On Saturday 14th March at the Colliton Club in Dorchester we will be holding the AGM. This is an important meeting since we will be electing officers to manage the association over the next year. If you don't like the way we are doing things then this is an opportunity to tell us. It is also an opportunity to thank us if you do like what we are doing.
Then there is the capitation which we all pay from our membership to Dorset Beekeepers. This year we are asking to put this up from next October. You may well ask why - and I will tell you. The Yellow Legged Hornet has been found in the county and we are now on the front line to prevent it getting a hold in this area. Fighting invasions costs money.
Well that was a very brief summary of the AGM but you deserve more - and more you are being offered. Before the business of the AGM there will be a presentation on the Yellow Legged Hornet and what we are doing about it. Hopefully the presentation will include examples of some of the newer traps and detection methods that are being developed. It promises to be an informative session.
If that is not enough to encourage you to turn out for the AGM perhaps the offer of a cake break between the presentation and the business part will tempt you.
We do hope to see you on the 14th March at 2:30pm at the Colliton Club Dorchester.