Previous Events

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Previous Events

Here’s a summary of the talks and activities at recent Conventions.

2009 Hosts: Northamptonshire BKA

This was held at at Hothorpe Hall

Friday

Film – ‘My Friend the Beekeeper’

Bill and Flora Hulme: Growing vines & making wine

Saturday

Peter Dalby: The Ramblings of a Beekeeper

Judging of the Honey Show: Martin Buckle

Barbara Dalby: Apitherapy

Bob Gilbert: Dissection – an Inside View

Martin Buckle: Forum Question Time

Northampton Male Voice Choir

Sunday

Tony Manton: Beefarming as a Career - a light hearted view

Dr Peter Williams: A personal view on the future of farming

Dr Christopher Browning: The wonders of Propolis

Professor Stuart Woodhead: It’s all in the genes

2008 Hosts: Gwent BKA

This was held in Abergavenny at The Hill, a residential conference centre.

Friday

Roaming with a camera in the Brecon Beacons’ National Park Chris Barber MBE

Saturday

Honey and wound healing Dr Amanda Tonks

Colony Collapse Disorder Professor Dewey Caron

Medieval honey cookery for beginners Trish Hayward

Dancing with bees Gill Sentinella

BC bees (bees in early literature) Alison Willott

Honey show judge Terry Ashley

Sunday

Small hive beetle and other exotic pests John Verran

Living with Africanised bees Professor Dewey Caron

Bee sting immunology Professor Paul Morgan

2007 Hosts: Worcestershire BKA

This was held on the campus of the University of Worcester, home to the National Pollen and Aerobiology Unit. For the Saturday afternoon, it repeated the formula that Swansea & District BKA had used successfully in 2003, offering a choice of five different workshops.

Friday

Beekeeping in the developing world Dr Nicola Bradbear

Saturday

Wild bees and wasps Celia Davis

National Pollen/Aerobiology Unit Prof. Jean Emberlin

Workshops:

Inspection for diseases Dave Sutton

Sculpture in wax Martin Buckle

Pollen microscopy Martyn Cracknell

Plastic frames & equipment B J Engineering

Honey show judge Bernard Diaper

Sunday

Where the bee flies: pollination ecology Dr Juliet Osborne

Pesticides Dr Julian Little

Sniffer bees: the work of Inscentinel Dr Mathilde Briens

2006 Hosts: Leicestershire & Rutland BKA

Hothorpe Hall, a Georgian manor house near Lutterworth, provided a grand venue for this conference. A talk and outing of more-general interest on the Friday and Saturday afternoon provided something for non-beekeeping partners too.

Friday

Farming past and present Jeff Gilbey

Still living with bees Graham Law

Saturday

“Mr Bee” Celia Davis

Wax moth & new treatments David Freil

Trip to Stanford Hall

Brewing & wine making Dr P Shepherd

Honey show judge Jim Orton

Sunday

Beekeeping discoveries Graham Law

Bee plants and environment Celia Davis

Beekeeping should be fun Graham Royle

2005 Hosts: Derbyshire BKA

Derbyshire BKA gave this conference the theme “Challenge of 21st century beekeeping”, reflected in talks on research, the Internet, new pests and the future in general. It was held at the Hayes Conference Centre, near Alfreton and attracted 48 delegates.

Friday

The uses of honey Pat Mills

Shook swarms David Kemp

Saturday

Current bee research at Rothamsted Norman Carreck

Colony organisation Adam Hart

Trip to Denby Pottery

Cyber beekeeping Graham Law

Preparing honey for the show bench Bernard Diaper

Honey show judge Bernard Diaper

Sunday

Which road shall we take? Albert Knight

Big bees, little bees & bees that don’t sting Claire Waring

Small hive beetle Alistair Battersby

2004 Hosts: Gloucestershire BKA

This took place at Glenfall House on the edge of Cheltenham. The topics ranged from the very old (early hives and the Hartpury bee shelter) to the very new such as current research at Laboratory of Apiculture & Social Insects.

Friday

The Stewarton hive Will Messenger

Bee health – what’s new Richard Ball

Saturday

Getting the best from your beeswax Margaret Johnson

Integrated pest management Richard Ball

Visits to Maisemore & Hartpury

Beekeeping – broadening your horizons Alan Johnson

Honey show judge Arthur Taylor

Sunday

Honey and its uses Margaret Johnson

Bee research at LASI Dr Francis Ratneiks

Conflict in the beehive Dr Francis Ratneiks