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Events
Local evening meetings (mostly winter) are at the Warlingham Methodist Church - 7.30 PM just south of the green on the east side.
Local - Sunday 5th Sept 2.30pm - Nosema - Spa Hill allotements
Local -Sunday 12th and 26th September at 2.30 Hartley Down apiary meetings
Bromley - October - Skep making day
Weybridge - 28th-30 October - National Honey Show
Bromley - 27th November at 10am - Acid treatment demo’s
Preliminary programme for the Hartley Down Apiary 2010
Note: although provisional dates have been given as with all beekeeping, we may have to move activities forward or back to suit the bees.
April
11th April - first regular meeting.
Check condition of hives generally. Routine weekly inspection begins. These will be at the general open meetings second and third Sunday of each Month. Weather permitting we will demonstrate a shook swarm on one colony. There is also a ‘nuc’ that needs transferring into a full size brood box.
Samples will be taken to check for Nosema.
16-18th April - Spring convention at Stoneleigh
25th April - Bailey Change demonstration (subject to weather and nectar flow) Brood boxes replaced floors swapped over. The Queen rearing group will split one hive into two ‘nucs’ in preparation for raising queens.
Check condition of hives generally. Routine weekly inspection begins. These will be at the general open meetings second and third Sunday of each Month. Weather permitting we will demonstrate a shook swarm on one colony. There is also a ‘nuc’ that needs transferring into a full size brood box.
Samples will be taken to check for Nosema.
16-18th April - Spring convention at Stoneleigh
25th April - Bailey Change demonstration (subject to weather and nectar flow) Brood boxes replaced floors swapped over. The Queen rearing group will split one hive into two ‘nucs’ in preparation for raising queens.
May
Varroa/IPM – during the May/June meetings we will demonstrate Varroa control using drone brood removal, the use of icing sugar and the use of open mesh floors.
EFB/AFB health check – the members will inspect the hives for EFB/AFB and other diseases Date to be agreed). The local Bee inspector will also be invited to visit and inspect the hives at the same time.
Queen Rearing - Early in May queen rearing using Cupkit/Jenter system - date to be agreed
2nd May - Introduce eggs into ‘nuc’ box created the week before to raise a new Queen Split a second hive into two for queen rearing
9th May - Introduce eggs into ‘nuc’ box created the week before to raise a new Queen
16th May - The Collets garden meeting (254 Pampisford Road)
23rd May - Routine inspections.
EFB/AFB health check – the members will inspect the hives for EFB/AFB and other diseases Date to be agreed). The local Bee inspector will also be invited to visit and inspect the hives at the same time.
Queen Rearing - Early in May queen rearing using Cupkit/Jenter system - date to be agreed
2nd May - Introduce eggs into ‘nuc’ box created the week before to raise a new Queen Split a second hive into two for queen rearing
9th May - Introduce eggs into ‘nuc’ box created the week before to raise a new Queen
16th May - The Collets garden meeting (254 Pampisford Road)
23rd May - Routine inspections.
June
12th June
Spa Hill Allotment open day. We will be providing a stand with an observation Hive.
13th June
This is approximately at the beginning of the main flow of nectar locally. So the ‘honey production hives’ will be inspected and consideration given to combining weaker hives to maximise the crop.
27th June
Health check – the members will inspect the hives for EFB/AFB and other diseases.
Spa Hill Allotment open day. We will be providing a stand with an observation Hive.
13th June
This is approximately at the beginning of the main flow of nectar locally. So the ‘honey production hives’ will be inspected and consideration given to combining weaker hives to maximise the crop.
27th June
Health check – the members will inspect the hives for EFB/AFB and other diseases.
July
11th July
Routine inspections
25th July
Routine inspections. –Remove honey crop!
Routine inspections
25th July
Routine inspections. –Remove honey crop!
August
8TH August
First tray of Apiguard added to hives
22nd august
Second tray Apiguard added to hives.
First tray of Apiguard added to hives
22nd august
Second tray Apiguard added to hives.
September
12th September
Apiguard trays removed. Check (feed?) hives and prepare for winter.
Honey show - date to be confirmed
Croydon AGM - date to be confirmed
Apiguard trays removed. Check (feed?) hives and prepare for winter.
Honey show - date to be confirmed
Croydon AGM - date to be confirmed