One of our long standing members John Tipping died on Monday .He was a beekeeper who loved to pass on his knowlege of bees to others and a very loyal member of the branch.
We extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends.
The funeral will take place on Tuesday 8th February at 3pm at Walton Lea Crematorium, Walton, Warington.
All will be welcome. The schedule of meetings and other events for 2011 - Sat 8th Jan Central Council Meeting 2pm
- Sat 15th Jan Blackburne House 2.30pm, Speaker RBI Mr Ian Molyneux on Preparing for Spring
- Sat 22nd &29th Jan CourseA: Beginners’ Course at Croxteth Hall, all day
- Fri 18th Feb Annual Dinner at Blackburne House, 7 for 7.30pm
- Wed 2nd Mar Introduction to Beekeeping Course, evenings 7.30-9pm at Mr Gillett’s home in Aintree
- Mon 14th Mar St Helens Bowling Club, 7.30pm a talk on Bumblebees by Mr Tony Parker of Liverpool Museum
- Sat 26th Mar & 2nd Apr Course B: Beginners’ Course at Blackburne House all day
- Sat 9th April Tarbock Village Hall, 2.30pm, Swarm Prevention and Control (Speaker to be confirmed)
- Sat 7th May Basic Exam revision at Mr Roy Swanwick’s apiary, Bowring Park Allotments
- Sat 14th May Crosby Hall Education Trust, 2.30pm , Speaker Mr Graham Royle on The Various Uses of Nuclei
- Sat 21st May Park Cottage, St Helens, Basic Assessment with Mr Graham Royle
- Sat 18th June Speke Hall, 2.30pm (Speaker and subject to be confirmed)
- Fri 8th July Croxteth Park, 6.30pm, Queen Rearing with Mr John McCann
- Fri 15th July Croxteth Park, 6.30pm, Queen Rearing with Mr John McCann and Branch open meeting
- Sat 13th Aug Dale Farm, Lower Heswall, with Wirral Beekeepers, Extracting with SBI Mr Doug Jones
- 18th-21st Aug Southport Flower Show
- Sat Sep 3rd Bishop Eaton Monastery, 2.30pm Putting the Bees to Bed with Mr Terry Ashley
- Sat 8th Oct Lancashire County Honey Show at Blackburne House,Liverpool
- Sat 12th Nov Liverpool AGM and Branch Honey Show
See the Event calendar for more details There are three beginners courses in beekeeping being run by the Liverpool Branch in 2011. - Course A Saturday Jan 22nd and Saturday Jan 29th at Croxteth Country Park, 10am to 4pm each day.
- Course B Saturday March 26th and Saturday April 2nd at Blackburne House Liverpool, 10am to 4pm each day.
- Course C An evening course of six Wednesday nights on March 2nd,March 9th,March 16th,March 23rd March 31st and April 6th. All sessions 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the home of Arthur Gillette 41 Radley Drive Old Roan.L10 3LG [0151 5316685]
The cost of each course is £65.00 which includes the annual subscription of £22.00 for membership of the Liverpool Beekeepers.This membership covers your third party and products liability insurance from the BBKA. You will be given a certificate on completion of the course.
All the courses cover the same basic beekeeping knowledge and a session of handling bees will be given to each course member as part of the course once the bees are flying in April /May.
If you want a place on one of the courses contact greenhive@blueyonder.co.uk with your choice and you will be sent an application form. Places on these training courses are limited : FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.
See the the events and training calendar pages for more details and maps of the locations. | |
