If you are planning to enter the BBKA module exams, or the Husbandry certificates, you need to send your forms (very soon) to the new KBKA exam secretary. She is
Sharon Bassey, 61 Nunhead Lane, London SE15 3TR
Julian Parker’s first full season as the South Eastern Regional Bee Inspector has completed, and he has written a comprehensive report of activities in Kent and elsewhere in the South East. Below I’ve provided the link to the full report; I’ve just pulled a few headlines to whet your appetite
- No reports of AFB in Kent
- Only 10 cases of EFB reported in Kent, focused in Tunbridge Wells and East Grinstead/Forest Row area
- Reinforcement of the need for all beekeepers to register with BeeBase, in case of local disease outbreaks
- NBU’s desire to recruit and train more Bee Health Advisors, to assist SBIs in triaging bee health issues
- NBU now part of “Animal and Plant Health Agency” (RIP FERA!)
You can find Julian’s report at the NBU website here:
And if you are not registered with BeeBase (and thus would not be alerted to any disease outbreak within a 10km radius of your apiary), please consider entering your details in BeeBase here.
At our recent AGM, we discussed the challenges of having a proper
representation of members’ views in the BBKA. To help precipitate a
dialogue, we’re making available the draft papers for the BBKA annual
delegates meeting (ADM), which will be held in January 2015. Because the
documents are long (112 pages), I’ve put them on our website, broken down
into digestible pieces.
http://canterburybeekeepers.
The process is as follows: we will collect opinions from members via our
forum (you will need to be able to login to record opinions – click here)
Michael Roberts and David Cockburn will collate your opinions. They will
then attend the KBKA council meeting on 29th November, where the Kent
delegate to the ADM (Trevor Watson) will gather county opinion. In
addition, the CBKA committee will be meeting on 27th November, and will
identify any particularly relevant propositions for Michael and David to
raise.
then attend the KBKA council meeting on 29th November, where the Kent
delegate to the ADM (Trevor Watson) will gather county opinion. In
addition, the CBKA committee will be meeting on 27th November, and will
identify any particularly relevant propositions for Michael and David to
raise.
Please navigate to the following link to find out more:
http://canterburybeekeepers.
Dover and District BKA are hosting a BIBBA course on bee improvement on Saturday 21st February 2015 in Elham Village Hall.
You can find out more details and pick an application form from the DDBKA website:
All CBKA members are encouraged to enter the Dover Honey Show – held in Nonington on 25th October. Entry forms need to be submitted by 18th October.
Entry form and more details – DDBKA honey show 2014