World Bee Day 2021 is on Thursday, 20 May 2021. Bee Day celebrations raise awareness about the threats to pollinators like bees by human activities. In December 2017 UN approved this day and the First World Bee Day was celebrated on Sunday, 20 May 2018. In the current year, the fourth observance of this event is taking place. Why this date of World … Continue reading →
Our club safari will now be on August 1st, between Great Cornard and Lavenham. Please refer to your club emails for the exact details and do check the main page to ensure it's on due the the thundery weather we are getting!
Catch-up time! Discussion: the 2021 season and the Annual Survey: do we want to resurrect it? A social evening with tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits. Remember the library books - could you please return any you borrowed?
More details to follow
Winter WSBKA Meeting - Talk by Greg Monaghan on The Rose Hive.
An online talk by Virginia Zanni, from the Udine University, Italy on "How does Varroa mite affect honey bees' behaviour?"
Our AGM plus a Kevin Thorn our chair will be our speaker for the evening.
Richard Noel, a Jersey-born beekeeper in Brittany talking about the Asian hornets and how they deal with it there.
Our 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 →
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 →
The 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.
24th July in the Lavenham area - more details to follow.
