Winter WSBKA Meeting – Talk by Virginia Zanni on “How does Varroa mite affect honey bees’ behaviour?”
ZoomAn online talk by Virginia Zanni, from the Udine University, Italy on "How does Varroa mite affect honey bees' behaviour?"
West Suffolk Beekeepers’ Association
Part of The British Beekeepers' Association
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WSBKA February Winter Meeting & AGM
ZoomOur AGM plus a Kevin Thorn our chair will be our speaker for the evening.
WSBKA March Winter Meeting
ZoomRichard Noel, a Jersey-born beekeeper in Brittany talking about the Asian hornets and how they deal with it there.
Quiz-the-Experts session April WSBKA Winter’s Meeting
Lawshall Village Hall Opposite The Glebe, Harrow Green, Lawshall, United KingdomOur last meeting of the winter season is on April 14th at 7.30p.m., face-to-face at Lawshall Village Hall: a Quiz-the-Experts session and plenty for time for cake and a natter with old friends. Please would you let me know by Sunday 9th April if you hope to attend as our cakemakers need to have an idea … Continue reading →
Apiary meeting Sunday 8th May 1400 – Swarm Control by Artificial Swarm
The swarming season is upon us early this year. Come along to the apiary at Nowton Park at 1400 this Sunday. We will have a discussion first to explain the process of swarming, what we do to try to deter the bees from swarming and the equipment needed. We will also explore the technique of artificially … Continue reading →
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Suffolk BKA Honey Show
Trinity Park Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, United KingdomThe Suffolk Beekeeper's Association Honey Show at the Suffolk Show. Unfortunately due to the Corvid 19 Virus this event is now cancelled for 2021 however will return for 2022.
Annual Safari
Lavenham area24th July in the Lavenham area - more details to follow.
Winter Talks – October 13th
Nowton Village Hall Village Hall, The Pound, Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomOctober 13th, 7.30p.m. at Nowton Village Hall, IP29 5NE. Graham and Marika Sigley will tell us about teaching beekeeping to the inmates and staff at Wayland Open Prison. All being well, further dates will be November 10th, January 12th, February 9th, March 9th and April 13th.
Winter Talks – November 10th
Nowton Village Hall Village Hall, The Pound, Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomOur speaker at the November meeting will be Colin Bell on running the Cambridge BKA's queen-rearing apiary: the workload, problems he encounters and their solutions.
Winter Talks – January
Nowton Village Hall Village Hall, The Pound, Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomJeremy Quinlan, master beekeeper of Ipswich and East Suffolk BKA, topic yet to be decided
AGM and Chris Chilver talking on Preparing for Spring
Nowton Village Hall Village Hall, The Pound, Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomOur AGM and Chris Chilver will be talking on Preparing for Spring
Winter talk: March 9th
Nowton Village Hall, March 9th 7.30p.m.: Theodora Rubensaal Commandeur will be updating us on her EARS sponsored research into CBPV, accompanied by Dr Giles Budge.