Our monthly meetings programme will reflect the topics that concern us in the coming year. IPM -  Integrated Pest Management is the priority. We will be doing everything we can to cascade down information, advice and recommended techniques to control Varroa and maintain healthy bees. Do take the time to attend some of the meetings listed below. There is always plenty of discussion and ideas that can often explain or solve a problem. 

Wimbledon Beekeeper's meetings

October 30^th - November 1^st
           The National Honey Show. St Georges College, Weybridge

July 2^nd
           WBKA meeting. Question Time.
           Featuring “How to start Extracting”

June 2^nd
            WBKA meeting. Bee disease, speaker to be confirmed.

May 12^th
             WBKA meeting. Queen Rearing, speaker to be confirmed.

April 18^th - 20^th
              BBKA Spring Convention
              Stoneleigh Park Exhibition Centre. near Coventry

April 9^th
              WBKA Meeting. Swarming, Control & Prevention

April 5^th
            3rd Surrey Bee Day, 

March 3^rd
             WBKA Meeting. First Inspection and Varroa monitoring

March 1^st
            West Sussex Beekeepers Association Annual Convention
            For more information click icon       

February 4^th
             WBKA Meeting. What's going on in your hive

January 28^th 2008 
                           Start of WBKA Beekeeping Course.

December 3^rd 
                 WBKA Christmas Party and Honey Show.
                               (see Classes for entries)

December 1^st   –  SBKA AGM

November 12^th
                      WBKA AGM and used equipment sale.

Meetings are held at:

Morden Hall Medical Centre,
Morden Road, Morden, Surrey at 8pm

BEEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS

Follow up to the INTRODUCTION TO BEEKEEPING

Watch this space for news of our next course.

Report on last years Basic Assessment course held at Morden Medical Centre.
By Charlotte Winterborn

This commenced on 30th January 2006. The classroom was Morden Hall Medical Centre and we are grateful the management were able to accommodate us for these extra meetings. We had 10 students who received notes covering the study programme. This allowed them to read around the subjects. The articles of Beecraft proved to be a useful source for them. Peter Bowbrick and myself led the sessions which were included our Wimbledon BKA monthly meetings. There were 4 follow-up practical sessions held in the apiary in April.  It had been good to meet new people and we are looking forward to continue working with them in the apiaries . If you see new faces around be sure to make them welcome. 

INTRODUCTION TO BEEKEEPING

7th & 8th June, 2008

12th & 13th July, 2008

9.30am to 4.00pm

Course Fee £25

Presented by a Team from Wimbledon Beekeepers

Learn the skills you need to start the fascinating hobby of beekeeping:

Venues:         Morden Hall Medical Centre [see map]

and

Morden Hall Park Apiary

Beekeeping course for Beginners.

New to Beekeeping?  Is this a hobby/craft that would interest you?  This course offers an insight to Honeybees, their life cycle and their place in the environment.  It will also give you practical Beekeeping  'hands on' experience and a knowledge of hive products.

  
Many of our members will already know about the 2 day Beekeeping summer courses WBKA runs. Over the last 5 or 6 years it has been very successful. A number of new members took up the craft after their experience during that weekend. To remind you - mornings are spent in a classroom and the afternoons are spent in the apiary.  It will be advertised in "Beecraft".  It will also be advertised locally in the libraries and through yourselves spreading the word.

 Both locations near Morden Northern Line Underground

For more information contact Peter Bowbrick:
Phone                020 8648 6358
Email:  pjbowbrick@yahoo.com 

Morden, Surrey

Come and visit the Bee Keeping Tent at the 

Morden Park Craft Fair.  Information about Beekeeping

Honey, Candles, Fudge etc. For Sale 

Royal Air Force Museum,

Grahame Park Way,

Hendon, London NW9 5LL