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County Pheromones; Beekeeping and Life by Les Gilbert III; How (not) to recycle beeswax foundation; Beekeeping Tips No.6; Notes from a Queen-rearing Course; A Conversation with Willie H Smith

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Local EBKA websites

  • Braintree Beekeepers
  • Chelmsford bees
  • Colchester Beekeepers
  • Dengie Hundred and Maldon
  • Epping Forest Beekeepers
  • Harlow Beekeepers
  • Romford Beekeepers
  • Saffron Walden Division
  • Southend Beekeepers

Upcoming Events

  • Southend 27/01/2021 at 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm WI Hall, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh SS6 7ED
  • Saffron Walden Division - Wax Refining & Making Candles 03/02/2021 at 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm With Jane & Richard Ridler.  Live demonstration Via Zoom (length of demonstration approximate)
  • Harlow - TBC 04/02/2021 at 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • CBK Monthly Meeting - Swarming and use of Nucs 16/02/2021 at 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Jon Beasley will be exploring Swarming and the many and varied uses for Nucs as part of Apiary annd Colony management.
  • Saffron Walden Division - The National Honey Monitoring Scheme 25/02/2021 at 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm How is works and the insights it gives to the honeybee foraging habits.via Zoom Presentation.By Dr Anna Oliver
  • CBK Monthly Meeting - Cooking with Honey 16/03/2021 at 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm A celebrated chef will be delivering a live tutorial and demonstration on how to cook with honey and the problems therein.  Recipes include sticky honey asian chicken, peach, stilton and honey bruschetta, duck with spiced honey and honey rhubarb ice-cream.  This meeting is open to all members, their families and friends - so please spread…
  • Saffron Walden Division - Reading Your Bees 07/04/2021 at 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Reading your Bees - Question & Answer and Discussion Via Zoom. By Robert Pickford.(length of presentation approximate)
  • CBK Monthly Meeting - Comb Changing - The full Monty 20/04/2021 at 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm CombChanging – The Full MontyEric Beaumontwill be taking us through why, when and how to change your comb - an important process often overlooked by beekeepers, both new and old! Eric was former Chairof Epping Forest BKA and currently looks after more than eighty colonies.After a long stint as Chair of EppingForest BKA he thought…
  • Saffron Walden Division - Really getting to grips with swarm control 06/05/2021 at 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm With Bob Smith NDB.  presentation via zoom (length of presentation approximate)
  • CBK Monthly Meeting - Equipment suppliers 18/05/2021 at 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

RSS National Bee unit News

  • Social science study on how best to support beekeepers and bee farmers through education, information and advice 20/01/2021
  • COVID-19 and Beekeeping update 11/01/2021
  • Starvation and Varroa Alert 04/12/2020
  • Julian Parker – Head of APHA’s National Bee Unit. 23/11/2020

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