Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells Branch

If you are a new beekeeper and need bees to get started or want to make up for any losses over the winter, I am preparing a list of all people who would take a swarm collected in 2012. I make a charge of £10 to cover my petrol money & time spent. If you wish to go on my list please send your details by email to me: John Farrow at:

originalfarrows@btinternet.com with the following information: Name, address, daytime & evening telephone numbers.

Next Meetings

See Meetings and Events for all our Apiary meetings from now until September, detailed in the 2012 programme.

The next indoor meeting is on Tuesday 18th September 2012 'Cosmetics & Polish' Jennifer Mengham at St. Edith's Hall Kemsing TN15 6NA see web page for directions:

http://www.kemsingpc.kentparishes.gov.uk/default.cfm?pid=3222

Tales from the Beehive.

Our Tunbridge Wells Member, Daniel Marsh, has been keeping bees since 2009 and started a Beekeeping Blog in June 2010. Download his 'Tales from the Beehive' to see how his beekeeping has progressed over the last 2 years, by clicking on: http://danieljmarsh.wordpress.com/.

May Newsletter 2012

May Newsletter 2012 (169 KB)

Download Branch Newsletter May 2012

Bee Keeping for Improvers

Kent Science Resource Laboratory, Sittingbourne

Beekeeping for Improvers (521 KB)

Download to see details of Kent Science Resource Centre, Sittingbourne

Both Beekeeping Course for Improvers were very successful, as they were both fully booked

So bookings for the next 6 courses in the series, are now being taken, on the website:

http://canterburybeekeepers.org.uk/products-page/

Beginners’ Courses

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Download details of these eight course sessions

Two theory courses for beginners will run again this year. John Hendrie’s eight-week course starts on

Tuesday 24th January at 7:30pm at Tonbridge School. Applications with a cheque for £50 payable to: J Hendrie by 10th January, should be sent to 26 Coldharbour Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9JT.

Peter Hutton will also run an eight-week course in Tunbridge Wells town centre, beginning on:Thursday March 1st.

The course fee is £50. Contact Peter: peter.hutton@btinternet.com 07941 375589 if you are interested.