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Cumbria Beekeepers Association ~ Annual Honey Show and Conference
Newbiggin Village Hall
Saturday 12th November 2011
signposted from the A66 approx 2 miles West of Penrith ~ sat nav CA11 0HT
Free car parking available at the hall
Honey Show ~ 2011
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| 10:00 | Doors Open Exhibitors to register and stage entries. |
| 11:00 | Dinah Sweet will talk about 'Simple Queen rearing using local talent!' Dinah is currently President of the Welsh Beekeepers Association and a past Chair of BIBBA. Successful queen rearing is becoming more and more important as evidence from recent seasons suggest that some colony failures can be attributed to poor quality queens. |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch this year lunch is bring your own and during the lunch hour the afternoon speaker is going to demonstrate a device for extracting wax. |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Conference Session
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| 14:30 - 15:00 | Tea Time to view results of Honey Show |
| 15:00 | Peter Watt talking about Poly hives and other related beekeeping matters. Originally from Scotland now living in Derbyshire, Pete has kept bees since 1989 and looked after up to 80 colonies for ten years. Pete now use poly hives and is a great exponent of the advantages of polystyrene hives. Pete is a regular contributor to the Beekeeping Forum and has some interesting if controversial views on beekeeping. The talk promises to both interesting and entertaining. |
| 16:15 | Presentation of Trophies Announcement of Honey Show Awards |
| 17:00 | Closing Remarks Chair ~ Val Sullivan |
Neighbouring Associations
- Kendal & South Westmoreland Association
- Furness Association
- Sedbergh Association
A warm welcome is extended to members of these Associations who wish to attend and to enter the Honey Show.
Donation of Honey
We again plan to donate honey to the Eden Valley Hospice Carlisle, your contributions will be greatly welcomed; they should be left on the show bench after the Conference closes.
Gadget Display
Please bring any interesting gadget or exhibit, which you feel would be of interest to others.
Walter McPhee at Dalston Show ~ Lorainne Priestley
Booking Details
A charge of £10 per person will be made to cover show expenses
Directions
Newbiggin signposted from the A66 approx 2 miles West of Penrith
Sat Nav ~ CA11 0HT
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Free car parking available at the hall
This page updated
6 November, 2011