Asian Hornets
Can you recognise an Asian Hornet nest? 
More details: See British Beekeepers Association's (BBKA) Asian hornet page.
For more information and advice about Asian Hornets please also see our Asian Hornet page.

World Bee Day
As a Charitable Association we promote the craft of beekeeping and increase public awareness of bees. 
For World Bee Day 20^th May 2021 we gave talks to children and loaned our virtual hives.
See full story News.

Winchester and District Beekeepers' Association help local school set up an apiary
Earlier this year, after being contacted by the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA), we agreed to support a
local school interested in setting up an apiary. See full story News.

Importing honey bees into Great Britain - Small Hive Beetle (SHB)
A major new risk to the health of the bee population - there is an imminent and serious risk that an exotic pest,
Small Hive Beetle, could be introduced into the British Isles. Please see article: Bee Diseases and Insurance Ltd. 
Sign the petition deadline: 23^rd September 2021.
See also the Government response dated 29^th April 2021.

BBKA President Margaret Wilson - Positive Thinking
Margaret started writing her monthly newsletter 'Positive Thinking' as she felt members needed to hear positive
things about the BBKA. 
Download and read

Winchester and District Beekeepers' Association meetings
Apiary meetings will be subject to Covid 19 restrictions current on the date of the meeting. 
Please see our calendar for further details and future meetings.
For links to online talks and other useful beekeeping information please see our Learning resources page.  

National Honey Show - Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey 21^st-23^rd October 2021
Details: https://www.honeyshow.co.uk/

Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association (BIBBA) webinars
Free webinars for 2021 offer beekeeping education and training to all beekeepers.
Details: https://bibba.com/webinars-four/ and events calendar. 

Photography John Cleverley