Meetings are held on the last Sunday of the month (except December when it is a bit earlier) at Glen of Luce hall, Auchenmalg, starting at 11am.
Guests are most welcome for a small charge of £3 – this includes a hot drink and biscuits.
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Meetings dates for your diary.
2025 Beginners course
We will be holding our beginners course over a full weekend, probably during March.
If you are a beginner it is recommended that you do a course of some sort before investing in equipment and bees
If you are interested in finding out more please contact us
Sunday 26th January
Lorraine Johnston, SRUC Bee Advisor will talk to us about ‘non notifiable diseases in honey bees
Sunday 23rd February
A practical meeting of building and making – more details nearer the time
Sunday 30th March
Topic yet to be decided
Click on the link below for a taster of the 2024 WGBA Honeyshow.
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- 'Yellow Legged' Asian Hornet December 23, 2024The Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet is a highly aggressive predator which poses a significant threat to honey bees and other pollinators in the UK. Numbers of the destructive insect rose rapidly in 2023 and more were detected in the UK than in the previous six years combined. If you spot a Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet or a nest […]
- Planting 150 Year Anniversary Trees December 23, 2024In 2024 all member Associations and Branches have been given the opportunity to plant sesquicentennial trees in their apiaries, funded by the BBKA as part of the 150 year celebrations. Honey bees, bumblebees and many other species depend on trees for food, and the BBKA trees will last well into the future - even another […]