Next Event

The next event is the AGM. See here for details.

Actually, there are training events taking place before then. See the forthcoming events page for more info.

Bee Keeping Courses

Bookings are now open for the training courses mentioned in the latest BeeHolder.

The courses will take place at Gregynog Hall, Tregynon (except the Microscopy course, which will be at Plas Dolerw)

Our committee decision has been to subsidise these courses and we have kept the cost the same as previous years. The costs include all materials and tea, coffee and biscuits. Bring your own lunch or eat in the very good cafe at Gregynog.

Apiary Training Calendar

Apiary Manager Dave Bennett, with the help of SBI John Beavan, has put together a program of training events at the Gregynog Apiary. These are spread through the 2012 season and cover a variety of beekeeping tasks.

These courses are free to MBKA members. For more information and booking see the relevant apiary page.

AGM

The Annual General Meeting of MBKA will be on Wednesday 22nd February 2012 commencing at 7:00pm at Plas Dolerw.

The guest speaker will be Wally Shaw*, who will give a talk entitled "The bees know what they are doing, but does the beekeeper?". Those of you who have seen Wally speak in the past will know that this will be worth hearing. It will also be interesting to find out how his varroa control experimentation is progressing.

WALES BEE INSPECTORATE SUMMER 2011 UPDATE

New inspectors