Somerset Beekeepers

Sat 24th May - Diseased combs. Foul Brood inspectors 2.30pm (HP) A. Vevers .

Wed /Sat 28th-31 st May - Royal Bath and West Show

Sat 7th June - Grafting Queen cups 2.30 pm (HP) S. Jones. M. Seymour

Tues 17th June - Harvesting queen cells with S. Jones and M. Seymour

Sat 21st Jun - Rent a Hive 2.30 pm (HP) with D. Hobson and E .McConnell

Sat 28th June - Rent a Hive 2.30pm (HP) with L.Drage and K.Garside

Sat 5th July - Rent a Hive 2.30 pm (HP) with P.Hopkins and A.Coles

Sat 12th July - Rent a Hive 2.30 pm (HP) with M.Clark and K.Lewis

Sat 19th Jul - Presidents Afternoon 2.30 pm (HP) with Kay Thomas” Preparation for showing Honey and honey products and Rent a Hive with J.Bevan and D.Glennie . J.Wallis

Sat 26th July - Rent a Hive and Preparation for flower show 2.30 pm (HP) with M.Lewis and J.Gammon

1st/2nd Aug - Taunton and County Honey Show at Vivary Park

Wed 13th Aug - Clearing the Honey Crop with S.Gammon and A.Coles 7pm (HP)

Sat 16th Aug - 1st Varroa treatment 2.30pm (HP) with T.Tucker.A.Gorey and L.Garner

Thur 28th Aug - 2nd Varroa Treatment and Rent a Hive 7 pm (HP) with R.Burgess . and E.Burgess.

Sat 30th Aug - Extracting day at Haddeo, Bathealton with D.Pearce 10am start

Sat 6th Sept. - Visit to Chris Harries apiary on the Heather . Contact C.Harries 01823 442 734

Sat 13th Sept - Feeding and Making up feed and Rent a Hive 5 pm (HP) with T.Tucker and M.Seymour

Sat 20th Sept - Rent a Hive -Topping up Feed 2.30 pm ( HP) with L.Ingram and D.Glennie

Sat 27th Sept - Closing down hives for winter and Rent a Hive take away colonies 4 pm Start ( HP) with S.Gammon. S.Jones. A.Coles

Tues 7th Oct - Year in Retrospect 7.30 pm (S) M.Priscott

Thur 16th Oct - Continuation Course 1 7.30 pm (S)

Sat 18th Oct - Return and Sterilising of Rent a Hive equipment 2.30pm (HP) with D.Glennie .S.Jones. A.Gorey

T.B.A Skittles

Sat 18th Oct - National Honey Show

Wed.22nd Oct - Continuation Course 2 7.30 pm (S)

Thur 30th Oct - Continuation Course 3 7.30pm (S)

Sat 1st Nov - AGM . Speaker Glyn Davies “ Bee Reproduction” (eggs etc) 2.30 pm (S)

Thurs 6th Nov - Continuation Course 4 7.30 pm (S)

Tues 11th Nov - Continuation Course 5 7.30 pm (S)

Sat 6th Dec - Annual Dinner ( venue to be announced)

Sat 13th Dec - Late Varroa Treatment using Oxalic acid solution with K.Edwards . D.Basterfield 2.30 pm (HP)

HP = Heatherton Park Apiary S = Staplegrove Village Hall

Our headquarters and Apiary are at Heatherton Park.

Follow the A38 from Taunton until you get to the Worlds End hotel (2.5 miles). On the opposite side of the road you will see a house with an archway through it. Go through this archway and drive for about 300m. Our Apiary and building are on the left. Beware of sleeping policemen!

If you are coming from the Wellington direction it is 1.3 miles from the A38 roundabout.

Please be aware that strict hygiene protocols are in force within the Heatherton Park Apiary

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June 2008