Committee Meeting on Monday 5th March

We held our quarterly committee meeting last night, and covered events for the remainder of this year. Please see the 'meetings' and 'where we meet' pages to stay up to date for further details. In the meantime, we are delighted to be working on your committee this year.

From left to right:    Chris Tomlin, Ann Winspear, Kate Chase, Tim Vivian, Alan Woolhead,
                               Bob Powell, Alex Bignall and Greg Hunt.

Novice course frame making progress on 23/01/2018 at Bromsgrove School

The 25 students on the beekeeping novice course being held on Monday nights at Bromsgrove School practised their skills putting together both Manley self-spacing and Hoffman style frames last night. Using all parts making up a frame, the pictures show their use of the wax sheets, top and bottom and side bars, gimp pins and hammer and pliers as required. We were impressed by the results and the Biology Lab tables are still in 1 piece after this practical session!

Refresher Course

So you did the Novices' Course a year or two ago, and it gave you the confidence to get started in beekeeping.  Maybe you went to apiary meetings or asked an experienced member when you had problems in those early months.  This new Refresher Course is intended to help you with key two areas where people frequently need advice or assistance.  

Chris Broad, a very experienced beekeeper, is going to run two workshops in early 2018 to help people with some beekeeping experience to gain confidence in dealing successfully with swarms, and with pests and diseases.

The sessions will be held at Bromsgrove School on Mondays from 7:30 to 9:30 pm:

          On 29th January the topic is Swarm Control and Management.
          On 5th February the topic is Pests, Diseases and Queen Issues.

The cost of each session is £5.  If you wish to attend, please contact Alan Woollhead (wychbold.bees@gmail.com)

AGM main points

At the AGM held on Thursday, 16th November, the following were elected to serve on the committee for the forthcoming year:

Kate Chase - Chair

Ann Winspear - Secretary

Bob Powell - Treasurer

Greg Hunt

Nicola Martin

Chris Tomlin

Alan Woollhead

Association subscription rates for 2018 would remain as in 2017.

Trophies won at the Joint Honey Show held in September were presented to Jane and Marion, and BBKA exam certificates were presented to Alan and Bob.

Skep making course now full

The NEWBKA Skep Making Course in February 2018 is now fully booked. Due to the amazing response to this event, we are planning to do a further one later on in 2018. If you are interested in attending this extra session please could you let Chris Tomlin know at -tommoman28@googlemail.com

AGM reminder

The AGM is taking place this week!  Please come and have your say about the running of your local association and about beekeeping in general.

I hope the date is in your diary: Thursday, 16th November at 8:00 pm at Hanbury Village Hall, Hanbury Road, Hanbury, B60 4BY.

Apart from the normal reports, etc, honey show trophies and exam certificates will be presented, and there will be the chance to chat to other members about all matters beekeeping.

AGM on Thursday, 16th November

The NEWBKA AGM will be held on 16th November 2017 at Hanbury Village Hall, starting at 8pm.

We are looking for new committee members, particularly a new chairman as Tim, the current chairman, is due to step down this year.  If anyone is interested in becoming a member of the committee please let me know.  Tim is happy to chat to anyone who is interested in the chairman's position.

We would encourage you to attend the AGM and consider becoming a committee member as it is a good chance to have some input into how the Association runs.

We look forward to hearing from interested members.

Ann
Secretary NEWBKA