Winter Program

Topic:- Winter losses and Spring Preparations.

Topics: Varroa, coping with wasps, BeeBase

Steve Donohoe & Paul Horton (Author & Commercial Beekeeper(s)) – Honey in Abundance: How to Maximise Your Honey Crop

NOTE CHANGE OF DATE

Jim Vivian Griffiths (Master Beekeeper from Monmouthshire) Spring preparations: Nutritional requirements; Swarm prevention & Control 

Swarm control and what to do with hive contents if colonies die.

Sean Stephenson (BBKA Moderator & Exam Board Member) – The Importance of Drones 

Dan Basterfield (Commercial beekeeper). Bees for honey and money. For those thinking of expanding beyond a hobby

Kirsty Stainton (Scientist) – To Treat or not Treat for Varroa, the pros and cons

 AGM and Beekeeping stories from Spain. Steven Holloway
 

RBKA have visiting speakers that deliver interesting talks on various aspects of beekeeping through the winter months. Previous topics have included wax modelling and candle making, bee diseases, early spring management, the British Bee Breeding Programme, mead and wine making, preparing honey and other bee products for show and sale, pollination under glass in a 2½ acre greenhouse and more.

There is usually a honey show at the beginning of our winter programme with various categories including a novice class and a honey cake category.