Meetings

Meetings

Members of the public are welcome to come along to any of our Branch meetings though we advise you to check with the Branch Secretary that the venues, dates and times have not changed before attending.

Branch meetings (View these in Google Calendar also at the bottom of this page)

Summer Meetings
at the Out Apiary

12^th September at 2pm -

Winter Meetings
at New Church House, Ormskirk

12^th October at 7.30pm - Karl Colyer from BIBBA talking about Bee Resilience

9^th November

14^th December - AGM

2022

11^th January 2022 at 7:30pm - Join us online via Zoom, Vikki Cuthbertson Bee products & lotions.

15^th February 2022 at 7:30pm - Elaine Hargreaves How to present your Bee products at a Honey Show

15^th March 2022 at 7:30pm - Pete Sutcliffe 'The Hive as a processing unit'

1^st May 2022 at 10:30am - Healthy Bees Day, Demonstrations from Caroline Coughlin(Seasonal Bee Inspector), Tony Lee, David Riley, Phil O’Shea, Robina Johnstone, Ian Hind. Talk from Paul Roberts

22^nd May 2022 at 12:00pm - Swarm Prevention & Control Demonstrating, Demonstrations from Robina Johnstone, Ian Hinde, Graham Curwen. Talk from guest speaker.

8^th June 2022 18:00pm - Making Increase demonstrations:-

Splits/Demaree David Farmer/Phil O’Shea

Nuc for a queen cell or mated queen Graham Hull/Ian Hinde

Apidea and use of Ray Dowson

10^th July 2022 12:00pm - Honey Processing @ Fir Tree Farm

When should the crop be removed
Testing for moisture content
Extracting
Filtering and bottling
Labelling requirements if the honey is to be sold
How to make creamed honey

14^th August 2022 12:00pm - Winter preparation & Autumn management @ Fir Tree Farm

Saturday 8^th October 2022 Lancashire Honey Show

Valley Church, Fourfields, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6GS

Sunday 4^th September 2022 - TBA - Fir Tree Farm

Tuesday 4^th October 2022 - TBA - Ormskirk Parish Church Hall 19:30

Tuesday 1^st November 2022 - TBA - Ormskirk Parish Church Hall 19:30

Tuesday 6^th December 2022 - TBA - Ormskirk Parish Church Hall 19:30

Tuesday 10^th January 2023 - TBA - Ormskirk Parish Church Hall 19:30

Tuesday 7^th February 2023 - TBA - Ormskirk Parish Church Hall 19:30

Tuesday 7^th March 2023 - TBA - Ormskirk Parish Church Hall 19:30