2010 Events

January

February

Christmas over, time to plan this year's Beekeeping objectives

27th - Annual General Meeting, AGM, Moved from 9th due to bad weather (Please Note Meeting at the United reform church hall College street 18:30 Start)

Followed By

27th - Small Hive Beetle   – Ian Homer

PLEASE NOTE: This is a mid-week evening meeting a the United Reformed Church Hall College Street Petersfield

Check your bees have enough food
How are you going to monitor varroa this year. more from the NBU

17th February - Queen Performance – Roger Patterson

PLEASE NOTE: This is a mid-week evening meeting a the United Reformed Church Hall College Street Petersfield

All meetings with a ? before the date have yet to be confirmed

March

April

How's the equipment, spare floors clean? What is your varroa mite count?

13th March - Microscopy – John Hanks

13th March - The South Hampshire Spring Convention - More information here .

21st & 28th March - Training Days

A free two day introduction to Beekeeping

To book download the booking form and phone number on form to confirm your place then send form to address given.

Good time for changing brood comb. Drone brood trapping for varroa control

11th 18th & 25th April - Apiary Meeting

Saturday 24th Equipment claeaning

All meetings with a ? before the date have yet to be confirmed

May

June

Don't forget you can still borrow from our library,
just give Debbie a ring.
Have you tried artificial swarm to lose lots of varroa mites?

May 2nd 9th 16th 23rd & 30th - Apiary Meeting

Drone brood trapping through May June and July are an effective way of reducing varroa

2nd - 5th June Birdworld - Fun Farm Week - Display & talk to visitors

June 6th 13th 20th & 27th - Apiary Meeting

June 6th - Milland Rural Fair

Garden Party - Saturday 26 June 2010 from 12noon - See May newsletter for booking form.

All meetings with a ? before the date have yet to be confirmed

July

August

July Country Fair, QE Country Park - There will be no Country Fair this year.

July - Apiary Meeting

Apiguard if the mite count demands it?
Honey extracting? Don't forget the Honey Show next month"

August - Apiary Meeting

All meetings with a ? before the date have yet to be confirmed

September

October

September - Apiary Meeting

September - Hampshire Country Sports - Tichborne Park TBA

18th September - HONEY SHOW -

October - Apiary Meeting

October - Blackmoor Apple tasting day

?Date TBA - Heavy Horse Show

28th - 30th October - National Honey Show

All meetings with a ? before the date have yet to be confirmed

November

December

November - HBA Honey show & Convention

November- Annual Dinner - See October Newsletter for menu and booking form