West Wilts BKA club meetings

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

Club talks take place by Zoom (club members will be sent a link automatically). If your like to listen to a zoom talk, please email the club secretary.

Post-Covid-19 club meetings will be held at Methodist Church Hall, Station Road, Westbury BA13 3JL, unless otherwise specified. (OS grid ref: ST870513).

West Wiltshire Beekeepers Association

Upcoming events

20 February: Zoom Lecture by Bob Smith – Beyond the Basics

April (exact date tbc): Fortnightly Apiary Sessions begin

28 September: Branch Honey Show

Upcoming courses

13 February – 19 March: Beginners Course

13 February – 19 March: Basic Course

Past events

2023

November – WWBKA AGM
March – Sue Rawlings ran a wax flower workshop
February – Branch annual dinner

2022

December – Martin Hann and Clare Densley (Buckfast Abbey),What the books don’t tell you and why bees change their minds
November – AGM
October – Margaret Murdin NDB, Selecting the right qualities in your bees
September – Branch honey show
April – Opening of the new Branch Apiary (weather permitting!)
March – Swarm Collecting, Dave Bonner, Zoom link to all members
February – Producing Products from the Hive – Barbara Dalby

2021
March – Management of mini-nucs and management for comb production with Richard Oliver
February – Really getting to grips with swarm control with Bob Smith, NDB, Master Beekeeper
January – Bee Stings with Dr Julia Hoggard

2020
December Beyond the Basics – beekeeping for improvers with Bob Smith, NDB, Master Beekeeper
November – “Monarch or Republic, an introduction to queen cells” with Keith Bartlem, Master Beekeeper

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