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PROGRAMME
FOR 2008
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Thursday
January 17th |
'Informal
meeting - Queens Arms - Stow' |
| Join us for an informal chat in the Queens Arms to discuss
the forthcoming season, meet new members and socialise |
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| Saturday
2nd February |
'Hives
Saves Lives - Africa' |
| Linda
Whitby will talk to us about the charity work they do in Africa. Please
bring family and friends |
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| Saturday
TBAMarch |
GBKA AGM, Hartpury |
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| Thursday 20th
March |
'Bee Health' |
| Dave
Maslen will talk to us about varroa resistant mites and ways of preventing
disease |
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| Saturday April 19th |
BBKA Spring Convention, Stoneleigh |
| A good opportunity to buy equipment at
bargain prices and to attend lectures. |
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| Thursday
April 24th |
'Refining
Beeswax for use in making candles' |
| Hazel Blackburn will advise on candle making and other wax
products |
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| Saturday May 10th |
GBKA Open Day and Auction |
| A chance to bid for equipment and to meet
other beekeepers |
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| Sunday
May 18th |
Apiary
Visit - Hive Crawl |
| Our first apiary visit of the year will be at Broadwell
& little Compton and is hosted by William neill & Claire Lees
with Michael hunt as demonstrator. This will be followed by tea. RAFFLE |
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| Sunday
June 1st |
Apiary
Visit –Blockley |
| Jeremy
Voaden will host this apiary visit and our demonstrator will be Dave Maslen.
This will be followed by tea. |
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Sunday
July 20th
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Apiary
Visit - Mickleton
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Chris & Carole Wells will host this apiary
visit and our demonstrator will be Regional Inspector Dave Sutton. This
will be followed by tea. RAFFLE
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Saturday
16th August
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Apiary
Visit - Witney
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We are invited to visit an apiary of one of the members of the Oxfordshire
branch. Followed by tea
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Saturday
August 23rd
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Branch
Honey Show
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Our honey show is incorporated with the Bourton
Vale Horticultural Society Autumn Show. Enter your honey, wax products,
labels etc. We hope to see everyone challenging for trophies especially the new Joan Drinkwater trophy.
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Saturday September 6th
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Apiary
Visit – Brockhampton/Sevenhampton
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Nicole & Victoria
will host our last apiary visit of the season and our demonstrator
will be Bran Clarke. This will be followed by tea. RAFFLE
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Thursday
October 2nd
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NCBKA
AGM
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Please hand in nominations for officers to the
secretary before the meeting. Business will be followed by cheese and
wine
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Friday 16th– 18th October
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National Honey Show,
RAF Museum, Hendon
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Friday
October TBA
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Skittles
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Come along and play skittles with Cheltenham &
Gloucester Beekeepers at The Farmers Arms, Guiting Power at 7.30pm.
Supper is available. RAFFLE
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Thursday
November 20th
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Mr
Bee
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Celia Davies will give us first hand information
on the life of drones
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Thursday
December 4th
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NCBKA
Christmas Dinner
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