Events 2025
List of services
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Saturday 11th January: 2pm
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.
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Saturday 25th January: 2pm
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.
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Thursday 6th February: 7-9pm
This will be the first of our 8 beekeeping for beginners sessions.
Please see our pages on:
Beginners Course 2025 for further information.
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Saturday 8th February: 2pm
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.
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Saturday 22nd February: 2pm
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.
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Saturday 8th March: 2pm
Winter Talk 5
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TALK IS CANCELLED.
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Saturday 5th April: 10am
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.
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Saturday 12th April: 10am
Back-up Maintenance Day
If the 5th April is wet, we will use the 12th instead!
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April / May: 2pm
Opening of apiary
Depending on the weather, we will open our apiary for weekly inspections on Saturday afternoons.
Watch this space!
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Saturday 24th May 2024: 1-4pm
Annual Open Day
Everyone is invited to our Open Day.
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Saturday 26th July: 6pm
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!!)
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August
Extraction days
Dates to be confirmed.
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Saturday 27th September: 10am
Apiary Maintenance Day
This will be a day to maintain our beekeeping equipment at the end of the season.
Please bring workclothes and tools.
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Saturday 8th November 2024: 2pm
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