Want to give a nice Christmas present to a special person! family member or friend who maybe interested in bee’s and the environment? Why not give them a gift voucher for membership of the Westport Beekeepers Association or a beginners course and membership voucher. For more information contact the club’s secretary by email: secretarywbka@gmail.com
Election of new committee takes place at the AGM/ November meeting. Thank you to all the club members for making our first Westport Honeybee Festival (incorporating the 7th West Awake Honey Show) a great success. So many members submitted items and lots of prizes were won by our own members on the day. When the…
For those that wants to beat the rush on Saturday morning to get your exhibits in we will be open Friday evening 18th from 6 to 7pm in Scoil Phádraig, Newport Road, Westport, Co. Mhaigh Eo, F28 V023. Honeybee Festival Programme 8.30-10.15 Accepting and Staging of exhibits 10.30 Judging will commence 11.30 The Westport Honeybee…
Westport Honeybee Festival Incorporating the 7th West Awake Honey Show, venue for event is Scoil Phádraig, Newport Road, Westport, Co. Mhaigh Eo, F28 V023. Saturday 19th October 2019 Incorporating the 7th West Awake Honey Show, venue for event is Scoil Phádraig, Newport Road, Westport, Co. Mhaigh Eo, F28 V023. Saturday 19th October 2019 Entry Form…
Westport Honeybee Festival Incorporating the 7th West Awake Honey Show in Scoil Padraig, Newport Road, Westport. F28 V023 Saturday 19th October 2019 Entries for honey show commence 08.30am to 09.45am. Exhibits can be viewed from 12-4.00pm. Presentations from 4.00pm Gardening talk by horticulturist, Paraic Horkan. Biodiversity talks by Karina Dingerkus. Stands include:…
Last year we had our first fundraiser Flag Day/ Bucket Collection in mid August. This year, the date will be Thursday 15th August, This year the funds will go towards cost of the Honeybee Festival incorporating the 7th West Awake Honey Show we are hosting on Saturday 19th October. If you are free to help out/ volunteer a…
Please Support!! Thanks again to the TESCO Store, Westport, for giving us an opportunity in their store with a bucket for shoppers to put their blue tokens into to support the Westport Beekeepers in their journey to save the Honey Bee and all pollinators in the area. Starting Monday 24th June 2019. Please tell all…
The Westport Beekeepers Monthly Club meeting will be on Tuesday 4th June 2019 at 8pm. Certificates of Attendance for the Preliminary Beekeeping Course will be issued on the night followed by a Questions & Answers session – topical at present is swarm season and queen cells. Swarm season is here, so keep an eye on the…
The next Westport Beekeepers meeting will be held on Tuesday 5th March 2019. Our invited guest speaker is Helen Thompson, the title of her talk is “maintaining productive colonies: visible and invisible cues” Welcome to our newer members. We have the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday 17th March, the theme is BIODIVERSITY. It is hoped…
The 2019 WBKA Beginners Beekeeping Course will be held over the weekend of 13th and 14th April 2019 in the Teagasc Centre, Westport. (Eircode: F28 W681) Cost of course is: Membership €70 (reduced if a family member) Course is €50 and €20 for exam set by FIBKA. Anybody interested email our secretary at: secretarywbka@gmail.com. or…