Western Galloway Beekeepers' Association

Winter Schedule '23 / '24

Meetings are held on the last Sunday of the month (except December when it is a bit earlier) at Glen of Luce hall, Auchenmalg, starting at 11am.

Guests are most welcome for a small charge of £3 – this  includes a hot drink and biscuits.

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Meetings dates for your diary.

Sunday 29th September:

Workshop

To help you prepare your precious honey and wax for sale or gifting, we will run a workshop on processing honey and wax, which will include preparing for the honey show.
Here’s the plan:
Usual start at 11am (arrive a bit earlier to grab a cuppa)
11.00 – 13.00 – preparing honey – straining and storing + filtering, jarring and labelling.
13.00 – 13.30 – lunch (bring your own).
13.30 – 15.00 (ish) – wax recovery and uses + preparing for the honey show.
It would be great if you could come for the whole day but you can dip in and out of the sessions if you prefer.
Plenty of parking beside the hall – there is a height barrier so please leave the layby free for any high vehicles.

 

Sunday 27th October

AGM.

Details to follow – watch this space

 

Sunday 24th November

2024 Honey Show

 
11AM at Glen of Luce Hall, Auchenmalg.
Judge: Moira Davidson.
Show Secretary: Linda Robertson.
CLICK HERE to download the schedule.

 

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Click on the link below for a taster of the 2022 WGBA Honeyshow.

2022 Honey Show on YouTube

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