December Zoom Webinar
December 4, 2023
A reminder of Our lecture on 5 December 2023 Our first evening Zoom lecture will take place tomorrow night at 1930 – the zoom link
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Dunblane and Stirling Beekeepers’ Association (DSBA) has been in existence for more than 70 years.
DSBA has learning at its core and boasts a long history of providing training and support to its members.
DSBA not only runs a very successful and engaging New Beekeepers course, but also delivers a series of winter lectures, and organises an annual honey show and social summer gatherings.
In 2018 DSBA became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) with a dedicated Board of Trustees.
The Association has three main purposes:
1. To advance the heritage, culture and science of apiculture
2. To advance the education of apiculture by providing training courses and the production of educational materials
3. To help conserve the natural environment by promoting the importance of bees in the environment
We have an active programme throughout the year.
In the summer, those who have studied in our New Beekeepers’ Programme are invited to the DSBA apiary where they can see first-hand the development work, chat with the apiary committee, and have an opportunity to have a hands on experience of managing a hive.
Our members get the opportunity to visit a number of apiaries to learn from other keepers. Then after the busy summer months and harvesting honey, to mark the end of the active bee-keeping season we hold a honey show in October. This is your opportunity to show off the fruits of your (bees’) labour and compete for the coveted Val Johns trophy for the best in show.
From September to April, we meet in the evening on the first Tuesday of every month at Dunblane Cathedral Halls to listen to guest speakers talk on a wide range of bee-keeping topics from Deformed Wing Virus to Scottish Pollen Analysis.
A reminder of Our lecture on 5 December 2023 Our first evening Zoom lecture will take place tomorrow night at 1930 – the zoom link
External Seminars There are a number of external seminars open to members to attend, please refer to the links to find out more: Beekeeping Fife
Varrox Equipment Loan to Members A Varrox vaporiser is a specially designed applicator to apply oxalic acid-based products for the control of varroa mites. DSBA has
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The Mary Jenkin’s Award 2023 – Elspeth Petrie For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Mary Jenkins Award, Mary Jenkins was a keen
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The Association funds and manages the bulk purchase of bee feed (Ambrosia Fondant and Syrup), long cuff nitrile gloves and jars to provide our members with the most cost-effective access to these supplies. To view our full range of supplies in our shop, you must be a member.
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