Events

Saturday 3 September 2022
Location to be confirmed.

Overview: Every three or four years our Regional Bee Inspector brings a team of Seasonal Bee Inspectors to Wiltshire for a day of talks and demonstrations covering all aspects of managing honey bee diseases.

Exams and Assessments

All applications are now completed online. If you plan to take an assessment or exam please contact your branch Membership Secretary who will provide you with the link to the website.

Saturday, 8 October 2022 – 10am to 4pm

A fantastic day out for people thinking about taking up beekeeping, as well as old hands who want to learn a whole lot more.

6 July – Bee Chat
An open discussion and social gathering for members over tea and coffee. Panel of local experts.

10 July – Apiary session
Horton Road.

Future meetings

Monday June 27th at 7pm – Extracting your Honey
– afterwards small group discussions on honey extraction
–tips and ideas on the process of harvesting

Venue

Meetings take place at 7.30pm at Broughton Gifford Village Hall,

Future talks

Saturday 10 September – Branch honey show

7th November – AGM

Venue

Apiary meetings are held in the Branch Apiary in Westbury. Please contact the club for directions.

30 June    Topic to be confirmedTBC

28 July     Honey extraction demonstration at Park Farm (at club apiary)

25.8.22     Topic to be confirmed

29.9.22     Club Honey Show

27.10.22   AGM and possible quiz

24.11.22   Topic to be confirmed

15.12.22   Annual Skittles evening

Our meetings are usually on the last Thursday of the month.

7pm, Thursday 20 January 2022

in the Wessex Room at the Devizes Corn Exchange, Market Place, Devizes SN10 1HS.

WBKA members will be sent the Agenda, a copy of the minutes of the last AGM,

Below is a list of all WBKA meetings in 2022, including Council meetings.

3 September 2022 – Honey Bee Health Day

20 September 2022 – Trustee Meeting

8 October 2022 – Wiltshire Bee and Honey Day 2022

29 November 2022 – Trustee Meeting

Trustee meetings are held in dfferent locations around the county and may be hosted on Zoom;

Regular meetings

Hopefully we can re-start the monthly meetings of the Microscopy Group at some point in 2022

To find out more about joining the club, email Richard Oliver:

Microscopy meetings are run by the WBKA and take place either in person (Covid-19 restrictions allowing) at Rowde Village Hall,