Bromley Beekeepers

New Year ‘BBQ’ indoors!
2025-01-05 11:30 - 15:00 (Europe/London)
Our annual winter BBQ will be on Sunday, 5th January 2025 at the Allotment Clubhouse from 11.30am. There will be the usual wonderful refreshments and a good opportunity to socialise with other members. Everyone is very welcome including family and friends.

Anyone who is happy to help with cooking etc. please contact Mary or Bob on 020 7733 9568 or tell us at the December apiary meeting on Sunday, December 1st at 11.30am.

Meeting: Andrew Gibb on Drone Psychology
2025-01-28 19:30 - 21:30
This is just a reminder of the talk given by Andrew Gibb on Drone Psychology this Tuesday 28th January 2025.

It will start at 7.30pm in the pavilion at the Kent House Rd Allotments.

Talk: Julie Coleman - Many uses of a Nucleus Hive
2025-03-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Kent House Road allotments pavilion, opposite Woodbastwick Road, 91a Kent House Road, London, SE26 5LJ, United Kingdom
This is just a reminder that our next winter talk will be held tomorrow, Tuesday 18th at 7.30pm at the Pavilion, Kent House Rd Allotments, SE26 5LJ.

Julie Coleman, a trained biologist who was, until recently, a BBKA trustee, will talk on ‘The Many Uses of a Nucleus Hive’.

Neither the talk nor the tea and cake should be missed.

Tuesday 29th April: Lecture evening - My Bees have died! How did that happen?
2025-04-29 19:30 - 21:30 | Bromley Apiary Club, 91a Kent House Road, Sydenham, SE26 5LJ, United Kingdom
This seems to be a common story as we came out of the 2025 winter.

Mick Coen and Bob Jackman will lead a discussion on why this might be happening and looking at what might be done to prevent/reduce it in the future.

All are welcome at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 29th April 2025 in the Kent House Road allotments main pavilion.

Tea/Coffee and cake will be available as usual.

Please come buzzing with ideas.

Annual Open Day at KHLG Allotment
2025-05-18 11:00 - 16:00 | Bromley Apiary Club, 91a Kent House Road, Sydenham, SE26 5LJ, United Kingdom
The annual Open Day at KHLG Allotments, (where our club apiary is) will be on Sunday, May 18th and will be open to the public from 11am until 4pm. As usual we will have the marquee up, with honey sales, an observation hive, candle rolling and information about bees and beekeeping.

Help is needed on Friday 16th May.Six people are needed to put up the marquee. We will do this in the late afternoon/ early evening.

On Sunday,18th May, help will be needed from 10am to set up and staff everything. You do not need to help for the whole day 2 or 3 hours will be very useful.After 4pm we need help to pack up and take down the marquee.If you can help at all please contact Mary on 020 77339568 or email maryeslater@yahoo.co.uk

If you have honey for sale please make sure you book it in with Bob before it goes on sale to ensure you receive the correct money at the end.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Mike Elliott's Wake
2025-11-06 13:00 - 16:00 | The Marine Hotel, Tankerton, 32 – 33 Marine Parade, Whitstable, CT5 2BE, 32 - 33 Marine Parade, Whitstable, CT5 2BE
Mike died suddenly on Friday 3rd October. He was seen on line the night before when he was in relatively good form. Monitoring suggests that he had a good night’s sleep. He was known to have a heart condition, and was found dead in his usual chair later that day.

The family want a quiet funeral, but welcome his friends and associates to a wake at:-

One o’clock, on the day of the funeral, Thursday 6th November, The Marine Hotel, Tankerton.

Al donations in memory of Mike should be sent to:-

St Christopher’s Hospice

51 – 59 Lawrie Park Road

Sydenham, London, SE26 6DZ

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