Archive

2021 

 2 Jan : Oxalic Acid sublimation - demonstration in the Apiary
26 Mar : (2020) Zoom AGM
27 Mar : Apiary tidy / Frame making
12 Apr : Asian Hornet Monitoring Week
Apr/May : Beginners visit Apiary
July     : Queen Rearing Course
31 July : Beginners Theory Study Day
18/19  : Aug Gillingham & Shaftesbury show 
21 Aug : Apiary Tidy 2pm
6-13 Sep : Asian Hornet week
7 Sep : Pam Payne making wax food wraps, 7.30pm, SCC
18 Sep : Honey Sale Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show Ground
12 Oct  : Kevin Pope, Bee Inspector - talk on bee diseases 7.30pm in the SCC.
21-23 Oct : National Honey Show - book in advance
19 Nov  : AGM and Supper, 7pm, SCC

2020 (Planned pre Covid)

15 January : Beekeepers Question Time, Skep Making Day

   February : Talk - Showing Honey

       March : Apiary tidy day

         April : [usually] Beginners introductory Day

          May : Beekeeping

         June : [usually] Apiary Visit & Social

          July : [usually] Apiary Visit

      August : Apiary Tidy

                   [usually] Apiary Visit, S & G Show

September : [usually] Talk / demonstration

November : [usually] AGM

2019

15 Jan: society activity - making an asian hornet Trap (video  here)
12 Feb: Talk on Commercial Beekeeping
10 Mar: DBKA AGM
30 Mar: Frame making and Apiary Tidy
6 Apr: Beekeeping Introduction Day
25 May: Apiary visit (Sarah Watts & Steve Toop)
22 Jun: BBQ at the White House
13 Jul: Visit to Vita's apiary and research labs
20 Jul: Bee Health Day
17 Aug: Apiary Visit (Chris Harwood)
31 Aug: Apiary Tidy
10 Sep: Talk - Bees and the Law
15 Oct: Talk - Bees and water
15 Nov: AGM & Supper