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Programme 2012/13
Indoor meetings are normally held on the second Wednesday of each month from January to
April and again from September to December, beginning at 7.30 p.m. Meetings will be at the Shirehall in Abbey Foregate unless otherwise noted. Visitors are welcome at most meetings - please contact a member of the Committee for further information.
There is a separate series of meetings for anyone interested in learning about beekeeping. Please see the Beginners' Page
Indoor Meetings
Outdoor meetings will usually take place on the second Saturday of each month at our apiary, beginning at 2.30p.m.. [NB These meetings are for members only.] The programme for 2013 is:Date
Speaker
Topic
Venue
November 15th 2012
Geoff Critchley
Queen Rearing
Shirehall December 13th 2012
Brian Goodwin
Bees in close-up
Shirehall January 9th 2013
Graham Royle
If Heath Robinson had been a Beekeeper
Shirehall February 13th 2013
Gerald Cooper
Managing 600 hives at Newquay Honey Farm
Shirehall March 13th 2013
Bill Summers
The 'Zest' Hive
Shirehall April 10th 2013
TBA
Preparing for the Honey Show
Shirehall September 11th 2013
TBA
Shirehall October 9th 2013
AGM
Shirehall
Date
Topic
1st December 2012
Oxalic acid treatment for varroa April 2013
There will now be no meeting in Apiary because of the cold start to the season 18th May 2013
Methods of swarm control 8th June 2013
Frame changing methods 13th July 2013
monitoring for disease & varroa/preventing robbing/harvesting 14th September 2013
Preparing for winter/uniting colonies/pest protection/winter stores