2024 Training Session 7: Varroa Control Options Please register by clicking << here >> Saturday 13th July - 11am -1pm - Horsted Green Apiary Malcolm Wilkie
Bee Banter - Blue Anchor, Crowborough Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
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Date and details to be confirmed 2024 Summer Bar-B-Q Please register by clicking << here >> at: Greenbank, Shepherds Hill, Buxted, TN22 4PX
Bee Banter - Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.
Bee Banter - Blue Anchor, Crowborough Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
2024 Training Session 8: Preparing hives for Winter at Horsted Saturday 28th September - Horsted Green Apiary Keith Obbard, Roxanne Gould
Last date to apply for BBKA Module - Autumn exams For more information click << here >> and << here >>
2024 Training Session 9: Preparing Honey for Showing Saturday 5th October - 10am-12:30pm Rob Gore Please register by clicking << here >>
Thursday 24th to Saturday 26th October 2024 at Sandown Park.
Bee Banter - Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.
2024 Training Session 10: Candle making - Wax workshop £10 for members - £30 for non-members Saturday 9th November - 10am-1pm Helen Hadley, Sandy Infield
Sunday 24th November - 1pm-4:30pm at Five Ashes Village Hall, Five Ashes, TN20 6JA AGENDA 1:00pm Doors open for members 2:00pm AGM commences President’s opening remarks Apologies Minutes of last meeting Chair's report Committee members' reports Treasurer’s report Election of new officers AOB Please note - Non-members and Associate members cannot vote during the ...continue reading
Unfortunately we have had to cancel the Christmas Do due to a problem with the proposed venue. Most disappointing, not least for Sandy (our events secretary) who had already put a lot of effort into planning this event. Apologies to all that were looking forward to this annual extravaganza - Sandy promises that in 2025 ...continue reading
18th January from 9.45 to 11.45 at Five Ashes Village Hall Cost nil to members £15 to non-members. Please register <<- here ->>
Saturday 22nd February - Initial introduction (MW, HH) How a hive works and protective equipment needed
Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
Mountfield Village Hall on 1st March Guest speaker will be Martin Smith (Past President BBKA, Current President of Lancashire & Northwest BKA, President of BDI, & Project Manager eR2 membership system) who will speak on the subject of ‘Managing Colony Numbers’ For more details click <<- here ->>
Tuesday 4th March - via zoom 7:30pm (MW, PC) The basics of bee biology. Mind blowing
Just a date for your diary at the moment - more details to follow, closer to the date.
Function room, Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.
For more details goto: www.bbka.org.uk/springconvention Flyer: https://hwbka.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Spring-Convention.pdf
Mark Wilcox (a retired doctor and member of the HWBKA committee) has arranged for Steven Rochester (Senior Resuscitation Officer, Eastbourne DGH) to hold a teaching session for us. This will include Basic Life Support (BLS), anaphylaxis teaching and the use of an Automated Electronic Device (AED) for resuscitation. This will be free of charge and will be held ...continue reading
Saturday 12th April - 10:00am-12:00pm - Swarm control (RG, KO, DP) Navigating your way out of disaster. A theory session at the Horsted apiary in the hangar
Saturday 26th April - Introduction to the Bees (SB, PH, PL, M.Wilcox) Opening a hive for real. Anyone diagnosed with anaphylaxis must bring their Adrenaline Auto-Injector (Epipen) to this session.
Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
Saturday 10th May - Swarm control for real (MW, M.Wilcox) Horsted apiary 10am to 12pm (or longer if necessary) Anyone diagnosed with anaphylaxis must bring their Adrenaline Auto-Injector (Epipen) to this session.
Saturday 10th May -1pm - 4pm Building your hive (MW, PC, RG, SB, M.Wilcox)
The SBKA Bee Market 2025 will be on the 17th May 2025 at Uckfield Community College Details can be found on the SBKA website: https://sbka.info/2025-bee-market/ Plant stall booking form can be found here: Word document pdf file
Function room, Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.
Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
Saturday 28th June - 10am to 4pm - Bee Safari Anyone diagnosed with anaphylaxis must bring their Adrenaline Auto-Injector (Epipen) to this session. The experienced members leading the safaris are Deborah Park (wonderful garden herself and an amazing apiary with lots of colonies). Tunbridge Wells area Rob Gore ( 2 apiaries and lots of hives, works full ...continue reading
Saturday 12th July - *** was originally scheduled to be 11am to 1pm, but will now be held from 10am to 12am *** - Varroa control options - (MW, RG) Horsted apiary Anyone diagnosed with anaphylaxis must bring their Adrenaline Auto-Injector (Epipen) to this session.
To be held by Mike Cullen at our Horsted Green Apiary Anyone diagnosed with anaphylaxis must bring their Adrenaline Auto-Injector (Epipen) to this session.
Function room, Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.
Saturday 2nd August now amended to 11am to 1pm - Varroa control options (This session replaces the beginners honey extraction session which was held on July 12th) Beginners and members Horsted Green Park apiary Anyone diagnosed with anaphylaxis must bring their Adrenaline Auto-Injector (Epipen) to this session.
Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
Saturday 13th September - Preparing hives for winter - 10am - 12pm (KO, RG) Horsted apiary Anyone diagnosed with anaphylaxis must bring their Adrenaline Auto-Injector (Epipen) to this session.
Function room, Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.
Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
£10 cash on the day At Sandy Infield's Either Google Black Shed Studios, Fairwarp or What3words expect.butterfly.point Email Sandy sandyinfield@gmail.com to reserve your place
1:00pm - Doors open for members 2:00pm - AGM commences 3:00pm (approx) - AGM closes and Honey Show commences 4:00pm - Honey Show results and prize giving 4:30pm - AGM and Honey Show close Honey Show entry form <<- here ->> Cake recipe <<- here ->> Biscuit recipe <<- here ->> or fill in an ...continue reading
Function room, Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.
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When Saturday 13th December 7pm till Midnight Cost A sumptuous Four Course buffet and Seasonal welcome drink £40 per person please bring your favourite tipple! We will only be providing a welcome drink and soft drinks Where Black Shed Studios Nursery Lane Fairwarp TN22 3BD (do not use post code it takes you to ...continue reading