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Meeting
Programme for 2008
Meetings
are held on the last Monday of the month except when this falls
on a Bank Holiday, in which case meetings will be held one week
earlier. Meetings begin at 7.30 unless otherwise stated and are
usually held in Room M18 at the Wiltshire College, Lackham, Nr
Lacock, Chippenham.(Map)
Visitors are very welcome to attend.
28th
April - Silent Auction of Beekeeping Equipment
19th
May - Shook Swarm demonstration and visit to branch teaching
apiary. 6.30 start
30th
June - Annual Bar-B-Que and members apiary visit. 6.30pm start,
members only
28th
July - Queen Rearing session at branch apiary. 6.30pm start
18th
August - Alfresco Supper at branch apiary. 6.30 start
29th
September - Branch Honey Show with guest speaker
27th
October - Branch Annual General Meeting followed by Mary’s
nibbles
24th
November - The Bee Bites Back, presentation by Swindon beekeeper
Ron Hoskins
Events
in 2008 organised by Melksham Beekeepers
Sat
8th March - One day course Introduction to Beekeeping
at Lackham College
classroom
based with visit to apiary (weather permitting) Course code LPY
400l
Mid
March to Mid May -Six week beginners course at Lackham College
Fri
7th March - Ten-Pin Bowling evening at Christie
Miller Sports Centre, Melksham
Sat
21st June - Bee Breeding with top expert Terry
Clare at teaching apiary, Lackham
14th
September - Lackham Bee & Honey Day
Branch
teaching apiary open every other Saturday morning in the season,
for members to take part in various beekeeping projects like queen
rearing, disease diagnostics/preventive treatment, bee breeding
and bee management techniques with WBKA Education & Training
Officer Alan Stonell and MBKA Apiary Manager John Whitford.
There
are other one day events that are in the process of being arranged,
once finalised, will be announced in branch newsletter Beelines
and the Melksham pages of the WBKA web site.
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