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  • January 2024

  • Wed 24

    SBKA Committee Meeting

    24 January, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    The Ram Inn Firle, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
  • February 2024

  • Sat 3

    Talk by Daniel Morgan, Bee Inspector – NBU & Asian Hornets, plus foulbrood update

    3 February, 2024 @ 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Mountfield Village Hall Robertsbridge

    03/02/2024 2.30pm Talk by Daniel Morgan, Bee Inspector – NBU & Asian Hornets, plus foulbrood update Mountfield Village Hall

  • Sun 18

    2024 Beginners Session

    18 February, 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Sunday February 18th 9:30am-1pm (Beginners only) Welcome. Introductions, Admin. (registration, name badges, fire procedure, etc,) Introductory Presentation – An overview of the world of bees and beekeeping Joining the association. Information about the local association membership, insurance & other benefits. … Continue reading →

  • Sun 18

    2024 Training Session 1: Building Asian Hornet Traps

    18 February, 2024 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    2024 Training Session 1: Building Asian Hornet Traps   Please register by clicking <> Bring empty 2L bottles if you can . . .

  • Wed 21

    Brighton & Lewes AGM 2024

    21 February, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Eastgate Baptist Church Eastgate Street, Lewes, United Kingdom

    Brighton and Lewes Division Honey Show Rules Wednesday 21st February 2024 Judges: Gerald Legg, Jude New, Norman Dickinson & Bob Curtis. Classes 1 – 4 (GL), Classes 5, 6 & 9 (JN) Classes 7 &8 (ND), Class 10 & 11(BC), … Continue reading →

  • Wed 28

    Bee Banter – Rose and Crown, Mayfield

    28 February, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

    Bee Banter - Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.

  • March 2024

  • Sat 2

    SBKA AGM

    Featured 2 March, 2024 @ 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    Five Ashes Village Hall Five Ashes, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    In addition to conducting the mandated proper business of the Sussex Beekeepers' Association, the 2024 AGM will also have a special emphasis and theme. Given the dramatic increase in the Asian Hornet nests found in 2023 the theme will be … Continue reading →

  • Sat 2

    Sussex Beekeepers’ Association AGM – 2024

    2 March, 2024 @ 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM

    Saturday 02 March 2024 - 1pm to 5:30pmFive Ashes village hall AGM is starting at 2pm. Doors open at 1pm for Asian hornet traps and there will be microscopes to look at. There will be a prize for the best … Continue reading →

  • Wed 6

    HWBKA Committee Meeting

    6 March, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

    HWBKA Committee Meeting March 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm This meeting is for committee members only, but if you have any issue that you would like raised then please email any member of the committee (or see contacts page).

  • Thu 7

    2024 Training Session 2: Bee Biology

    7 March, 2024 @ 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

    2024 Training Session 2: Bee Biology   Please register by clicking <> • Malcolm Wilkie, Rob Gore • CD about the life cycle of the honeybee. • Bee Life cycle. Identification of the 3 castes. • Development of bees from … Continue reading →

  • Fri 8

    Talk by Pam Hunter ‘Non-standard Medications for the Control of Bee Problems

    8 March, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Mountfield Village Hall Robertsbridge
  • Wed 20

    Talk – Poisonous Honey by Pam Hunter

    20 March, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Eastgate Baptist Church Eastgate Street, Lewes, United Kingdom
  • Sat 23

    BBKA Module – Spring exams

    23 March, 2024 - 24 March, 2024

    BBKA Module - Spring exams   For more information click <>

  • Wed 27

    Bee Banter – Blue Anchor, Crowborough

    27 March, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

    Bee Banter - Blue Anchor, Crowborough Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.

  • April 2024

  • Sat 6

    2024 Training Session 3: Swarm Control

    6 April, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

    2024 Training Session 3: Swarm Control   Please register by clicking <> Saturday 6th April - 10am-1pm - Horsted Green Apiary Rob Gore Any beginners intending to get bees, please tell Rob who is running this session.

  • Sat 6

    Combined Apiary Meeting & talk from Christine Stevens, Preparing Exhibits for Showing

    6 April, 2024 @ 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Netherfield Village Hall Netherfield Road, Battle, East Sussex
  • Wed 10

    SBKA Committee Meeting

    10 April, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    The Ram Inn Firle, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
  • Fri 12

    BBKA Spring Convention 2024

    12 April, 2024 - 15 April, 2024

    BBKA Spring Convention 2024 - celebrating 150 years of the BBKA - Bee part of it!Harper Adams University, Shropshire TF10 8NB 12th – 14th April 2024   For more information click <>

  • Fri 12

    BBKA Spring Convention

    12 April, 2024 @ 8:00 AM - 14 April, 2024 @ 5:00 PM
    Harper Adams University

    12/13/14 April 2024 BBKA Spring Convention Harper Adams University Edgmond, Newport TF10 8NB

  • Sat 13

    2024 Beginners Session

    13 April, 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

    Beginners SessionGoing through a hive

  • Sat 13

    2024 Training Session 4: Queen Rearing

    13 April, 2024 @ 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

    2024 Training Session 4: Queen Rearing   Please register by clicking <> Saturday 13th April - 12:30pm-3:30pm - Horsted Green Apiary Helen Hadley, Peter Coxon Setting up a colony for Queen rearing

  • Wed 17

    Talk – Ivy Bees by Francis Ratnieks, Prof. at Univ. Sussex, LASI

    17 April, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Eastgate Baptist Church Eastgate Street, Lewes, United Kingdom
  • Wed 24

    Bee Banter – Rose and Crown, Mayfield

    24 April, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

    Bee Banter - Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.

  • May 2024

  • Sat 11

    2024 Training Session 5: Use of Mini Mating Hives and Harvesting Queen Cells

    11 May, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    2024 Training Session 5: Use of Mini Mating Hives and Harvesting Queen Cells   Please register by clicking <> Saturday May 11th - 11am- 2pm Malcolm Wilkie, Helen Hadley

  • Sat 18

    Sussex Beekeepers’ Association – Bee Market

    18 May, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Uckfield Community College Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    The Bee MarketMay 18 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Uckfield Community College Downsview Crescent Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 3DJ Please see the SBKA site for auction conditions etc. For more information click <> and <> PROGRAMME 9:00 Registration of … Continue reading →

  • Wed 29

    Bee Banter – Blue Anchor, Crowborough

    29 May, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

    Bee Banter - Blue Anchor, Crowborough Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.

  • June 2024

  • Fri 7

    South of England Show

    7 June, 2024 - 10 June, 2024

        For more information click <>

  • Wed 26

    Bee Disease Day

    26 June, 2024 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Mountfield Village Hall Robertsbridge
  • Wed 26

    Bee Banter – Rose and Crown, Mayfield

    26 June, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

    Bee Banter - Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.

  • Fri 28

    2024 Training Session 6: Bee Safari

    28 June, 2024 - 30 June, 2024

    2024 Training Session 6: Bee Safari   Friday 28th June or Saturday 29th June - A visit to three apiaries. Peter Coxon, Helen Hadley, Keith Obbard, Rob Gore, Jo Groom A group of no more than 7 am or pm … Continue reading →

  • July 2024

  • Tue 9

    BBKA – Basic Assessment at Horsted Green apiary

    9 July, 2024 - 10 July, 2024

    Timings to be confirmed

  • Sat 13

    2024 Training Session 7: Varroa Control Options

    13 July, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

    2024 Training Session 7: Varroa Control Options   Saturday 13th July - 11am -1pm - Horsted Green Apiary Malcolm Wilkie

  • Wed 31

    Bee Banter – Blue Anchor, Crowborough

    31 July, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

    Bee Banter - Blue Anchor, Crowborough Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.

  • August 2024

  • Sat 10

    Weald on the Field

    10 August, 2024 - 11 August, 2024

        For more information click <>

  • Sun 11

    HWBKA Summer Bar-B-Q

    11 August, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM

        Date and details to be confirmed 2024 Summer Bar-B-Q Please register by clicking <> at: Greenbank, Shepherds Hill, Buxted, TN22 4PX

  • Wed 28

    Bee Banter – Rose and Crown, Mayfield

    28 August, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

    Bee Banter - Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.

  • September 2024

  • Wed 25

    Bee Banter – Blue Anchor, Crowborough

    25 September, 2024 @ 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

    Bee Banter - Blue Anchor, Crowborough Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.

  • Sat 28

    2024 Training Session 8: Preparing hives for Winter at Horsted

    28 September, 2024 - 29 September, 2024

    2024 Training Session 8: Preparing hives for Winter at Horsted   Saturday 28th September - Horsted Green Apiary Keith Obbard, Roxanne Gould

  • Mon 30

    Last date to apply for BBKA Module – Autumn exams

    30 September, 2024 - 1 October, 2024

    Last date to apply for BBKA Module - Autumn exams   For more information click <> and <>

  • November 2024

  • Sun 24

    2024 AGM and Honey Show

    24 November, 2024 @ 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    Five Ashes Village Hall Five Ashes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
  • January 2025

  • Fri 10

    Winter Programme: speaker Norman Carreck ‘Science and the Thinking Beekeeper’

    10 January, 2025 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Mountfield Village Hall Robertsbridge
  • Wed 15

    How to keep your bees in the best of health, by Margaret Murdin

    15 January, 2025 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Eastgate Baptist Church Eastgate Street, Lewes, United Kingdom
  • Sat 18

    Beginners mead making demonstration and tasting

    18 January, 2025 @ 9:45 AM

    18th January from 9.45 to 11.45 at Five Ashes Village Hall Cost nil to members £15 to non-members. Please register <>

  • Tue 21

    Beekeeping Like You’ve Never Seen it Before with Mike Roscopes, Eastbourne BKA

    21 January, 2025 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    St. George’s Church Hall 110 Eastbourne Road, Polegate
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