Zoom Meetings
- FREE PRESENTATIONS FOR MEMBERS AND NON MEMBERS
There are currenlty no new Zoom Meeting Scheduled. Please see below archive for details of previous meetings
Previous online meetings:
March Meeting - 27th of March 2023
Sustainable Varroa Control by Lynfa Davies, Master Beekeeper, NDB.
“Managing varroa levels in your colonies is essential for their health and productivity and it’s fair to say that the varroa mite presents the greatest challenge to our bees.
The 28th November 2022 7:30pm
Richard Rickitt gave us a talk “Rolls Royce to Rajasthan”
The 25th of May 2021 7:30pm.
Roger Patterson - Swarming and what swarm prevention and control methods are trying to achieve.
The 22nd of February 2021 7:30pm.
Asian Hornet – The French Experience by Andrew Durham.
The 26nd of April 2021 7:30pm.
Richard Rickitt (co-editor of Bee Craft magazine) From Buckfast to Buckingham Palace.
A roving beekeeping adventure and an entertaining talk with lots of fascinating photographs that will be enjoyed by beekeepers at all levels of experience and knowledge.
As the title suggests, this talk begins at Buckfast Abbey and ends at Buckingham Palace, but there are many and varied locations in between – ranging from the bees on the roof of Manchester cathedral to hives in the militarised zone of Salisbury Plane.
We meet beekeepers who keep their bees in skeps and those who keep them in enormous glasshouses for the commercial pollination of fruit. Along the way we visit the country parish of Charles Butler – author of The Feminine Monarchy, rediscover the site of the first recorded drone congregation areas, uncover the apiary location of one of Victorian Britain’s preeminent beekeeping experts, and meet Patricia Greene – the actress who has played beekeeper Jill Archer for over 60 years in The Archers. And more besides …
March Meeting - 27th of March 2023
Sustainable Varroa Control by Lynfa Davies, Master Beekeeper, NDB.
“Managing varroa levels in your colonies is essential for their health and productivity and it’s fair to say that the varroa mite presents the greatest challenge to our bees.
The 28th November 2022 7:30pm
Richard Rickitt gave us a talk “Rolls Royce to Rajasthan”
The 25th of May 2021 7:30pm.
Roger Patterson - Swarming and what swarm prevention and control methods are trying to achieve.
The 22nd of February 2021 7:30pm.
Asian Hornet – The French Experience by Andrew Durham.
- The Asian Hornet – Are you and your bees inviting it into your apiary?
- Predation of the honeybee - The hidden effects of honeybee predation.
- Invasion of France: Latest situation at the end of 2020 – why some areas are heavily infested whilst others are not.
- Effect on French Beekeeping – Is it all down to the Asian Hornet?
- Opportunities for Nest Control: Spring trapping of foundress queens – The lesser of two evils?
- What the beekeeper can do and when to do it! Measures proven to relieve stress and protect the hive
- A selection of talks by our friends from from Beverley Beekeepers' Association:
- Wendy Maslin - Winter Projects "Wasp Traps".
- Tina Jenkins - Solitary Bee Hives.
- Nick Mitchell - How to Select the Appropriate Chemical Varroa Treatment.
The 26nd of April 2021 7:30pm.
Richard Rickitt (co-editor of Bee Craft magazine) From Buckfast to Buckingham Palace.
A roving beekeeping adventure and an entertaining talk with lots of fascinating photographs that will be enjoyed by beekeepers at all levels of experience and knowledge.
As the title suggests, this talk begins at Buckfast Abbey and ends at Buckingham Palace, but there are many and varied locations in between – ranging from the bees on the roof of Manchester cathedral to hives in the militarised zone of Salisbury Plane.
We meet beekeepers who keep their bees in skeps and those who keep them in enormous glasshouses for the commercial pollination of fruit. Along the way we visit the country parish of Charles Butler – author of The Feminine Monarchy, rediscover the site of the first recorded drone congregation areas, uncover the apiary location of one of Victorian Britain’s preeminent beekeeping experts, and meet Patricia Greene – the actress who has played beekeeper Jill Archer for over 60 years in The Archers. And more besides …
