HWBKA Committee Meeting
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).
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2024 Training Session 2: Bee Biology
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
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Talk by Pam Hunter ‘Non-standard Medications for the Control of Bee Problems
Mountfield Village Hall Robertsbridge -
Talk – Poisonous Honey by Pam Hunter
Eastgate Baptist Church Eastgate Street, Lewes, United Kingdom -
BBKA Module – Spring exams
BBKA Module - Spring exams For more information click <>
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Bee Banter – Blue Anchor, Crowborough
Bee Banter - Blue Anchor, Crowborough Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
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2024 Training Session 3: Swarm Control
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.
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Combined Apiary Meeting & talk from Christine Stevens, Preparing Exhibits for Showing
Netherfield Village Hall Netherfield Road, Battle, East Sussex -
SBKA Committee Meeting
The Ram Inn Firle, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom -
BBKA Spring Convention 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 <>
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BBKA Spring Convention
Harper Adams University12/13/14 April 2024 BBKA Spring Convention Harper Adams University Edgmond, Newport TF10 8NB
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2024 Beginners Session
Beginners SessionGoing through a hive
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2024 Training Session 4: Queen Rearing
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
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Talk – Ivy Bees by Francis Ratnieks, Prof. at Univ. Sussex, LASI
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Bee Banter – Rose and Crown, Mayfield
Bee Banter - Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.
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2024 Training Session 5: Use of Mini Mating Hives and Harvesting Queen Cells
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
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Sussex Beekeepers’ Association – Bee Market
Uckfield Community College Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, East Sussex, United KingdomThe 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
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Bee Banter – Blue Anchor, Crowborough
Bee Banter - Blue Anchor, Crowborough Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
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South of England Show
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Bee Disease Day
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Bee Banter – Rose and Crown, Mayfield
Bee Banter - Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.
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2024 Training Session 6: Bee Safari
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
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BBKA – Basic Assessment at Horsted Green apiary
Timings to be confirmed
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2024 Training Session 7: Varroa Control Options
2024 Training Session 7: Varroa Control Options Saturday 13th July - 11am -1pm - Horsted Green Apiary Malcolm Wilkie
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Bee Banter – Blue Anchor, Crowborough
Bee Banter - Blue Anchor, Crowborough Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
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Weald on the Field
For more information click <>
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HWBKA Summer Bar-B-Q
Date and details to be confirmed 2024 Summer Bar-B-Q Please register by clicking <> at: Greenbank, Shepherds Hill, Buxted, TN22 4PX
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Bee Banter – Rose and Crown, Mayfield
Bee Banter - Rose and Crown, Mayfield No need to book; just come along and chat.
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Bee Banter – Blue Anchor, Crowborough
Bee Banter - Blue Anchor, Crowborough Function room, Blue Anchor, Crowborough No need to book; just come along and chat.
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2024 Training Session 8: Preparing hives for Winter at Horsted
2024 Training Session 8: Preparing hives for Winter at Horsted Saturday 28th September - Horsted Green Apiary Keith Obbard, Roxanne Gould
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Last date to apply for BBKA Module – Autumn exams
Last date to apply for BBKA Module - Autumn exams For more information click <> and <>
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2024 AGM and Honey Show
Five Ashes Village Hall Five Ashes, East Sussex, United Kingdom -
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Winter Programme: speaker Norman Carreck ‘Science and the Thinking Beekeeper’
Mountfield Village Hall Robertsbridge -
How to keep your bees in the best of health, by Margaret Murdin
Eastgate Baptist Church Eastgate Street, Lewes, United Kingdom -
Beginners mead making demonstration and tasting
18th January from 9.45 to 11.45 at Five Ashes Village Hall Cost nil to members £15 to non-members. Please register <>
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Beekeeping Like You’ve Never Seen it Before with Mike Roscopes, Eastbourne BKA
St. George’s Church Hall 110 Eastbourne Road, Polegate -
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Winter Programme – speaker Emmeline Smith Reading University Strengthening Links Between Agri-environment Management and Pollination Services for Cost-Effective Bee Conservation
Mountfield Village Hall RobertsbridgeWinter Programme – speaker Emmeline Smith Reading University Strengthening Links Between Agri-environment Management and Pollination Services for Cost-Effective Bee Conservation
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Varroa Tolerant Bees Steve Riley, Westerham BKA
St. George’s Church Hall 110 Eastbourne Road, Polegate -
2025 AGM & Honey Show
Eastgate Baptist Church Eastgate Street, Lewes, United Kingdom -
The role of drones and drone congregation areas, by Stephen Fleming
Eastgate Baptist Church Eastgate Street, Lewes, United Kingdom -
Beginners course 2025 – Initial introduction
Saturday 22nd February - Initial introduction (MW, HH) How a hive works and protective equipment needed
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Beginners course 2025 – The basics of bee biology
Tuesday 4th March - via zoom 7:30pm (MW, PC) The basics of bee biology. Mind blowing
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From Forage to Honey Harvest; Factors Affecting the Productivity of Your Hive(s) John Farmer, Eastbourne BKA
St. George’s Church Hall 110 Eastbourne Road, Polegate -
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Beginners course 2025 – Swarm control
Saturday 12th April - 11:30am-1pm - Swarm control (RG, KO, DP) Navigating your way out of disaster. A theory session at the Horsted apiary in the hangar
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The special language of bees, by Margaret Murdin
Eastgate Baptist Church Eastgate Street, Lewes, United Kingdom -
Beginners course 2025 – Introduction to the Bees
Saturday 26th April - Introduction to the Bees (SB, PH, PL, M.Wilcox) Opening a hive for real.
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Beginners course 2025 – Swarm control for real
Saturday 10th May - Swarm control for real (MW, M.Wilcox) Horsted apiary 10am to 12pm (or longer if necessary)
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Beginners course 2025 – Building your hive
Saturday 10th May -1pm - 4pm Building your hive (MW, PC, RG, SB, M.Wilcox)
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2025 Sussex Beekeepers’ Association – Bee Market
The SBKA Bee Market 2025 will be on the 17th May 2025 at Uckfield Community College Details can be found on the SBKA website: SBKA
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2025 Bee Market
Uckfield Community College Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom£2.00 -
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Beginners course 2025 – Bee Safari
Saturday 28th June - 10am to 4pm - Bee Safari To lead: SB, PE, KO, DP
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Beginners course 2025 – Varroa control options
Saturday 12th July - 11am to 1pm - Varroa control options - (MW, RG) Horsted apiary
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Beginners course 2025 – Honey extraction
Saturday 2nd August - 10am to 3pm - Honey extraction (PC, PL) Beginners and members Horsted apiary
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Beginners course 2025 – Preparing hives for winter
Saturday 13th September - Preparing hives for winter - 10am - 12pm (KO, RG) Horsted apiary
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Talk by David Evans – Rational Varroa Control
David Evans theapiarist.org talks.theapiarist.org
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The British Beekeepers’ Association Annual Delegate Meeting, 10 January 2026 at 9.30am
Dear Secretary The British Beekeepers’ Association Annual Delegate Meeting, 10 January 2026 at 9.30am The British Beekeepers’ Association is planning the 2026 Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) and warmly invites your association to send a delegate. The ADM will be a … Continue reading
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Sussex BKA Communications Workshop
Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 937 052 266 341 9 Passcode: dm6oP6
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SBKA AGM 2026
Luxford Centre Uckfield Library Way, Uckfield, United KingdomThe agenda will be posted here soon! In addition to AGM we will also have Tom Bickerdike our Regional Bee Inspector as invited speaker to talk about YLH/AH Spring trapping.
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Basic Confidence Course with Sussex
ZoomBasic Confidence Course with Sussex A county-wide course designed to help beekeepers feel confident, capable, and calm with the core skills of beekeeping. The programme covers the full BBKA Basic syllabus, with integrated honeybee health throughout, and also supports those … Continue reading
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Basic Confidence Course with Sussex
ZoomSession 2 – Bees, the Beekeeping Year and Feeding Thursday 23 April 2026 Trainer: Ian Smith Understanding how bees live through the year underpins good decision-making. We will cover: • Development of queens, workers and drones • Life cycle timings … Continue reading
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Basic Confidence Course with Sussex
ZoomSession 3 – Hives, Equipment, Hygiene and Records Thursday 30 April 2026 Trainer: Jude New This session focuses on working cleanly and confidently with modern equipment. We will cover: • Parts of a modern hive and their function • Bee … Continue reading
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SBKA Bee Market 2026
Uckfield Community College Downsview Crescent, Uckfield, East Sussex, United KingdomSBKA Bee Market 2026 | Sussex Beekeepers Association
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Basic Confidence Course with Sussex
ZoomSession 4 – Confident Hive Handling and Inspection Skills Thursday 14 May 2026 Trainer: Graham Stuart A practical confidence-building session on opening colonies and reading what you see. We will cover: • Calm handling of bees and reasons for opening … Continue reading
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Basic Confidence Course with Sussex
ZoomSession 5 – Queens, Colonies and the Apiary Environment Thursday 28 May 2026 Trainer: Peter Coxon This session focuses on colony continuity and practical apiary management. We will cover: • Recognising queenlessness and testing for it • Laying workers and … Continue reading
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Basic Confidence Course with Sussex
ZoomSession 6 – Bee Health, Disease Recognition and Responsibilities Thursday 4 June 2026 Trainer: Simon Tuck The final session brings together bee health awareness, statutory responsibilities, and next steps. We will cover: • What healthy brood looks like (sealed and … Continue reading