bring some cake! Last year we had a similar session and we had an excellent social time as well as learning a lot.
Wednesday 30th July- at 7pm there is a committee meeting. OK that is for committee only but speak to any of the committee if you have requests or suggestions and it will be discussed. It is your Association.
Wednesday 13th August - at 7pm there will be a social at the Colliton Club. Come along and tell us how it is going in your apiary.