A session on preparing bees for winter will take place on Sunday 18th August from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm, followed by clear up time. The session is primarily intended for beginner and new beekeepers, although all members are welcome.There will be a mix of practical activities with underpinning rationale which will be based on the National … Continue reading →
Our first winter meeting will be in the Victory Pavilion on Monday 28th October, 7.00p.m. for a 7.30 start. Unfortunately David Evans, has had to drop out on this date, hopefully we will be able to re-book, in the meantime we have a full evening planned: Sharing Insights to 2024 Beekeeping in Suffolk This is our … Continue reading →
Steve Donohoe is an author and a Beekeeper. He has written several publications jointly with Paul Horton and carried our a number of broadcasts. He will talk about " maximising your honey crop" which covers some of the content of their latest book and /or "beekeeping by the numbers", one which touches on some maths and … Continue reading →
After our brief AGM, Nynke Blömer of Cambridge University will be talking to us again, following up her talk last year on pollinators: there'll be some results on the research work she's done. Please also see Carol's message regarding the committee and AGM: I expect that lots of people get put off by the officialese - … Continue reading →
Based at the University of Sussex Norman is a much respected member of the community who has been keeping bees for over forty years, and has been a bee research scientist for more tha thirty. He reguarly lectures about bees on all continents where bees are kept, has written many scientific papers, book chapters, conference contributions … Continue reading →