WBKA
WBKA Closing date for BBKA March modules
Dear Beekeepers
If you are hoping to use your WBKA membership to take a BBKA module on March 22nd 2025 you should request an entry form from the WBKA Exam Secretary on education@wbka.com by Sunday 2nd February due to Ceri Joyner’s (WBKA Exam Sec.) holiday plans. Your completed application form and fees MUST be with BBKA by February 8th.
Cofion cynnes / Kind regards,
Ceri Joyner
WBKA Trustees
Dear Beekeepers
Would you like the opportunity to help shape the future of beekeeping in Wales?
The WBKA is looking for two new people to join its friendly team of voluntary Trustees. Our Trustees are elected by the membership to manage the Organisation. Trustees also have a key role in shaping the future for beekeeping in Wales. Could this be you?
The Trustees meet virtually approximately 10 times a year and mostly on a Tuesday evening. We are looking for dynamic people with an interest in beekeeping and beekeepers, and the skills to help run the WBKA. Training and support provided. Want to know more? The links below provide additional information. Alternatively, you can email or phone the WBKA General Secretary, Jenny Shaw on secretary@wbka.com or 07791572843. We’d really like to hear from you and talk through what’s involved.
https://wbka.com/terms-of-reference-of-the-sub-committees-2/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity-trustee-whats-involved
https://wbka.com/constitution-cyfansoddiad/#constitution
Ideally nominations for Trustee positions will have been received by 1st February for election at the AGM on March 8th. The General Secretary can advise on the format required for nominations (secretary@wbka.com / 07791572843).
Cofion cynnes / Kind regards,
Jenny
Jenny Shaw
Ysgrifennydd / General Secretary
Cymdeithas Gwenynwyr Cymru / Welsh Beekeepers’ Association
ffôn / tele: 07791572843
e-bost / email: secretary@wbka.com
gwefan / website: www.wbka.com
Message from WBKA re Modules and Assessment
Dear Beekeepers
Happy New Year.
Since 2015 WBKA members have benefitted from an arrangement with BBKA whereby, with a levy paid by the WBKA, they could sit BBKA modules and assessment without the need for them to become BBKA members. Recently this arrangement has been reviewed by the BBKA and we are still negotiating proposed changes with them. With the closing date for taking the BBKA March module exams, 31st January, fast approaching we urgently need to know how many WBKA members are intending to sit a module in March. Could you please email secretary@wbka.com by 11th January if you are hoping to sit a module in March this year?
Similarly we would like to know if you are working towards taking the BBKA Bee health Certificate or the General or Advanced Practical assessments in 2025. Knowing how many candidates are likely to apply to sit modules in March and/or practical assessments this summer will aid our negotiations with the BBKA.
Due to the logistics of arranging assessors for the WBKA Basic and Junior assessments the closing date for these assessments in 2025 has been brought forward to April 1st. Please ensure that you get your application in as soon as possible.
Cofion cynnes / Kind regards,
Jenny
Jenny Shaw
Ysgrifennydd / General Secretary
Cymdeithas Gwenynwyr Cymru / Welsh Beekeepers’ Association
ffôn / tele: 07791572843
e-bost / email: secretary@wbka.com
gwefan / website: www.wbka.com
BIBBA Courses for 2025
BIBBA Supporting Beekeepers Beekeeping Courses for Early 2025.
BIBBA has three different courses planned for early 2025, each with the aim of supporting and supplementing training and sessions run by local BKAs. Click on the titles below to find out more:1. “Varroa Resistance through Bee Improvement”For those aiming to go treatment free. Ideally suited to beekeepers with at least a few years’ experience. The latest scientific knowledge and practical experience from expert speakers.2. “Bees and Queens for Everyone”It is generally accepted that locally reared queens are better suited than imports, this one-day course will go through how to raise locally adapted bees and queens using low-cost, simple methods. 3. “Early Years Beekeeping Course”To support beekeepers to enhance their skills and knowledge. Ideal for beekeepers looking for the next stage after the local theory and practical course, or for those wanting a refresh.Open to ALL beekeepers, not just BIBBA members.Full info at bibba.com/events
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 