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Date |
Time |
Event |
Location |
13th January |
7.30pm |
Talk - "Beekeeping Microscopy" by Alan Kime |
A local Village Hall |
10th Feb |
7.30pm |
Brains Trust - Throw your questions to a panel of experts |
A local Village Hall |
16th March |
7.30pm |
Talk - "The Fine Art of Reading Bees", by Richard Ball |
A local Village Hall |
18th March |
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GBKA County AGM. - Talk by Ron Hoskins
All members welcome |
Uckington Village Hall |
13th April |
7.30pm |
Talk - "Recycling Bees Wax - Summat fer Nowt" by Graham Royle |
A local Village Hall |
20th-22nd April |
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Spring Convention |
Newport, Shropshire |
11th May |
7.30pm |
Talk - "Bumble Bees" by Paul Hands |
A local Village Hall |
12th May |
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GBKA Auction
Where you can buy second hand bee equipment |
Hempstead Meadows, Gloucester |
24th June |
2.00pm |
Visit to Murry McGregor's Apiary
Details nearer the time |
|
1st July |
2.00pm |
Hands on with "Queens" Beekeeping at Alan Iacopi's Apiary
Bring Chair and picnic - Phone secretary |
|
15th July |
2.00pm |
Visit to Will Messanger's Apiary. Please bring a chair and a picnic. |
|
21st September |
7.30pm |
Talk - "A World of Scents" by Celia Davis |
A local Village Hall |
12th October |
7.30pm |
Branch AGM and Have a go at being a honey judge
Please bring 1 unlabelled jar of Honey |
A local Village Hall |
19st October |
7.30pm |
Skittles - playing against North Cotswold Branch |
Farmers Arms
Guiting Power |
9th November |
7.30pm |
Talk - "The Other Pollinators" by Adam Hart |
A local Village Hall |
14th December |
7.30pm |
Christmas social with Bring-and-Share supper and
Branch Honey Show |
1 |
1 Jar of light honey |
2 |
1 jar of medium or dark honey |
3 |
1 jar of soft set or granulated honey |
4 |
1 jar of heather honey |
5 |
2 cut comb approx. 8oz each |
6 |
Comb ready for extraction |
7 |
Cake of wax 8oz-16oz |
8 |
Honey Cake |
9 |
2 Beekeeping Photos (6 x 4) |
10 |
1 Decorative Candle (to be lit by Judge) |
11 |
2 Beekeeping photos (postcard size) |
12 |
Project on beekeeping (juniors only) |
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A local Village Hall |
