Beekeeper News

Our second winter talk was a non-beekeeping talk from the Lichfield and Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust entitled Conservation Credentials. Bob and Chris came to talk

Exam fever has taken over our association. Flush from successes in the Basic some of us decided to join the County study group for Module

I’ve been a Judges’ Steward a few times at our Association Honey Show and also at The County Honey Show and have always thoroughly enjoyed

Our first winter talk was given by our Apiary Manager Bob Gilbert. Bob has over 40 years experience in beekeeping and the subject of the

by James Mundye Tuesday 1st October saw our final Tuesday apiary meeting of the season.   This was an opportunity to give the bees a

Warwickshire County Honey Show – A novice is defined as an entrant that hasn’t previously won a first prize at the county show, having never

KINGS HILL NURSERY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2024 Judges:         Debbie Smith, Hazel Blackburn & Claire O’Brien Stewards:     Julia Wigfield, Alison Vaux (Sutton Coldfield & North Birmingham)              

I really didn’t know what to expect when I volunteered to be a steward at  Warwickshire County Honey Show and was a little nervous when I

Judges : Peter Lewis & Dave Shannon Stewards: Julia Wigfield, Becca Mundye, Lisa Daymond-King & Lee Greatorex. We had an amazing Honey Show on 21st

We had a great turnout over the 17 week Summer Course in our Beginners Apiary, which ran from May through to September.   James kept

By Leonie Williams The Canwell Show returned after a break away on 10th August and North Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield Beekeeping Association had a stand

A couple of our members attended the final day of the Great Yorkshire Show based in Harrogate on Friday 12th July. The focus was the

By Leonie Williams Our annual summer BBQ took place on one of the two days of summer that we have had so far (how lucky!).

Sutton Park is one of the largest urban parks in Europe, being some 2,200 acres in area and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), it

A sale and auction was held on 1st June for members of Sutton Coldfield and North Birmingham beekeepers. This included feeders, hive parts, electric extractors

by Julia Wigfield Led by James Mundye, assisted by 4 Instructors, Steve, Phil, Jitesh & Julia Sutton Coldfield Association runs a 17 week Summer practical

The British Beekeepers Association Spring Convention 2024 kicked off for the 46th year on Friday 12th April at Harper Adams University. This was during a

Remembering Julian Routh… On Sunday 14th April, we gathered at our Apiary with some of Julian’s family to plant a commemorative apple tree. Our Association shared

Our Apiary opened on Saturday 6th April for our first meet up and maintenance sessions. We split into a few groups and diligently undertook our

On Saturday 3rd February a group of around 16 people headed to WBKA headquarters at Stoneleigh for a day of microscopy. The motivation was different

Our 6 week winter beginners course started on Tuesday 6th February. We have had a record number of places this year, with 20 ‘newbees’ taking

Chairman’s Report 2023 Each year when I sit down to write this report I think to myself, all I need to do is get last

Our Association Christmas Dinner was held at Wishaw Country Sports Club on Tuesday 12th December. It was a cold and wet evening, but gathering in the

By Leonie Williams The Heritage Craft Association is the UK’s advocacy body for traditional heritage crafts and publishes a red list which is a list

Autumn marks two important events in our calendar. With our bees fed, treated and checked for health, it was time to close up our training

By Julia Wigfield and Leonie Williams It was an 08.00 start for staging at the venue in Coventry, Julia, Fiona & Leonie managed to finish

Our 17 week practical summer beginners course ended on Sunday 27th August. This was marked with a quiz on subjects we covered on our course

Sunday 17th September 2023 Judges Peter Lewis – Yorkshire David Shannon – Yorkshire Stewards Todd, Leonie & Julia The doors opened for staging the exhibits

Basic Exam Results 2023 This year we had five people go for the Basic exam. The Basic test is a practical test to show the

Thursday 27th July saw Sutton Beekeepers once again support The Fort Shopping Centre Eco Festival. With a steady flow of visitors to our outreach stall,

Our association BBQ took place on Thursday 20th July with 75 Sutton beekeeping members, friends, family and invited guests attending the social event of the

On 1st July and 15th July, four members, Will Van De Merwe, Todd Wilkins, Julia Wigfield and Richard Evans have had their assessment at our

I responded to the request this year for stewards at the Gardner’s World Live at the NEC, and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

UPDATE !! What a great evening, and thank you to all those members who attended, we had about 30 people there. Dan and Luke were

The fully booked Summer course has now start, started on Sunday 7th May at our Associations Apiary. It lasts for 17 weeks and below is

Our association was approached back in 2021 by the charity organisation Food Behind Bars. They wanted our help to give training to Swinfen prison staff

Chairman’s Report 2022 With Covid restrictions lifted, our association was back hosting our 6-weekwinter beginners’ course at Langley School. 15 people participated with some continuing their education later in the year on our 17-week summer course. Our thanks go to Julian,

On Tuesday 13th we came together for our Christmas meal, which was once again held at the Wishaw Country Sports Venue. The food was excellent

On Sunday 2nd October Sutton and North Birmingham Beekeeping Association supported the Fort Shopping Centre BuzzFest event. Giant stilt walking insects, accordion playing ants and

Members of the Sutton Coldfield and North Birmingham Beekeepers Association got together recently for a thorough spring clean of the apiary in Sutton Park. Despite

Recently, Becca Mundye, a young beekeeper, went to visit our projects in Uganda where she held a series of workshops aimed at supporting beekeepers to