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Programme 2010


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. Meetings will be at the Shirehall in Abbey Foregate unless otherwise noted. From May to September 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.

Extra - August 4th 7.30 p.m. - Autumn Varroa Treatment" - talk by Jo Schup - Shirehall - All Members Welcome

Indoor Meetings
Date Speaker Topic Venue
February 10th 2010 Dave Cushman The BIBBA view of the benefits of home-produced queens Shirehall
*February 24th 2010 William Kirk Pollen Loads of the Honeybee Shirehall
March 10th 2010 Celia Davies Keeping on top of Varroa Shirehall
April 14th 2010 Geoff Critchley Cut it Out? What to do or not to do on discovering a queen cell Shirehall
September 8th 2010 Wally Shaw Four Uses of the Snelgrove Board Shirehall
October 13th 2010 AGM Shirehall
November 10th 2010 TBA Shirehall
December 8th 2010 Social Event Shirehall

Outdoor Meetings
Date Speaker Topic Venue
April 10th 2010 Apiary Team Starting the Season Radbrook Apiary
May 8th 2010 Robert Swallow Working Oil Seed Rape Robert Swallow's Apiary
June 12th 2010 MEETING CANCELLED
July 10 2010 Glyn Williams TBA Glyn Williams' Apiary


N.B. 13th/14th August is the Shrewsbury Flower Show. Support the Association by entering some classes and/or helping to steward the event.

Details of the remaining meetings will be published as soon as they have been confirmed.

There is a separate series of meetings for anyone interested in learning about beekeeping. Please see the Beginners' Page