THE ESSEX BEEKEEPER In this issue: Conference details Queen’s Birthday Honour Obituary - Ken Barker Obituary - Walter Gee Celebrating World Bee Day Fun with Pollen traps Workers moving eggs! Sad news from France Meeting Dates A splendid cut-away hive built by Peter Aldridge. Photo: Jean Smye Monthly Magazine of the Essex Beekeepers’ Association www.ebka.org Furthering the Craft of Beekeeping in Essex Registered Charity number 1031419 Issue No. 643 July 2018 16 Divisional Meetings - July and August 2018 WHO’S WHO & HOW TO CONTACT THEM President of EBKA Pat Allen Hon CLM Meetings in July: EBKA Trustees: Ian Nichols Chairman: 17 Dyers Hall Road, Leytonstone, London E11 4AD Tuesday Saffron Preparing for Winter. Thaxted Day Centre, 3 July email
[email protected] tel. 0208 558 4733 / 07980 299 638 7.30pm Walden Vicarage Lane, CM6 2RL Secretary: [Position Vacant] Thursday Tbc. Kings Church, Red Willow, Harlow Tom Keeper Treasurer: Kingfishers, 2 Chandlers, Burnham-on-Crouch CM0 8NY 5 July Harlow 8.00pm CM19 5PA email
[email protected] tel: 07722 454 974 / 01621 784 626 Stuart Mitson
[email protected] Braintree Thursday Tbc. Chadwick Hall, Main Road, Gidea Park Jan Tutton
[email protected] Chelmsford 5 July Romford 8.00pm RM2 5EL Tony Rand
[email protected] Colchester Kate Tuerena
[email protected] Dengie Hundred & Maldon 14 July Saturday Colchester Tbc Don McHale
[email protected] Epping Forest Honey Show Preparation - Jim McNeill & WI Nick Holmes
[email protected] Harlow Monday 16 July Chelmsford member. The Link, Rainsford Road, Chelms- Paul Wiltshire
[email protected] Romford 7.30pm ford CM1 2XB Vanessa Wilkinson
[email protected] Saffron Walden Jean Smye
[email protected] Southend Wed Dengie 100 Requeening - is it too late? Carters Apiary, 18 July Divisional Contacts: 6.00pm & Maldon Maldon Braintree: Jan French 07725 166 609 Chelmsford: James Curtis 07940 757 831 Colchester: Morag Chase 01206 522 576 D.H.