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Welcome to the Fareham & District Beekeepers Association website.

We are a predominantly urban group of beekeepers numbering 43 Registered, Partner and Country members and now in our 92nd year (2010). We are affiliated to Hampshire Beekeepers Association and the British Beekeepers Association. We have monthly meetings outdoors in the spring and summer when we hold apiary meetings, and indoor meetings in autumn and winter in Stubbington, when we have special guest speakers on all different bee related topics.

We also run a Training and Educational Apiary at Manor farm, Burseldon, where we held a Honey and Bee weekend last September which was a fantastic weekend for all, details of this are posted on the Apiary link page.

We openly encourage and welcome newcomers to join us. We are also happy to invite members of the public who may have a fear of bees or people who really want to know a little more about bee's and bee keeping along to one of our apiary meetings. We will loan you a bee suit and gloves (limited numbers depending on the meeting) if you wish to know more please email David using the Info@fdbka.co.uk address.

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We hope you enjoy this site.

Just some of the pictures taken when we've held an apiary meeting or there has been a local show.

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If you wish to join us and become a member of FDBKA please click on this link Application form.

The Annual Subscription for a Registered Member is £30
(anyone who has at least 1 hive) will receive:
HBA and British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) Publications,
BBKA Public Liability Insurance for swarm collection and product liability etc.

The Annual Subscription for Partner or Associate Member it is £15.
(anyone who is sharing and working with a Registered Member) will receive:
BBKA Public Liability Insurance for swarm collection and product liability etc

A proportion of all Subscriptions is annually sent to HBA who then send part of that on to BBKA. A further portion of Registered Members Subscription is sent off for Bee Disease Insurance.

2010

Month	Date	Event - Meeting - Talk	Time	Location

Jan	15th	New Members Introduction & Honey tasting	19.30	Stubbington

Feb	12th	Open Forum - Spring prep - Swarm control	19.30	Stubbington

March	5th	Talk -	19.30
	13th	SE Hants Spring Convention	-	Cosham

April	17/18th	BBKA - Spring Convention - Stoneleigh	-	Nat. Agricultural Centre
	25th	Apiary Visit -	-	-

May	1st	MVBKA Bee & Equipment Auction	-	-
	23rd	SBS - Manor Farm	-	Bursledon

June	13th	Apiary Visit - To be Arranged	-	-

July	25th	Apiary Visit - Alan & Jo Booth	-	Gosport

Aug	22nd	Apiary Visit - Sam Summersgill	-	Gosport

Sept	11/12th	Manor Farm - Bees & Honey	-	Bursledon
	25th	Michaelmas Fayre *		Alverstoke

Oct	9th	Pumpkin Festival *		RVCP Netley
	-	Talk - Joint with MVBKA		Warnford Village Hall
	15th	Talk - Exhibits for showing	19.30	Stubbington
	-	National Honey Show		Weybridge
		Hermitage Apple Day *

Nov	12th	Talk - Members year		Stubbington
	13th	HBA Convention		Barton Peverill

Dec	3rd	AGM (Friday)	19.30	Stubb - Holy Rood Church

This is a draft plan for 2010, so some events or dates may still be changed.
* the following events will be supported by some fdbka members.

Honey Sales
If you wish to buy locally produced honey some of our members will be at the various events marked with a * and every first Saturday of the month at Fareham Market.