Twickenham and Thames Valley Beekeepers' Association

BBKA September Talk: ‘Preparation for Showing’
2025-09-16 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | 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.

Committee meeting
2025-07-09 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.

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 | 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.
