Honey Show held on 27th November at the United Reformed Church Hall, Chiswell Green, St Albans.
With 43 people attending our Honey Show and Social, 15 jars of honey to taste and judge, lots of gorgeous food and plenty of time to socialize - we had a really good evening. Competition for the Cup resulted in:
1st Anne Wingate - 2nd Stuart Thorne - 3rd Andrea Hill
Our Chair - Eileen Remnant also presented certificates (and badges) to Peter Swinn and Maureen and Stuart Thorne who had passed the Basic Beekeeping Examination in 2009.
We are indebted to Philip Remnant for his professionalism sorting out the entries and providing scoring sheets and final report.
And finally a big thank you to Anne Wingate for all her efforts making our Honey Show such a success.
Beginners Course 2010
St Albans Division will be holding another Beginners Course starting in February 2010. The course is oversubscribed but 30 applicants have been lucky.
Waitrose Community Project
St Albans BKA were recent beneficiaries in the St Albans Branch of Waitrose Community Project. The collection which took part in June 2009 resulted in a cheque for £292 being received by Anne Wingate and Christine Aitken at a presentation party in October. The money will be used towards producing nuc's for our Beginners.
Anne and the representative of St Albans Branch of Waitrose
AGM on the 22nd January 2010
St Albans and District BKA members are invited to the AGM and Wine and Cheese Social on Friday 22nd January 2010 at 8.00pm at the United Reformed Church, Chiswell Green, St Albans.
The Minute Book will be available 15 minutes before the meeting if you wish to read the Minutes from the AGM 2009.
AGM AGENDA
- Apologies for absence
- Approval of last AGM Minutes
- Committee's report
- Approval of 2009 Accounts
- Election of Officers
- Any other business
We already have nominations for the committee, but if you wish to become involved in your Association - please feel free to offer.
After the short business of the evening we are delighted to have Garri Wiest, one of our members, to give us a talk on beekeeping in Portugal entitled:
O Mel produto tradicional da Beira Litoral, Portugal.
As well as keeping hives at Ashridge, Garri also manages some at his home in Portugal and learning about Portugese methods of beekeeping should prove fascinating.
Please don't stay away because this is the AGM. Make the effort to join us, hear what your committee have been doing on your behalf and let us know what you would like us to do for you in the future. This is your Association and your involvement can help to make us stronger.
We intend that the business will be completed quickly and then we can listen to what promises to be a very interesting talk from Garri followed by plenty of time to talk 'bees' over a glass of wine.
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