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SWHBK Members' Meetings & Events​

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02/10/24       Barbara Daly - 'Apitherapy'

06/11/24       William Steynor - 'Time saving inventions for the practical beekeeper'

03/12/24       Christmas quiz and get together - location tbc

13/01/25        Martin Hann & Claire Densley - 'Feeding bees' - Zoom meeting​

05/02/25       Club AGM

*all meetings take place at Brockenhurst Village Hall on the first Wednesday of each month starting at 19:30, unless otherwise notified.

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News 2024

Honey Show - 15 September

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We had a great time at the club's Honey Show on 15 September. A big thank you to Otter Nurseries for hosting us.

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We had a new judge Brad Davies who was ably assisted by one of our younger members Xavier. They spent several hours looking at, smelling and tasting honey, cakes and biscuits, burning candles and touching and feeling the wax exhibits.

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Visitors to Otter Nurseries came for a chat, tasted and voted for their favourite honey and many bought some delicious honey from our apiary. 

 

We had winners from across the board - beginners through to the more experienced beekeepers. Click here for the full list of results.

September

Hive insulation

Derek Mitchell gave a thought provoking talk on 'Facts and fiction on honey bees & insulation' to our members this month.

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We all learned how to improve the insulation of our hives based on engineering principles. This included the use of aluminium tape, Correx, glue, cocktail sticks and polystyrene. Many of us plan to try this out when preparing the hives ready for winter.

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July & August

Summer activities

A 'quiet summer' allegedly.

 

Three of our club members took the BBKA basic certificate in July. All passed with credit - many congratulations.

 

​We had a great day at Burley Village Show and sold out of honey! Many thanks to everyone who came to support the stand.

 

A number of our members enjoyed exchanging beekeeping stories at our first social event at the club apiary.
 

June

Queen rearing

Philip Latham gave a great practical demonstration on 'Queen rearing' this month with no slides. We all took away practical steps we could take to improve our colonies.

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Our next talk for members is on 4 September when Derek Mitchell will be talking about insulation.

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