Events

The Bee Inspector Radio 4

So far we only have the dates of meetings for next year as we have to approach people first – all to be confirmed:

Sat.12th Jan.
Mr Doug Jones on ‘Bee Gadgets at Tarbock Village Hall 2.30 pm.

Fri 1st Feb.
Annual Dinner at Colours Restaurant, St. Helens. 7 for 7.30 pm

Mon.10th Mar.
Video Evening –BBKA DVD, new DVDs 7.30pm St.Helens Bowling Club

Sat.26thApr.
Opening hives for Spring
Inspection with Ian Molyneux at Bishop Eaton at 2.30pm

TBA Meetings on Basic Beekeeping exam plus a day’s practical before Exam

Sat.10th May
Opening hives /Making up a nuc and swarm Control with Stuart Beattie, Seasonal Bee Inspector at Park Cottage, 2.30pm

Sat.14th June
Opening hives and Apiary
Management with John McCann at CHET, 2.30 pm

Sun.20th July
Joint meeting with Ormskirk Bee
Keepers and Ian Homer, Southern Region
Bee Inspector, at Kings Moss Apiary, Fir Tree Farm. Time to be arranged

18-20th July
Honey Show at The
Royal Lancs. Agricultural Show

Sat16th Aug
Opening hives and Preparing for the heather with Dave Sutton, Western Bee Inspector at Court Hey Park/National
Wild Flower Centre, 2.30pm

21-24thAug
Honey Show at the Southport Flower Show

Sat.27th Sept. ‘
Putting the Bees to Bed’ and Bees and Wildflowers with a speaker from Court Hey Park National Wildflower
Centre, at Tarbock Village Hall, 2.30 pm

Sat.11th Oct.
Lancashire County Honey
Show. Samlesbury Village Hall, just off J31 of the M6

Sat. 8th Nov.
Branch A.G.M. and Honey Show. Tarbock Village Hall. Staging at 1 pm.