Twickenham and Thames Valley Beekeepers' Association

Committee meeting
2025-11-12 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-01 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-07-09 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
This is the regular meeting of the committee. Meet at the apiary.

Module study group
2025-11-05 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-29 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-22 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-10-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Study group for module 2.
The next and last meeting is on the 13th due to a committee meeting on Wednesday the 12th

TTVBKA Honey Show - open to public
2025-10-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Honey show open to the public. Auction to be held towards the end of the day.

TTVBKA Honey Show (Judging only)
2025-10-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Judging takes place today. NOT open to the public.

TTVBKA Honey Show (last day for entries)
2025-10-03 18:30 - 21:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
This is the last day to get you entries in befor judging begins tomorrow.

Module study group
2025-10-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Study group for module 2 ie products of the hive. This sesson is on a Thursday as there is a committee meeting on the Wednesday. The last meeting on November the 13th is also on a Thursday for the same reason. All other meetings are on Wednesdays.

Last date for BBKA Module assessment applications
2025-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
This is just a reminder. There is no event taking place on this date.
This is the last date to get your module applicatons in. Module assessment takes place on the 15th November

Last night for members
2025-09-26 18:30 - 21:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Last night of the season. Traditionally, no beekeeping takes place. Usually just a social evening.

BBKA September Talk: ‘Preparation for Showing’
2025-09-16 19:00 - 20:00 | online
The next in our series of BBKA Zoom talks will be ‘Preparation for Showing’ with Liz Westcott on Tuesday 16th September 2025 at 7pm. A recording of this talk will be available on YouTube for those unable to watch live.
Liz will give an overview of how to prepare honey and beeswax for the Show table. She will be looking at processing wax to a good standard so it is then possible to use it for making candles, one ounce blocks or a cake of wax. She understands that everyone’s approach to wax processing differs depending on the facilities and resources available to them. There are several different methods of doing this. Liz will show you the method which works best for her but you may well do it differently and as long as clean wax is the end product then all is well. Liz will also talk about preparing honey for the Show table.
Liz has been keeping bees in Brixham, South Devon, for twenty years. She started showing about fifteen years ago and has enjoyed a certain amount of success at local honey shows. She is President of Devon BKA, Chair of Torbay BKA and for the last eight years has been the Chair and Show Secretary for the Bees and Honey Marquee at Devon County Show where the Devon Honey Show is held each year.
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81233819992?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 812 3381 9992 Passcode: [REDACTED]
Kind regards,
Jane Medwell
BBKA Trustee

Zoom Talk by Andrew Durham
2025-09-03 19:30 - 20:30 | online
Yellow-legged Asian Hornet – Is Nest Destruction a Dangerous Delusion? Is Spring Trapping the Lesser of Two Evils? – Wednesday 3rd September 7.30pm.
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83766798003?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 837 6679 8003 Passcode: [REDACTED]

Honey Market
2025-08-25 12:00 - 16:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
The annual Honey Market where members sell their honey from the Twickenham apiary

Basic Assessment
2025-08-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Basic assessment at the apiary

Committee meeting
2025-08-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
This is the regular meeting of the committee. Meet at the apiary

Basic Assessment
2025-08-14 09:00 - 17:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Basic assessments at the apiary

Education Group Review Meeting
2025-07-23 10:30 - 12:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Education Group review meeting. In Miller Hall.

Honey Bee Health Assessment
2025-07-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Honey Bee Health assessment takes place at the apiary today.

School visits
2025-07-03 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-02 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-26 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-25 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-19 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-18 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-12 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-11 08:00 - 13:00 and 10 more dates | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Date reserved for visits by schools to the apiary. Run by the Education group.

provisional Summer Social
2025-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
A Summer Social evening at the apiary. Provisional date, details to be arranged.

Open Day
2025-06-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Annual Open Day. Open to the public to show what we do as a Beekeeping Association.

Committee meeting
2025-05-28 19:45 - 21:00, 2025-04-16 19:45 - 21:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
This is the regular meeting of the committee. Meet physically at the apiary or join online. The style of meeting (ie online, hybrid or physical) will be decided prior to the meeting The meeting url is https://meet.google.com/xgw-ucbv-iiu .Copy the url into your browser or use the url below.

BBKA online talk - Building a strong colony
2025-05-20 19:00 - 21:00 | online
THis is a BBKA online event. Do NOT turn up at the apiary.
“Building a strong colony” by Roger Patterson.
More details closer to the day.

BBKA talks for beekeepers
2025-05-20 19:00 - 20:00 | online
Talks organised by the BBKA. These talks are NOT held at the apiary, They are ONLINE talks.
May Talk: ‘The Beekeeping Year: Year 1’
The next in the BBKA series of Zoom talks will be ‘The Beekeeping Year: Year 1’ with Ian Campbell on Tuesday 20th May 2025 at 7pm. This is a change to the previously advertised talk. A recording of this talk will be available on YouTube for those unable to watch live
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81233819992?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 812 3381 9992 Passcode: [REDACTED]

Acarine and Nosema drop-in clinic
2025-04-26 10:00 - 14:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Not had one for a while. This time the intention is for you to carry out your own Acarine and Nosema testing under the supervision of one of our microscopist members. You’ll need 30 of your bees.

BBKA online talk : swarms
2025-04-15 19:00 - 21:00 | online
This is a BBKA online event. Do NOT turn up at the apiary.
Talk given by Lesley Jacques. More details nearer the time.
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81233819992?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 812 3381 9992 Passcode: [REDACTED]

First night for beginners
2025-04-11 18:30 - 21:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
New members start this evening.

BBKA Spring Convention
2025-04-06, 2025-04-05, 2025-04-04 | Harper Adams University
The BBKA’s annual Spring Convention at Stoneleigh.

AGM
2025-03-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Twickenham apiary, The Apiary, 41 Whitton Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1BH, United Kingdom
Our Annnual General Meeting.
