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The first Asian hornet queens have been caught in the Channel Islands. See the attached link to the BBC website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-68779503

Fresh from the BBC website there is news of a recent development in Asian hornet detection technology…check the link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68717793

A number of leaflets, soft-back and hard-back publications have recently been donated to the Association’s Library. Please consult the webpage for details of these and other publications available to members.

BY 15th January inform Philip Closier if you intend to recycle clean(ish) wax – and tell him how much BETWEEN 15th and 21st January delivery the wax to Philip COLLECT new foundation from Philip 1st February [TBC]

We have now established the following new email addresses, which are active: Chair [currently Louise Hampson] chair@ryedalebees.co.uk Treasurer [currently Tim Phillips] treasurer@ryedalebees.co.uk Secretary [currently Julie Thompson] secretary@ryedalebees.co.uk Training [currently Rhona Sutherland] training@ryedalebees.co.uk General Enquiries enquiries@ryedalebees.co.uk For the time being, old…
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The draft minutes of the 2023 AGM, including the Chair and Treasurer’s Reports, is available on the Publication page.

The 2023 AGM will be held Tuesday November 14th in Wombleton Village Hall. The meeting will start at 1900. New Officers are needed…how about volunteering to support your Association!

Following discussions at the Beekeeping for Beginners Course last night, details of the Australian Flow Hive have now been posted in the Training Page.

The Next RBKA meeting is on Tuesday 12th April – 7pm in Wombleton Village Hall. It will be a talk entitled Mead for Beginners by Simon Lathlean with  Honey Cake Tasting [Contributions welcome!!]

The YBKA has announced a number of online meetings. If you think you might be interested in these please check out the BBKA/YBKA News page.