Date

General

Beginner Topic

Advanced Topic

10 Sept

• Preparations for Belfast Honey Show
• Advertise Meadmaking

The beekeeping year
Alan Jones

Disease and Oxalic acid
Philip Earle

8th Oct

Hive parts and planning the right equipment

The eyes of the honeybee

Nov

• Advertise quiz

Meadmaking at Barista
(bring a demijohn,bung,honey and bubbler)

Dec

ANNUAL QUIZ

Jan

Preparing an apiary site

The legs of the honeybee

Feb

Swarm management

The glands of the honeybee

Mar

Spring inspections

The mouthparts of the honeybee

Apr

AGM

Foraging – useful plants and trees

Smells and senses in the hive

May

ANNUAL SOCIAL EVENING

Start of outdoor meetings