Apiary Pizza Night
Pizza will be provided from about 8pm along with tea and coffee and cold drinks but if you want to drink alcohol then please bring it yourselves. You are all very welcome and we look forward to seeing you then.
Pizza will be provided from about 8pm along with tea and coffee and cold drinks but if you want to drink alcohol then please bring it yourselves. You are all very welcome and we look forward to seeing you then.
With over 250 species of bees in the UK, TTVBKA Honorary Member, Simon Silvester will discuss the importance of some of these unsung heroes of pollination.
Join us at our annual event, where we promote our work to the local community, sell some of our honey, have some fun and raise some important funds for the association.
This is the regular meeting of the committee. Meet at the apiary.
Aimed at the beekeeper who has only a few hives and so doesn’t have the resources to build and maintain a large, queenless hive for any length of time. The emphasis will be on using queenright techniques which do not interrupt the bee’s honey processing and so maintain the honey crop. In particular, we’ll look […]
Andy will deal with the practical side of food safety as it applies to bee keepers, from the hive right through harvest and sale. He'll deal with compound foods and allergens. Andy has been keeping bees for 30 years, and as an EHO developed an interest in the law on food safety as it applies […]
Patrick will provide a demonstration on how to use the Honey Preparation Room (HPR) including the motorised extractors and other equipment safely and hygienically.
Patrick will provide an overview on the new library system including how to create an account, search for publication and reserve a book.
Ray will give a short talk on swarms.
Have your bees tested for acarine and nosema. To be tested you need to bring along a sample of at least 30 bees. The bees will be killed if you bring them alive to the lab. If we have enough time we will guide you through doing the tests yourself if you wish.
TTVBKA member Stephen Taylor will be sharing insights from his own beekeeping journey and the lessons he’s learned along the way.
This is the regular meeting of the committee. Meet at the apiary.
With thanks to The Events Calendar.