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