Events

All GBKA members are welcome to attend any of the Branch seminars listed below…

November 2025

Thursday 27th
19:30
Trees & Bees by Richard Rickitt (Beecraft)NBKA. Newent Community Centre (Glebe Chapel)
BBKA Module Exams

January 2026

Friday 9th
19:30
BS Honeybees – from birth to present day by Daniel BatesC&G BKA, Uckington Village Hall, GL51 9SR
Thursday 29th
19:30
Bumblebees vs honeybees by Richard Comont (Bumblebee conservation trust)NBKA. Newent Community Centre (Glebe Chapel)
BBKA Module Exams

February 2026

Friday 13th
19:30
Commercial beekeepers tips & tricks by Steve Donohoe & Paul Horton (Walrus and Honeybee)C&G BKA. Via Zoom
Thursday 26th
19:30
Varroa resistance through bee improvement by Steve Riley (Westerham beekeepers)NBKA. Newent Community Centre (Glebe Chapel)
BBKA Module Exams

March 2026

Friday 13th
19:30
Honeybees, Bumblebees and Solitary Bees – the same but different by Lorraine WheelerC&G BKA, Uckington Village Hall, GL51 9SR
Thursday 26th
19:30
Aspects of bee disease by Marin Anastasov (Gloucestershire beekeepers)NBKA. Newent Community Centre (Glebe Chapel)
BBKA Module Exams

April 2026

Friday 10th
19:30
Honey & Health by Daniel BaileyC&G BKA, Uckington Village Hall, GL51 9SR

May 2026

Friday 8th
19:30
The mind of the honey bee by Marin AnastasovC&G BKA, Uckington Village Hall, GL51 9SR

June 2026

Friday 12th to Sunday 14thRoyal Three Counties ShowThe Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW

September 2026

Friday 11th
19:30
The beekeepers guide to defence against YLH (Asian Hornet) by Andrew DurhamC&G BKA, Uckington Village Hall, GL51 9SR

October 2026

Friday 9th
19:30
Pathway to Varroa resistance in the UK by Rhona ToftC&G BKA, Uckington Village Hall, GL51 9SR