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Meetings are held monthly on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon often at a working apiary throughout the summer months and are of course dependant on weather conditions. Not for us! but the bees!

We have some spare protective jackets, hats and veils etc. for visitors to use if needed.
Light refreshments are usually provided and it is always appreciated if members, visitors and guests will inform the host or secretary of their intention to attend.

With the beginner bee keeper in mind. Meeting subjects are usually demonstrations or talks by experienced beekeepers based on an aspect of beekeeping according to the season.
ie: Colony health and husbandry, Swarm control, Honey extraction etc.

The following Burnham Division meeting dates are copied from SBKA website.

And are subject to change at short notice due to weather and availability etc.

please check with the Secretary, your email or the www.rooksbridge.org.uk for late changes.

Meetings start at 2-30pm unless stated otherwise!

Note meeting are subject to change according to weather etc.
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Unfortunately the weather is a major factor when opening up hives, so we may well have to cancel at short notice,

NOTICE BOARD

The 2010 beginners 'Practical' course with Gerald Fisher is fully subscribed and under way. Meeting dates are:
April 24th, June 5th, July 17th, July 31st, August 14th and September 4th.

Please note to give everybody a chance to get hands on, there are two group sessions on each day, at 10-30 am and again at 2-00 pm

Please contact the Sec. 01934 750305.
Thomas O'Neill on 01278 786036 or Fiona Wall ?
To book which session you would like to attend

Latest meeting update!

Please check your Telephone messages and email or contact Christiane for last minute cancellations!
We will also try to get a message on the website (www.rooksbridge.org.uk) - there is a Bee link at the top right, on the opening page.

The next Members only meeting is on Sunday 20th June 2-30pm

Weather permitting!

at the Apiary of Michael and Christine Duckett at Burnham on sea.
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Apiary meetings take place at 2:30 pm. If you are planning to attend please contact the host or the secretary beforehand.

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Click here For a review and some images from an earlier Practical course.

Members who have supplied an email address, hopefully will receive a meeting update from Christiane

For updates...."Watch this Space" see report....more

Unfortunately the weather is a major factor when opening up hives, so we may well have to cancel at short notice,

.....possibly as late as lunchtime. Please check your email for last minute cancellations!
We will also try to get a message on the website (www.rooksbridge.org.uk) - there is a Bee link at the top right, on the opening page.