Taster Days
There are two taster days planned in August each year; dates to be confirmed. Please email the training co-ordinator at weybridgebees.training@gmail.com to book a place More information can be found on these days here.
Winter Theory Course (10 weeks)
The dates for the coming course are from normally around mid January (exact date TBC), and then for the next 9 consecutive Mondays. Each session starts at 7.30pm and lasts for approximately two hours. For course fees and details on how to apply see Beekeeper Training Page. The training course is normally held at Suez EcoPark, Charlton Lane, Shepperton, Surrey, TW17 8QA. The theory course is followed by a 10-week practical course held during late April-late June (dates to be confirmed).
Meetings
There are normally four indoor winter meetings, from January to April each year. The dates for the meetings in 2025 are below and will be updated throughout the year. Please do come back to this page or look in the newsletter for anymore updates.
For details, contact the secretary at weybridgebees.sec@gmail.com
The dates for the meetings in 2025 are below and will be updated throughout the year. Please do come back to this page or look in the newsletter for anymore updates. Any questions feel free to email the secretary at weybridgebees.sec@gmail.com
| Venue | Date (2025) | Topic | Details | |
| Revive Centre, Chertsey | 24th January | Short talks evening | Four talks by members | |
| Revive Centre, Chertsey | 19th February | Talk by Malcolm Clarke | 50+ years of beekeeping | |
| Revive Centre, Chertsey | 31st March | Quiz and chips | Quiz night with fish/sausage and chips. | |
| Teaching apiary | 6th April | Work party | Assembling frames and getting ready for the season | |
| Revive Centre, Chertsey | 14th April | Nosema clinic | Opportunity to check the health of your bees and see how it is done | |
| Michael Main’s garden, Weybridge | 23rd April | Start of the season beekeeping | Demonstration of Shook Swarm, Bailey Comb Change | |
| May | ||||
| Shepperton | 14th June | Shepperton Fair | Weybridge Beekeepers stand and honey sales | |
| Weybridge | 21st June | Weybridge Festival | Weybridge Beekeepers stand and honey sales | |
| Chertsey | 12th July | Black Cherry Fair | Weybridge Beekeepers stand and honey sales | |
| Puttenham Common | 19th July | Field meeting | A look at solitary bees and wasps | |
| Chertsey | 9 and 10 August | Chertsey Agricultural Show | Weybridge Beekeepers stand and honey sales | |
| Teaching apiary | 13 and 16 August | Taster days | A look inside a hive for would-be beekeepers | |
| Denbies Vineyard, Dorking | 14th September | Surrey Honey Show | An opportunity to match your honey against the rest of the county | |
| Sandown Park, Esher | 23-25 October | National Honey Show | An opportunity to match your honey against the rest of the country | |
| Weybridge | 30th November | Weybridge Christmas Fair | Weybridge Beekeepers stand and honey sales |
WBK Annual General Meeting
The WBK AGM is held every year in early November. The exact date and venue will be announced each October.
Surrey BKA Annual General Meeting
The annual Surrey BKA AGM is held in December each year. Full details can be found on the SBKA website here
A full list of events being held throughout the Surrey Beekeeping area can be found here:
Under 18s at Events
WBK welcomes the attendance of under 18s at our events but due to child protection requirements WBK requires that either a guardian or parent also attends. If a child is attending an event without their parent or legal guardian, but with another guardian (e.g friend of the family) WBK requires a letter from the legal guardians/parents confirming that the other party is acting as the guardian of the child at the WBK event.
Photography and Video taking at WBK Events
Please note that photographs and footage may be taken at Weybridge Beekeepers apiary, winter and other meetings. These may be used by Weybridge Beekeepers and Surrey Beekeepers Association for marketing and publicity in their publications, on their websites and in social media or in any third party publication. Please contact: weybridgebees.sec@gmail.com if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempted from this activity.
Your rights
Should you see an image containing a picture of yourself on either website then you have the right to request Weybridge Beekeepers or Surrey Beekeepers Association to stop using your image at any time, in which case it will not be used in future publications but may continue to appear in publications already in circulation. If you wish to exercise this right please write to: weybridgebees.sec@gmail.com