Events
Scottish National Honey Show
Loch Leven Community Campus Muirs, Kinross, Perth and Kinross, United KingdomScottish National Honey Show 2024 Saturday, 28th September 2024 Loch Leven Community Campus, Kinross Our annual honey show takes place this year at the same time as our annual convention in Kinross on the weekend of the 27th and 28th of September. With a variety of competition classes there's sure to be one to suit you!
November Webinar Honey Sensory Analysis
OnlineHoney Sensory Analysis with Dr Gian-Luigi Marcazzan We're delighted to welcome our online guest, Dr Gian-Luigi Marcazzan at 7.30pm on Wednesday the 13th November. He shall take us on a sensory journey of honey and will be discussing 'Honey Sensory Analysis and The Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey'. If you would like to join us
November 2024 Module Examinations
Module Exams If you're looking for something to do now the beekeeping season is coming to a close, then why not consider developing your honeybee and beekeeping knowledge further by studying for one of our module exams? There's a variety of topics covered including honey bee biology, behaviour, pests and diseases, products, forage and our
Skep Workshop
Strathbrock Community Centre 189A Main Street, Broxburn, United KingdomHands on skep making workshop on Saturday 30th November
December Webinar Irish Beekeeping
OnlineIrish Beekeeping & Bell Heather Honey with Paul Boyle Paul Boyle is a well-known face to many Scottish Beekeepers, regularly attending the Royal Highland Show and our Annual Beekeeping Convention. Amongst his many roles, he is the Chairman of County Louth Beekeepers’ Association, a FIBKA (Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations) Director and Honey Judge, as
January Webinar Propolis with James Fearnley
JANUARY WEBINAR Join us for an evening of Propolis with James Fearnley, the CEO of BeeVital and Nature’s Laboratory, www.beevitalpropolis.com James made his first connection with honeybees and one of their most remarkable products – propolis in 1990 and has been actively involved with it ever since! He has written and published “Bee Propolis –
Local Association Award Nominations
NOMINATE YOUR ASSOCIATION WINNERS It's that time of year when we ask affiliated local association secretaries to gather nominations for those members who go above and beyond for your association. Our ABA Award is given to beekeepers in recognition of the quality of their contribution within their local association, and for their active promotion of
February Webinar Beebytes with Mark Barnett and Matthew Richardson
FEBRUARY WEBINAR Our first webinar in February is all about genetics. Beebytes is a social enterprise specialising in honey bee genetics and DNA analysis to characterise genetic admixture and identify the sources of forage visited by honey bees, bumblebees and solitary bees https://beebytes.org/ Founded by Expert Beekeeper and Honey Bee Research Scientist, Dr Mark Barnett
Ulster Beekeepers Annual Conference
Greemount Campus CAFRE Greenmount Campus, AntrimUBKA Conference 2025 – ‘Read Our Bees – The Next Chapter’ The coming UBKA Conference will take place on 14th and 15th February in the Greenmount Campus. They have a truly international cast of first-class speakers, and an impressive range of practical workshops- something for everyone. A host of guest speaker as well as several
February Webinar Transitioning to Varroa Resistant Colonies with Steve Riley
FEBRUARY WEBINAR Join us for an evening on varroa, when Steve Riley shall be taking us through the practical steps beekeepers can take to identify and select for easily observable varroa-resistant traits in their colonies. Steve Riley is the current Education Officer at Westerham Beekeepers, a club in the south-east of England. He is a
March Webinar The Jersey Asian Hornet Group with John De Carteret
OnlineJoin us online in March for an evening with John De Carteret when he’ll give us an introduction to the Jersey Asian Hornet Group, and we will discover more about the work they have done and are doing to combat this invasive pest in Jersey.
Microscopy Workshop March 2025
Dick Vet School Roslin Centre Easter Bush Campus, EdinburghThere will be a Microscopy workshop held on the 8th and 9th March 2025 at the Dick Vet School Roslin Centre. The workshop will be administered by Alan and Cynthia Riach. The cost for this 2-day workshop will be £95 and starter kits will be available for £80 (the kit contains approx. 30 items including