Tuesday 7th February 2017 – HBKA Open Meeting was held at 7:30pm at Tynedale Cricket Club, Hexham NE46 3EW. Dorian Pritchard gave a presentation entitled “Preparing Honey for Show”. Dorian has summarised the key points from his presentation in a short document which is available here.

Friday 3rd March 2017 – HBKA Open Meeting was held at 7:30pm at Hexham Community Centre, Gilesgate, Hexham , ​NE46 3NP.  Roger Patterson gave a talk entitled “The Patterson unit – a flexible approach to keeping honey producing colonies productive”. Further information is available here.

Sunday 5th March 2017 – A “Bee Improvement for All” day was held in Wall Village Hall in conjunction with the Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association (BIBBA). This is one of a number that BIBBA are staging in 2017 throughout the U.K. on a regional basis. Further information is available here.

Saturday 1st April 2017 – Northern Bee keepers’ Convention #60 was held at The Beacon, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 9PQ. Further information is available from NEBees website.

Sunday 2nd April 2017 – BBKA Basic Assessment – Sue Robinson coordinated the first of two Revision Sessions at Wall Village Hall between 2:00pm and 4:00pm.

Tuesday 4th April 2017 – HBKA Open Meeting was held at 7:30pm at Tynedale Cricket Club, Hexham NE46 3EW. Our Chairman, Philip Latham, introduced some vintage film footage recently discovered in Colin Weightman’s archive showing local beekeeping in the ’40s.

Saturday 8th April 2017 – BBKA Basic Assessment – Sue Robinson led the second of two Revision Sessions at Wall Village Hall between 2:00pm and 4:00pm.

Sunday 30th April 2017 – A Frame Making Session was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at Wall Village Hall.

Sunday 7th May 2017 – Open Apiary Meeting was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary. The initial meeting focused on First Inspections of the colonies in the apiary although it proved too cold to disturb the bees.

Sunday 14th May 2017 – Beginners’ Session #1 was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary.

Sunday 21st May 2017 – Beginners’ Session #2 was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary.

Sunday 28th May 2017 – Beginners’ Session #3 was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary.

Monday 29th May 2017 – Northumberland County Show – Hexham Beekeepers is taking a sabatical this year and will not be present at this year’s show. However, we plan to return in 2018.

Sunday 11th June 2017 – Open Apiary Meeting was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary. This meeting focused on various Swarm Control techniques and their practical application to the colonies in the apiary.

Sunday 18th June 2017 – Beginners’ Session #4 was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary.

Sunday 25th June 2017 – Beginners’ Session #5 was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary.

Sunday 25th June 2017 – Cherryburn Bee Fest took place between 11:00 and 15:30 and over 500 people enjoyed a fun day out in glorious sunshine.

Sunday 2nd July 2017 – Open Apiary Meeting was held at Philip Latham’s apiary near Riding Mill between 2:00pm and 4:00pm on the theme of Preparing the Bees for the Heather.

Sunday 9th July 2017 – Beginners’ Session #6 was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary.

Tuesday 11th July – Thursday 13 July 2017 – Great Yorkshire Show held in Harrogate. Further details available from the GYS website.

Sunday 23rd July 2017 – Open Apiary Meeting was held at Jane and Ivan Swaile’s apiary at Falstone, Kielder including a bee demonstration by Willie Robson. Proceeds in aid of Tynedale Hospice at Home. Further details are available here.

Sunday 30th July 2017 – Beginners’ Session #7 was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary.

Sunday 6th August 2017 – Beginners’ Session #8 was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary.

Saturday 12th August 2017 – Slaley Show was held 09:30 – 17:00 – further details from the show website.

Sunday 13th August 2017 – Beginners’ Session #9 was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary.

Saturday 19th August 2017 – Warkworth Show was held 10:00 – 16:30 – further details from the show website.

Sunday 20th August 2017 – Beginners’ Session #10 was held between 2:00pm and 4:00pm at the Wylam apiary.

Saturday 26th August 2017 – Bellingham Show was held 10:00 – 16:00 – further details from website.

Sunday 27th August 2017 – Blanchland and Hunstanworth Show was held – further details from website.

Saturday 2nd September 2017 – Corbridge Village Fete was held 12:00 to 16:00 – further details available from website.

Sunday 3rd September 2017 – Open Apiary Meeting was held at the Wylam apiary on the theme of ‘Preparing the Bees for Winter’.

Sunday 1st October 2017 – Rachel Lowther Lecture – was delivered at Wall Village Hall by Rinke Vinkenoog from Northumbria University on the theme of ‘Urban Pollination’.

Tuesday 7th November 2017 – HBKA Open Meeting – was held at 7:30pm at Tynedale Cricket Club. Ian Wallace spoke on ‘How to kill your bees without really trying’.

Tuesday 12th December 2017 – Association Christmas Dinner was held at the Barrasford Arms.