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HIVE GEOMETRIX EXHIBITION
17th May – 3rd July
Upfront Coffee Shop & Art Gallery
Nr. Hutton in the Forest, Penrith, CA11 9TG
An exhibition of paintings
‘Honey Bees through the Seasons’ by Stephen Livingstone .
Other events provided by Penrith & District Beekeepers Association:
• Friday 20th May from 6.30.p.m. : Celebrating World Bee Day : ‘Cooking with Honey’ – £20 pp.
• A presentation by John Crouch, Cumbria’s Celebrity Chef, followed by a tasty selection of honey
flavoured ‘light bites’, both savoury and sweet, for you to enjoy.
• An opportunity to meet the artist, Stephen Livingstone and visit the exhibition.
Bee Hotel Workshops: Make a bee hotel for your garden. Saturday May 22nd and 18th June 2.00.p.m.
Suitable for 6+ year olds accompanied by an adult. FREE
Gardeners’ Question Time: Chaired by ‘Eric Robson’ Sunday 19th June 2.30.p.m.
Have your gardening questions answered by our panel of experts. £5 pp.
Attendance at all events must be pre-booked .
For further information and tickets Tel: 01768 894404 or E-mail:
Meet the bees and beekeepers at the Pop-Up Shop : honey and other bee products for sale.
Saturdays 10.30.-3.30. • May 28th, June 4th, 11th,25th, July 2nd.
Introducing Beekeeping 30th -31st July 2022
At Greystoke Village Hall, near Penrith CA11 0TW
Julia Pigott & Martin Hoggard will run the Introducing Beekeeping on behalf of PBKA. It will be of interest to anyone who would like to become a beekeeper as well as those who have started beekeeping, but consider themselves to be beginners.
Julia is a highly experienced beekeeper and trainer. She and Martin run the Brigsteer Bee Reserve, just outside Kendal. More information about Julia, the Bee Reserve and her training programmes, along with course feedback, can be found at www.BeeEd.org.uk
Introducing Beekeeping is a two day course.
It will run on the following weekend: Saturday 30th July and Sunday 31st July.
Day one will commence at 9.00. (registration) and finish at 5.45.p.m. (Includes colony inspection)
Day two will commence at 9.00. and finish by 5.00.p.m.
The course will combine theory with practise and will involve an introduction to all the basic skills needed to become a competent, confident beekeeper
Fee: £100 this includes: tuition; loan of kit; information to take home; light refreshments, EXCLUDING lunch. Participants may bring their own packed lunch or a lunch can be pre-ordered from the Boot and Shoe Inn which is opposite the Village Hall. The lunch menu and prices will be available during course registration so that pre-orders and payments can be made on arrival.
Concessions: £90 PBKA Members £70 *students in full time education.
*Minimum age 12 years. Students U.18 must be accompanied by an adult who is parent/guardian or officially acting in ‘loco parentis’ and is also attending the course.
Places are limited. To reserve a place please contact PBKA asap: see below.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 30th June 2022.
Cancellation: unless PBKA cancels the course, refunds for cancelled places cannot be made after 30th June 2022.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE FLYER FROM This Link
FOR AN APPLICATION FORM & COPY OF THE PROGRAMME. Follow this Link
Alternatively you can contact Margaret Riches (PBKA Treasurer).
TEL: 01768 894404 or E mail:
You are invited to pose questions to our panel of experts:
Fred Ayres (Chair, Lune Valley Beekeepers)
Stephen Barnes (Chair, BBKA & Keswick BKA )
Dominic Rhodes (Vice Chair, PBKA)
Chaired by : Mike Innerdale (PBKA)
Send your question/s in advance to Mike :
Questions can be submitted on arrival but may not be selected if sufficient have already been received.
Followed by refreshments and an opportunity to informally share the
‘tips and tricks’ you have used during the season with other members.
| Further information to follow. |
| Ben Rowland, from the School of Natural and Environmental Studies at Newcastle University, will share his research findings on the connections between bee health and the weather. For further information see article in Bee Craft Journal: February 2022
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Led by Dominic Rhodes.
A workshop to explore the pros and cons of different types of bee hives. As well as those being presented by Dominic , members are also invited to bring along examples of hives that they use. The session will also include guidance on setting up observation hives.
| Advice on how to prepare during the spring to ensure that your bees are in ‘fine fettle’ to successfully begin the summer season.
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Luke and Suzie’s presentation will provide an insight into the commercial world of preparing and retailing bee products.
The session will include an opportunity to sample the company’s award winning sparkling mead and will provide pointers on how you can make mead yourself so that you can enter the ‘mead making competition’ which PBKA will run in the autumn.