ONBG meetings and related events
2021
March 20th – Straw skep making with Chris Park – hands-on course organised by Bees for Development at Ross-on-Wye
Feb 3rd – Making money from beeswax – online course by Bees for Development
2020
August 25th-27th – Learning from the Bees 2020 – natural beekeeping conference, Devon. Cancelled due to Covid-19.
July 19th – ONBG meeting, Oxford
May 24th – seminar on treatment-free varroa management run by BIBBA. £9. Further details: bibba.com/event-list/ cancelled due to Covid-19 outbreak
2019
various dates – Oxford City / Wytham Woods – solitary bee nesting box and wildflower walks, various weekends throughout the year – led by Oxford Plan Bee
October 25th – Skep making demonstration by Chris Park, National Honey Show, Sandown Park Racecourse
Sept 14th – ONBG visit to Swindon varroa-resistant honeybee breeding project
August 31 – September 1 – Learning from the Bees Conference, organised by the Natural Beekeeping Trust, Berlin, Germany (ONBG notes from previous conference)
August 29-30 – Zeidlerei workshop – tree beekeeping – Berlin, Germany
August 10th – ONBG meeting, near Burford
July 28th – Hackle & floor making for skeps. Bees for Develpment, Ross on Wye
July 7th – Skep-beekeeping, Bees for Development, location / date To Be Confirmed, probably Forest of Dean
July 20th – ONBG meeting, Long Crendon, near Thame
June 15th – ONBG meeting, Headington – TBHs, Freedom Hive and an unexpected swarm
June 15th – Skep making, Bees for Development, Ross on Wye.
June 9th – Skep-beekeeping, Acorn Education, Watchfield, Oxon – email Chris Park for info
May/June – TBA ONBG meeting
April 12th – Skep making with Chris Park at the BBKA Spring Convention, Shropshire
April 6th, Saturday 11AM – ONBG meeting, Long Hanborough
March 9th, Saturday 11:30AM – ONBG meeting, Oxford
2018
December 1st, Saturday – ONBG meeting, Oxford – insulation and overwintering
September 22nd, Saturday 2PM – ONBG meeting, Burford – hive hacks and natural selection
August 18th, Saturday 2:30PM – ONBG meeting, Headington – TBHs, wasps and insulation
May 20th, Sunday – ONBG meeting, a farm near Boars Hill – TBHs, optimum inspection frequency, hornets
April 21st, Saturday – ONBG meeting, Summertown – swarms, and learning from mistakes
March 10th, Saturday – ONBG meeting, Marsh Harrier pub – winter survival, immediate tasks, plans for the year, planning for the imminent swarm season
2017
Various dates– Gareth John’s Natural Beekeeping Courses, Burford, Oxfordshire
November 24th, Friday – OBKA talk on Bee-Flower interaction, 7:30PM, Village Hall, Cumnor
November 16th, Thursday, 7PM: ONBG meeting, Oxford pub The Victoria Arms, OX3 0PZ – end of year get together and general chat
September 9th, Saturday – ONBG meeting, north Oxfordshire, viewing feral colonies and discussing variations in colonies’ behaviour
July 22nd, Forest of Dean – skep making course with Chris Park
July 15th, Saturday – ONBG meeting at rooftop apiary with foundationless framed hives in central Oxford
June 24th, Ross-on-Wye – skep making course with Chris Park
June 10th, Saturday – ONBG presence at an RSA community building event, Oxford Town Hall
June 10th, Saturday – OBKA / Northants BKA Bee Health day – awaiting further information
May 13th, Saturday – ONBG meeting and networking with Wye Valley natural beekeepers, Burford
April 1st-2nd – Gareth John’s Natural Beekeeping Course, Burford, Oxfordshire
April1st, Saturday – ONBG meeting and feral nest cut-out, South Leigh
March 12th, Sunday – ONBG meeting for beginners, Marsh Harrier pub, Oxford
February 24th, Friday – OBKA talk on Bee Genetics, 7:30PM, Village Hall, Cumnor
January 27th, Friday – OBKA talk on Allergies, 7:30PM, Village Hall, Eynsham
2016
Various dates– Gareth John’s Natural Beekeeping Courses, Burford, Oxfordshire
December 7th, Wednesday – Talk on pollen biology and its use in forensics by Dr Michael Keith-Lucas (£1 entrance fee), 7:45PM, St Mary’s Church, Kirtlington
November 29th, Tuesday – ONBG meeting and quiz, Victoria Arms, Old Marston
November 5th – Skep making course at South Leigh by Michael Townsend. Contact Mo Leen at OBKA for details
October 8-9 – Bees for Development Sustainable Beekeeping Weekend, Glos. GL17 9PA
September 17-18th – “Listen to the bees” natural beekeeping course by John Haverson, Over Wallop, Hampshire – for further info contact cmhaverson@hotmail.co.uk
September 11th, Sunday – Skep making day course at Acorn Education, near Swindon
September 10th – ONBG meeting & apiary visit, Steeple Aston, North Oxfordshire
August 26-28 – Sun Hive Weekend Workshop, Hawkwood College, Stroud, Glos.
August 13th – ONBG visit to see Zeidler tree hive at Pertwood Farm, Wiltshire
July 30th, Saturday – ONBG meeting & apiary visit, Burford, West Oxfordshire
July 16-17th – Intro to Natural Beekeeping course at BeeTheChange in Bristol
June 25th, Saturday – ONBG visit to Rosybee plant nursery, South Oxfordshire
June 18th, Saturday – ONBG stand at West Oxford Bee Festival, St Frideswide, Oxford
June 4th, Saturday – Cirencester Natural Beekeepers, Gloucestershire
May 15th, Sunday – ONBG meeting & apiary visit, Fringford, North Oxfordshire
May 15th, Sunday – Skep making day course at Acorn Education, near Swindon
May 7th, Saturday – ONBG at 2nd Oxford Bee Summit and Bee Fest, organised by FoE
April 23rd, Saturday – ONBG Warré hive building Workshop with Matthew Mercy and the Sylva Foundation , South Oxfordshire
April 17th, Sunday – Skep making day course at Acorn Education, near Swindon
April 2nd-3rd – Bees in Trees weekend Chew Valley Natural Beekeepers, nr Bristol
March 19th, Saturday – ONBG meeting & apiary visit, Cumnor, South Oxfordshire
March 12-13th – 2 day course on Natural Beekeeping at BeeTheChange in Bristol
February 27th – Cirencester Natural Beekeepers meeting near Cirencester, Gloucestershire
February 16th, Tuesday – ONBG meeting, Lamb and Flag pub, Oxford
2015
December 12th – ONBG meeting, nr Burford – discussion on hive design
Sept 19th – ONBG meeting, Fringford, NE Oxon
Sept 12th – Skep making & skep beekeeping at Acorn Education
Sept 5th-6th – Natural beekeeping course with John Haverson at Over Wallop, Hampshire
Sept 5th-6th – Natural beekeeping course with Gareth John at Burford, Oxfordshire
August 25th – ONBG meeting, 18:00 to 20:00, Summertown, Oxford
August 23rd-24th – Natural beekeeping course at Paddington Farm Trust, Glastonbury
August 22nd – 10a.m. – 10p.m. Glastonbury Bee Conference held by the Natural Beekeeping Trust
August 16th – Skep making & skep beekeeping at Acorn Education
July 19th – Skep making & skep beekeeping at Acorn Education
July 16th-19th- Natural Beekeeping Trust at Art in Action event, Waterperry Gardens nr Wheatley
July 11th – ONBG meeting, nr Burford at Gareth John’s Warré apiary
July 4th/5th – the Chew Valley Natural Beekeepers are organising the South-West Beekeeping Convention near Bristol. Weekend event with guest speakers
July 2nd – ONBG meeting, 7.30pm at the Railway Hotel, Wheatley OX33 1ST
June 27th – ONBG meeting near Swindon with Hampshire Natural Beekeeping Group at Acorn Education apiary – skeps, log hives, and good company!
June 13-14th – Bee-centered beekeeping – an introductory course by Gareth John, Burford
May 26th – ONBG meeting, Cowley
April 18th – ONBG meeting, Steeple Aston. Warrés, TBHs, and an opportunity to meet a bee inspector in a friendly setting.
March 8th – ONBG meeting, Cowley
January 23rd – Lecture on the science of warm hives held by OBKA, the local association focused on conventional beekeeping – Coach House, Quarry Road, Headington OX3 8NU.
2014
September 2014 – ONBG meeting, Steeple Aston
August 3rd 10:30- 1pm, local wildflower seed collection, Milham Ford
August 2rd 2pm – guided walk showing flowers and pollinators: Rock Edge, Headington
July 17-20th – Sun Hive demonstration at Oxfordshire’s Art in Action, nr Wheatley
June 29th – ONBG meeting, Headington
June 27th – Sat 28th June – beekeeping training (low intervention, conventional hives), Gloucestershire
May 18th – ONBG meeting, Horspath
May 10th – ONBG @ Cherwell Council Compost Giveaway Event, Kidlington
May 3rd – ONBG meeting – visit to Hampshire Natural Bee group at Sturts Farm
April 25th – Talk: Create a Heavenly Bee-friendly Garden by Katharine Harborne
April 1st – Talk: Planting for Bees in your garden by Dr Judy Webb, Oxford
March 29-30th – Course: Natural Beekeeping, Burford
March 25th – ONBG @ Oxford City Council Pollinator Action Group – inaugural meeting
March 22nd – ONBG meeting, Oxford
February 11th – Talk: Honeybee Health by Dr Giles Budge of National Bee Unit, Oxford
February 7th – FoE Oxford Bee Summit
January 28th – ONBG meeting, Oxford
2013
November – Showing of film More than Honey and Q&A at Phoenix Cinema, Oxford
September – ONBG meeting, Shilton
August – ONBG meeting, Steeple Aston
June – ONBG meeting, Boars Hill
April – ONBG meeting, Steeple Aston
February – ONBG meeting, Burford
2012
December – ONBG meeting, Oxford
November – ONBG meeting, Oxford
September – ONBG meeting, Shilton
July – ONBG meeting, Westwell
May – OBKA group visit to ONBG member apiary
May – ONBG meeting, Bampton
April – ONBG meeting, Steeple Aston
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