Shropshire Beekeepers' Association
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Programme
Indoor meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month from January to April and again from September to December, beginning at 7.30 p.m. (For the time being, meetings will be at the Shirehall in Abbey Foregate unless otherwise noted). In May, June and July there are apiary meetings. These take place on Saturday afternoons beginning at 2.30 p.m. Visitors are welcome at all meetings - please contact a member of the Committee for further information.
Date
Speaker
Topic September 12th 2007
Ivor Davies, President of BBKA
Work of the BBKA October 10th 2007
Annual General Meeting plus
Talk by Dave Sutton RBI November 14th 2007
Gordon Hartshorn
Marches Breeding Group December 12th 2007
Brian Goodwin
Christmas 'Get-Together'
January 9th 2008
John Perkins
Selective Breeding & Project Discovery February 13th 2008
Dr. S. Martin
Varroa update March 12th 2008
Celia Davies
Nuclei April 9th 2008
Peter Hampson
A Short History of Beekeeping
Outdoor Meetings
April 26th 2008 2.30 p.m.
Starting the season well (Brian Goodwin)
Radbrook Apiary May 10th 2008 2.30 p.m.
Shook swarm & other comb replacement methods (Dave Sutton RBI)
Radbrook Apiary June 21st 2008 2.30 p.m.
N.B. Note change of date.Swarming: Prevention & Control
Member's Apiary - see June Newsletter July 12th 2008 2.30 p.m.
Queen rearing on a small scale
Radbrook Apiary August 15th/16th 2008
Shrewsbury Flower Show
Schedule will be sent to all membersSeptember 13th 2008 2.30 p.m.
Preparing the bees for winter
Radbrook
There is a separate series of meetings for anyone interested in learning about beekeeping. Please contact Brian Goodwin for details (Tel: 01743 884524)