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Reminder – WBKA Spring Convention – Saturday 25th March

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Venue: Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground, Builth Wells, Powys. LD2 3SY

Trade Hall opens 08.30am
Opening Addresses
09.45am

With our larger venue at the RWAS showground you are bound to find something of interest. We have a full trade hall with a mix of traders and general interest stands.:

Abelo, BB Wear, BIBBA, B J Sherriff, C Arden Books, C Wynne Jones, Maisemore, Modern Beekeeping, Old Castle Farm Hives, Thornes Ltd, Wyefield Apiary, Bees Abroad, Bees for Development, NBU, Plant Life, Welsh Assembly Government, WBKA, Woodland Trust.

Places are still available on the two workshops, one on taking the BBKA Exam modules, led by Caroline Mullinex, £5, and one on Varroa Control, led by Lynfa Davies NDB, £20. To find out more and book your place contact me on the email below as places on the two workshops are limited convention@wbka.com

Below is the updated speaker program:

9.45-10.15: Tim Maile – Wax Chandlers opening talk

10.15-11.15: Wally Shaw ‘Honey Bee Nutrition’

11.30-12.30: Giles Budge – ‘Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus’, BDI sponsored lecture

1.45-2.45: Trisha Marlow – ‘Bees Abroad’

3.00-4.00: Bob Smith – ‘Beyond the Basics – beekeeping for improvers’

For more information read the article in the Welsh Beekeeper.

However for two hours of your time you could get in for free. A few stewards are still required to make sure that this event runs smoothly. If you would be prepared to join this group of volunteers send me an email stating when you could steward ie early/ mid/late. Stewarding starts at 8am and goes on until 4.30pm.

Jill Wheeler

WBKA Events Secretary                email:convention@wbka.com’

WBKA Webinar on Sustainable Beekeeping by Selwyn Runnett

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Join us for a webinar on Feb 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM GMT.

Register now!

Selwyn lives in Carmarthenshire. He is currently undertaking the Cornell University Master Beekeeper Program.
Selwyn’s talk will consider whether we should change the way we keep our bees. It will cover:
• Whether there is anything wrong with what we do now?
• What is sustainability?
• How do we apply it to beekeeping?
• Some key issues
• Some solutions to think about
• What can we all do about it?

We very much hope you will join us for what should be a thought provoking talk.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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WBKA General Husbandry Assessment – Preparation course

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WBKA are running a General Husbandry (GH) Preparation Course beginning with a weekend of theory on 25 & 26 February 2023 at Gregynog Hall near Newtown in Powys.  This will be followed (on a date to be decided) by a practical day during the active beekeeping season.  The course will be led by NDBs Marin Anastasov and Lynfa Davies.

For further information and to book, please see the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/449216276977