Winter Talk 1

Dr John Kirk will be leading our first Winter Talk on ' Creating and rearing Queen bees from your selected hive'. 

This talk will be followed by tea, cake and informal chats. 

Winter Talk 2

Judith Norman and Gerry Stuart will be talking about Yellow Legged Hornets. 

This talk will be followed by tea, cake and informal chats. 

This will be the first of our 8 beekeeping for beginners sessions. 

Please see our pages on:

Beginners Course 2025 for further information. 

Winter Talk 3

Clare Densley and Martin Hann, from the Buckfast Abbey Bee Department will be talking about 'Preparing for Spring'. 

As always, this talk will be followed by tea, cake and informal chats. 

Winter Talk 4

Brains' Trust: This will take the format of a Question and Answer session. 

As always, this will be followed by tea, cake and informal chats. 

Winter Talk 5

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TALK IS CANCELLED.

Maintenance Day

We will be doing lots of maintenance jobs around our site to get it ready for the new season ahead. 

Please bring workclothes and tools. 

Opening of apiary

Depending on the weather, we will open our apiary for weekly inspections on Saturday afternoons. 

Everyone welcome! 

Annual Open Day

Everyone is invited to our Open Day. 

Snellgrove Board demonstration.

Summer Social

We will have a BBQ in our paddock area. Please bring chairs, food to cook on the firepit, drink and some food to share: thank you! 

Sleepovers in tents or campervans very welcome! 

(This event is weather permitting!!)

Extraction days

Tuesday 12th: Clearing Boards onto the hives;

Thursday 14th: Clubhouse preparation;

Friday 15th (starting early!) and Saturday 16th: Club followed by members' honey extraction; 

The clubhouse will then remain 'extraction ready' for a week for members to extract their own honey in their own time - please contact a member of the committee for further information about this. 

Tuesday 26th at 1700: clubhouse cleaning! 

Apiary Autumn Maintenance 

This will be time to maintain our beekeeping equipment at the end of the season. 

Please bring workclothes and tools. 

Tea / coffee and cakes will be provided! 

AGM - this will be followed by tea, cakes and time to chat with fellow members.