Convention

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Photo courtesy of Andrew Bellamy (Worthing)

Annual Convention

A one day Beekeeping Convention is held annually at the beginning of the year. It is intended to suit all abilities and as well as the main lectures there is a choice of seminars to attend.

The 2027 event will be held on Saturday 27th February in the Bradbury Hall, Lodge Hill Centre, Watersfield, Pulborough.

Reception opened from 9am. Introduction and Welcome at 9:30am

The West Sussex Beekeepers’ Association is again pleased to invite beekeepers and all those interested in bees and beekeeping to its Annual Convention in February 2027. The event is designed to suit beekeepers of all standards. As well as the main lectures, the seminars offer a choice of more specialised topics. The Bradbury Hall at Lodge Hill, Pulborough is again the venue and features an impressive blend of lectures and seminars.

Main Lectures

Tropilaelaps, where has it come from, how will it get here, how will we control it? – Kevin Pope
Swarm Control Overview – Dan Basterfield
Small Decisions, Big Consequences: How do Bees Choose Which Flowers to Visit? - Dr Beth Nicholls

In addition there is a choice of seminars:

Seminar 1 you may attend one of these

1) Yellow-legged Hornet update, and current thinking on eradication and control – Kevin Pope

2) How to Requeen a Colony – Richard Rickitt

3) How do Bees Do That? – Sean Stephenson

Seminar 2 you may attend one of these

4) Moving Bees and Small-scale Migration – Dan Basterfield

5) A Buzz in the Garden, Gardening for Bees – Richard Rickitt

6) Bee Behaviour and Colony Manipulation – Sean Stephenson

Advance booking per person, WSBKA members £30

Members of other Associations and non-members £40

On the day if space permits £40