Due to a cancellation, we’ve 1 place now available on our sold out Train the Trainer course on 25th May at Dumfries House
Grab it while you it can!
www.tickettailor.com/events/sba/1...
#scottishbeekeepers #teach #education #mentor #beekeepers
Our fantastic winter #webinar series continues on Weds 11 Feb at 7.30pm when we're delighted to have Ray Baxter join us to discuss Bottom-Up Beekeeping
To book your place please visit
www.tickettailor.com/events/sba/1...
It’s free for SBA members or £2 for non-members
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping
Does your local association have #members who go above & beyond? Please ask your committee to consider them for one of our awards! Know any #young #beekeepers who deserve to be recognised?
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/about-the-sb...
Closing 31Jan
#scottishbeekeepers #localheroes
LAST CALL! Jan #webinar
You can still register for our fascinating webinar this Weds night (7 Jan) at 7.30 pm, when we welcome Prof Stephen Martin. He will be discussing our native hornet, the European Hornet.
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#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping #beekeep
You can still register for our first webinar of 2026. It’s next Weds night (7th Jan) when Prof Stephen Martin will be discussing our native European Hornet.
Visit
www.tickettailor.com/events/sba/1...
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping #honeybee #beekeeper #webinars #knowledgeshare #europeanhornet
We're starting next year with a fascinating #webinar on Weds 7th Jan when we welcome Prof Stephen Martin & he’ll be talking our native hornet, the #EuropeanHornet
To register your attendance ⬇️
www.tickettailor.com/events/sba/1...
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping #beekeeper #honeybee
⏰One Day Left⏰
To register for our #beekeeping #webinar tomorrow night. We welcome Paula Carnell & she’ll be chatting about her Bee Project on the Cocos Keeling Island
To book ⬇️
www.tickettailor.com/events/sba/1...
#scottishbeekeepers #honeybee #beekeeper #knowledgeshare
🐝 Want to support new #beekeepers? Join our Train the Trainer course on 25 May 2026 at Dumfries House in Ayrshire!
✔ Build confidence in teaching
✔ Learn effective training methods
✔ Help grow the beekeeping community
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/train-...
#Beekeeping #ScottishBeekeepers
In our next #webinar we welcome Paula Carnell. She will taking us on a journey to Cocos (Keeling) Island to tell us about her Bee Project
Our webinars are free to SBA Members or £2 per webinar nonmembers
buytickets.at/sba/1964001
#scottishbeekeepers #honeybee #education #cocoskeeling #beeproject
🌟 THANK YOU to our fab convention sponsors & traders🌟
Abelo
British Bee Feeds
Caddon Hives
Denrosa Apiaries
Highland Wax Co.
Kinross Men's Shed
Scot Gov Bee Health Team
Scottish Native Honeybee Society
SRUC Bee Advisor
Vita Bee Health
Wonky Wood
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On now, our last lecture today with Prof. Stephen Martin (Salford University) as he explores The Ongoing Arms Race between Honeybees ‘ the Varroa Mite 🐝
Kindly sponsored by Bee Craft Magazine
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping #convention #VarroaMite #HoneybeeHealth #BeeResearch
What role do genetics play in sustainable beekeeping? 🧬
Keynote speaker Megan Denver (USA) is exploring how selective breeding & practical genetics can help create stronger, healthier colonies around the world. 🌎🐝
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping
#SustainableBeekeeping
We’re thrilled to have Megan Denver (USA) as our second keynote speaker! She’s sharing her expertise on Beekeeping for Rural Development: The Opportunities and Challenges in Africa 🌱
Lecture kindly sponsored by Hattrick Bruce.
#Scottishbeekeepers #Beekeeping #convention #GlobalBees
Our 2025 Beekeeping Convention was officially opened by Sheila Collins of The Incorporation of Candlemakers of Edinburgh.
We’re delighted to welcome Prof Stephen Martin (Salford University) as our first keynote speaker 🎓 Kindly sponsored by NDB
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#beekeeping #convention
🐝 The Buzz Begins! 🐝
Our #Beekeeping #Convention is officially underway, starting with two brilliant workshops! 🍯✨#Mead Making with Lynne Hepplestone & learning the secrets of Preparing for a #Honey Show with Paul Boyle🍷🏆
#ScottishBeekeepers
Convention Countdown⏳
Just 1 month to go! Until our Annual Beekeeping Convention in Kinross on 10–11 Oct
Theme: #QualityMatters 🐝
🎟️ £35 or £15 (students & juniors)
👉 Join us: scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/events/sba-c...
#ScottishBeekeepers #Beekeeping #Honeybee
On at the same time & place as our convention is our #Scottish National #HoneyShow
It’s free to enter & open to all
To find out more about the competition classes & to enter
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/scotti...
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping #beekeepers #scottishnationalhoneyshow
Lack of #nectar in late summer inevitably leads to robbing, whether that’s #wasps or your own #honeybees
If you do have issues with wasps, the Scottish Government has recently published some advice on managing wasps
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/wp-content/u...
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping
Have you bought your discounted tickets for our #beekeeping convention yet? The deadline is 31st July!
They’re only £30 for adults or £15 for juniors/students. To buy tickets please visit ⬇️
buytickets.at/sba/1634650
It’s on 10-11 Oct in Kinross
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping
2024 #Scottish #HoneySurvey Results
Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to complete our recent survey on 2024’s Scottish #honey yields & pricing.
The results, from the hobbyist sector across Scotland, have been analysed
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/news/results...
#scottishbeekeepers
Bookings are now open for our next hands-on Honey Workshop🍯🐝
It’s on Sat 13 Sep from 10-4pm at Portmoak Hall, Scotland well
For more info & to book please visit
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/honey-...
Numbers are limited!
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping #workshop #practicalskills #honey
We’re off to a buzzing start!
Our #AGM #Award Ceremony & day of inspiring #beekeeping talks have kicked off here in #Dumfries A big thank you to everyone who’s joined us – it’s shaping up to be a fantastic day of learning, sharing & celebrating all things #honeybees
#scottishbeekeepers
Your vote matters!
If you can’t make it along to our #AGM in Dumfries on the 26 April then you can submit a proxy #vote
But hurry as these need to be in by midday on Sunday
Full details emailed to members & local association secretaries
#scottishbeekeepers #membershipmatters
#votenow
#haveyoursay
There’s less than a week to go to register to sit one of our #practical #beekeeping #exams this summer.
To find out more about each exam (Junior, Basic, Intermediate & Apiarian) & to register visit
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/practi...
⏰Registration closes this Sun
#scottishbeekeepers #honeybee
🍯Calling #Scottish #hobby #beekeepers 🐝
Help us gather vital insights into the 2024 Scottish #honey harvest by taking our survey. If you harvested and/or sold honey from #hives in #Scotland in 2024, please take the survey
forms.office.com/e/20Jt3fkXRy
Deadline 13 Apr
Thank you
#scottishbeekeepers
To everyone sitting our module exams tomorrow, please don’t stress, just do your best.
Remember, every exam is just a step toward a more knowledgable future.
Good luck, we’re all rooting for you!
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping #honeybee #module #exams #beekeeper #learning #knowledge #growth
⏳Time is running out⏳
There’s limited places left for our #ApiScotia practical #beekeeping weekend on 2-4May at #DumfriesHouse So if you haven’t booked yet, now’s the time! Deadline is the end of March
Book your place ⬇️
🔗 buytickets.at/sba/1443681
#scottishbeekeepers #honeybees #learningisfun
⏰Only 2 weeks left to send in your nominations for our Young Beekeeper of the year award!
🐝Know a #youngbeekeeper in #Scotland who deserves recognition?
📜 Download the #award criteria here:
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/wp-content/u...
📅 Deadline Sun 30March
#beekeepingfuture #scottishbeekeepers
Ever wondered what it would be like to keep #bees in a #TopBarhive well now’s your chance to find out
Join us for our last #Webinar in this series on 2Apr
We're delighted to welcome Phil Chandler, aka the Barefoot Beekeeper
To book
register.gotowebinar.com/register/499...
#scottishbeekeepers
The Scot Gov Bee Health Team has recently sent us details of a
‘Consultation on the introduction of a Scottish Fixed Penalty Notice scheme for Animal Health under the Animal Health & Welfare Act 1981’
For more visit
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/news/scottis...
#scottishbeekeepers #honeybee #health
