WSBKA Association Apiary Open Session

Nowton Park - WSBKA Apiary Nowton Park, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds

Please do let us know in advance if you’re planning on attending (email wsbka@yahoo.com or post in the Facebook Group) and if there is anything specific you would like to get out of the time. N.B. Mike Graystone will be running the session on the 20th so undoubtedly this will be a popular event.

WSBKA Association Apiary Open Session

Nowton Park - WSBKA Apiary Nowton Park, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds

Please do let us know in advance if you’re planning on attending (email wsbka@yahoo.com or post in the Facebook Group) and if there is anything specific you would like to get out of the time. N.B. Mike Graystone will be running the session on the 20th so undoubtedly this will be a popular event.

WSBKA Association Apiary Open Session

Nowton Park - WSBKA Apiary Nowton Park, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds

Please do let us know in advance if you’re planning on attending (email wsbka@yahoo.com or post in the Facebook Group) and if there is anything specific you would like to get out of the time. N.B. Mike Graystone will be running the session on the 20th so undoubtedly this will be a popular event.

WSBKA Association Apiary Open Session

Nowton Park - WSBKA Apiary Nowton Park, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds

Please do let us know in advance if you’re planning on attending (email wsbka@yahoo.com or post in the Facebook Group) and if there is anything specific you would like to get out of the time. N.B. Mike Graystone will be running the session on the 20th so undoubtedly this will be a popular event.

WSBKA Annual Honey Show 2023 (Day 1)

Pakenham Water Mill Water Mill Farm, Mill Road, Pakenham, Bury Saint Edmunds

Schedule of the West Suffolk BKA  Honey Show 2023  To be held at  Pakenham Water Mill, Pakenham  Nr Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2NB  On  Saturday 9th September 2023  Honey Judge: Fiona Dickson  Confectionary Judge: Andrew Pettigrew  Show Co-ordinator: Sylvia Pettitt  Jonsyl, Ousden  Suffolk, CB8 8TW  Tel: 01638 500378 // 07798941533  sylviapettitt@live.co.uk  TROPHIES  The “Buckland” Memorial Challenge Continue reading →

Traditional Craft Day & WSBKA Annual Honey Show 2023 (Day 2)

Pakenham Water Mill Water Mill Farm, Mill Road, Pakenham, Bury Saint Edmunds

Following on from our members only Honey Show on the Saturday we will be showing our products and meeting the public at this lovely event. Entry to the Craft day is £3.00 per person. Entries provided by members can be collected at the end of the day (4pm).

Winter Social Meeting

Victory Ground Pavilion Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds

We are holding a social evening starting with a discussion on the club itself and what our members want from it. In the last ten years our membership has doubled, we do a lot more online using the  website and Facebook and we doubtless have more members aged under fifty now, so it's very likely that Continue reading →

Winter Meeting – Asian Hornet Action Team talk

Victory Ground Pavilion Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds

Please come along to hear  from Jane Corcoran (who heads up the area's AHAT team) about what we can do to delay the inevitability of the Asian Hornet's invasion.   

Honey Ferments – hands-on practical session on the use of honey in ferments for cooking

Bury Cricket Club Pavilion Victory Sports Ground, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds

Time: 19.00 for 19.30 start. Finish 21.00. Location: The Pavilion, Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2BT Parking:  It is advised for road safety reasons to park at the far end of the ground rather than near the tennis courts, which involves a walk up the road.   K T Brewster told Continue reading →

Minimal Varroa Treatment and Varroa Management

Bury Cricket Club Pavilion Victory Sports Ground, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds

Time: 19.00 for 19.30 start. Finish 21.00. Location: The Pavilion, Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2BT Parking:  It is advised for road safety reasons to park at the far end of the ground rather than near the tennis courts, which involves a walk up the road. Steve Riley is an experienced Continue reading →

WSBKA AGM & Lars Chittka; The Mind of the Bee

Bury Cricket Club Pavilion Victory Sports Ground, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds

The talk by Lars will be preceded by the WSBKA Annual General Meeting. Time: Please arrive in good time for a prompt 19.30 start. Finish ~21.00. Location: The Pavilion, Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2BT Parking:  It is advised for road safety reasons to park at the far end of the Continue reading →

Honey Authenticity with Lynne Ingram

Bury Cricket Club Pavilion Victory Sports Ground, Nowton Road, Bury St Edmunds

Lynne is a Master Beekeeper and has apiaries dotted around Somerset. She is Chair of the Honey Authenticity, on which subject she shall base her talk. As well as running Wesley Cottage Bees, Lynne runs beekeeping courses and experience days. An engaging and popular speaker. Time: 19.00 for 19.30 start. Finish 21.00. Location: The Pavilion, Bury St Edmunds Continue reading →