News & Events
SWHBK Members' Meetings & Events​​​​​​​​​
04/03/26 Dan Basterfield - 'Preparation for a better season'
01/04/26 Club practical - topic to be confirmed
06/05/26 Dylan Gussman - 'Drone congregation areas'
03/06/26 speaker tbc
​Venue - all meetings take place at Boldre War Memorial Hall, Boldre, Lymington, SO41 5QG unless otherwise stated.
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March 2026
Dan Basterfield talk - 4 March
The next members' meeting is on Wednesday 4 March at Boldre War Memorial Hall at 19:30.
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Guest speaker Dan Basterfield will be giving a talk on 'Preparing for a better season'. This is great for both those new to beekeepers as well as experienced beekeepers helping them plan for the new season.
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All welcome.
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January 2026
Meetings in January
We welcome Clare Densley and Martin Hann on Zoom on 14 January. Their talk will be about 'Reading the colony'. They will cover the principals of understanding what can be seen, heard and smelled when looking at and inside the hive. Clare and Martin manage the bee education and bee colonies at Buckfast Abbey.
Our AGM was held on 7 January. The meeting was well attended despite the cold weather. Simon has stepped down as chair and Julia has stepped down from the committee. Thank you for all your hard work.
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We welcome Wendy as our new chair, Julie as secretary and Claire remains treasurer.
December 2025
Christmas quiz and get together
We met for our annual club Christmas gathering and quiz on Wednesday 3 December. The competition was fierce (not really) and a surprise extra round was added on beekeeping questions. Great fun and the prizes were well received. Thanks to Simon - for the quiz, Philip - for taking on the role of quiz master and beekeeping questions and Chris - for arranging the venue and food.
