2025
January 18th Skep Making 10am-4pm SCC
January 25th Skep making 1-4pm SCC
February 18th How to keep bees in a Skep talk by Diana Robertson 7-9pm SCC
March 18th Plants for bees talk by Lesley Gasson
March 22nd DBKA AGM in Dorford Centre, Dorchester 2.00pm
March 29th Apiary Tidy 2.30pm
March 29th Second Year Course start 2.00 SCC
April 5th Introduction To Beekeeping 10.00-4.00pm
May 11th Visit to Ron Briggs Honey House 2.00pm
May 24th Bee Experience Day 1-6pm
May 29-31st Bath and West Show
June 7th Bee Experience Day 1-6pm
June 8th Bee diseases safari with SBI Krysia Watson 2-5pm
June 21st Bee Experience Day 1-6pm
July 5th BBQ at Lesley's Apiary, THE WHITE HOUSE, CANDYS LANE, Shillingstone, DT11 0SF
July 19th Visit to Hurn Honey Farm 2.00pm
August 13&14th Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show
August 21st Melplash Show
August 26th Steve Toop Talk on Farming, Beekeeping and Forage 7.30pm SCC
August 30th Apiary Tidy 2.00pm
September 6-7th Dorchester Show
October 1st Pay your subscription
October 18th Dorset Convention Dorford Centre, Dorchester 9.30-4.30
October 23-25th National Honey Show
November 21st AGM and Supper
December 9th Christmas Record of the year
2024
9th January - Pam Hunter NDB Pollen, 7:30pm Shillingstone Church Centre (SCC)
6th February - Ron Briggs Beekeeping on a budget, 7:30pm SCC
17th February - 60s & 70s Music Concert, 7:30pm Portman Hall
5th March - Susie Perkins Honey Show preparation, 7:30pm SCC
6th April - Introduction to Beekeeping Day, 10:00am-4:00pm SCC & Apiary
18th May - Robbie Baird's Apiary Visit, 2:00pm
8th & 9th June - Gillingham and Shaftesbury Spring Show
29th June - Geoff Buckland's Apiary Visit, 2:00pm
28th July - BBQ at Sue Billington's Apiary in Motcombe, 6:00pm
14th & 15th August - Shaftesbury & Gillingham Show
10th September - Steve Toop talk on Farming, Beekeeping & Forage, 7:30pm SCC
1st October - Please Pay your NDBKA Subscription
8th October - Propolis & Healing talk by Luzia Barclay, 7:30pm SCC
22nd November - AGM & Supper, 7:00pm SCC
10th December - New Apriary Working Group Photos & Progress, 7:30pm SCC
2023
18 Jan : Talks on New Apiary progress by New Apiary Working group. 7.30pm in SCC
11 Feb: Microscopy session, with Liz Rescorla and Tim Robinson 2pm in SCC
21 Mar: Talk - "Bees in bad places" by Gordon Grant and Ron Brigg. 7.30pm in SCC
25 Mar: Apiary tidy up 2pm
1 Apr: Introduction Day 10am - 4pm in SCC and Apiary
10 Jun: Visit to Sue Billington's apiary in Motcombe
24 Jun: Visit to Geoff Buckland's apiary in Weymouth
8 Jul: Visit to Ron Biggs apiary
22 Jul: Visit from West Dorset BKA. 2pm in our apiary
16 Aug: Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show
26 Aug: Apiary tidy up
12 Sep: Making Wax Flowers by Liz Duffen. 7pm in SCC
1 Oct: Subscriptions due
10 Oct: Ron Briggs - cleaning and using wax - SCC - 7.30pm
17 Nov: AGM and supper. 7pm in SCC
17 Dec: Photographs and videos of the year's events by Ian Condon and James Nalty. 730pm in SCC
2022
25 Jan: How to make mead by Lesley Gasson
8 Feb: Honey, how its made and what its made of, by Martin Anastarsov
15 Mar: Honey Adulteration by Mark White
26 Mar: Apiary Tidy
2 Apr: Introduction to Beekeeping Day 10-4pm
28 May: Apiary Visit to Tim Harman and Lynne Ritchley's apiaries
18 Jun: Visit to Gordon Grant's apiary
24 Jun: BBQ at the White House 6pm
16 Jul: Visit to West Dorset apiary at Netherbury
20 Jul : How to show Honey and Wax, SCC 7.30
17 Aug : Shaftesbury and Gillingham Show
27 Aug : Apiary Tidy
3 Sep : Bees a -Swarmen : Folksong concert
13 Sep : Beekeepers' questions
1 Oct : Subscriptions due
10 Oct : Kevin Pope - a round up of the year's diseases
27-29 Oct : National Honey Show
18 Nov : AGM and supper
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 Hone
March : Apiary tidy day
April : [usually] Beginners introductory Day
May : Beekeeping
July [usually] Apiary Visit
June: [usually] Apiary Visit & Social
August : [usually] Apiary Tidy 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