Winter Talk 1

Dr John Kirk will be leading our first Winter Talk on ' Creating and rearing Queen bees from your selected hive'. 

This talk will be followed by tea, cake and informal chats. 

Winter Talk 2

Judith Norman and Gerry Stuart will be talking about Yellow Legged Hornets. 

This talk will be followed by tea, cake and informal chats. 

This will be the first of our 8 beekeeping for beginners sessions. 

Please see our pages on:

Beginners Course 2025 for further information. 

Winter Talk 3

Clare Densley and Martin Hann, from the Buckfast Abbey Bee Department will be talking about 'Preparing for Spring'. 

As always, this talk will be followed by tea, cake and informal chats. 

Winter Talk 4

Brains' Trust: This will take the format of a Question and Answer session. 

As always, this will be followed by tea, cake and informal chats. 

Winter Talk 5

To be confirmed. 

Maintenance Day

We will be doing lots of maintenance jobs around our site to get it ready for the new season ahead. 

Please bring workclothes and tools. 

Back-up Maintenance Day

If the 5th April is wet, we will use the 12th instead! 

Opening of apiary

Depending on the weather, we will open our apiary for weekly inspections on Saturday afternoons. 

Watch this space! 

Annual Open Day

Everyone is invited to our Open Day. 

Summer Social

We will have a BBQ in our paddock area. Please bring food and drink. 

Sleepovers in tents or campervans very welcome! 

(This event is weather permitting!!)

Extraction days

Dates to be confirmed.

Apiary Maintenance Day

This will be a day to maintain our beekeeping equipment at the end of the season. 

Please bring workclothes and tools. 

AGM