Winter Talk 1

Dr Mick Megee will be talking about swarms. 

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

The first session of our 2026 'beekeeping for beginners' course. 

Please go to our 2026 Beginners Course pages for further information. 

Winter Talk 2

'Heavenly Honey' with Peter Henderson: Is your palate good enough to be a honey sommelier?

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

Winter Talk 3

'Pick and mix colonies' with Clare Densley and Martin Hann, from Buckfast Abbey Bee Department.

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

Spring Maintenance Morning

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.

Tea / coffee and cakes will be provided. 

(If the weather isn't kind, our 'back-up' spring maintenance session will be on the 18th April) 

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 welcome! 

Free parking and entry.

Free taster beekeeping experiences - beesuits of all sizes are available to use, but please bring your own wellies.

Observation hive. 

Refreshments and homemade cakes for sale. 

Our honey for sale.  

Honey Extraction

Tuesday 21st July @5pm: Clearing boards onto hives

Thursday 23rd July @ 5pm: Setting up of clubhouse

Friday 24th July, starting @ 6am: Honey extraction for club

Friday 25th July: Members' honey extraction

Saturday 8th August @ 10am: Cleaning of clubhouse and equipment

Apiary Autumn Maintenance @2pm 

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!

(If the weather isn't kind, our 'back-up' Autumn maintenance session will be on the 19th September) 

End of season social from 6pm

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! 

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