whats's on

Whats on

All meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month from September to May at Langside Sports Club, G43 2HA. From 7:30-9:30pm

Our Next Meeting will be Wednesday, 14th May 2025.

Venue: Langside Sports Club

Time: 7.30pm -9:30pm

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This month we have Julian Stanley giving us a talk on:-

Trophallaxis:- Where honey bees share food.

Honey bee colonies, like humans and other animals, including birds and bats, rely on trophallaxis and the associated exchange of information for social cohesion and survival.

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Previous meetings

April’s Meeting

Carriona Morrison gave us a very interesting talk on Flowers and Pollination. It included the biology of flowers and the roll of pollinators. As well as information on bee friendly plants and flowers by season.

March’s Meeting

We had a great meeting where Chris Knight explained his method of Queen Rearing. Enjoyed by everyone.

February’s Meeting

This month we had a very interesting talk given by our very own Mhairi McNeill on the 3 castes of the honey bee.

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January’s Meeting

This month we held our AGM.

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December’s Meeting..

This month we revived our honey show, albeit is a small way.

We had a :-

Honey judging category.

Wax Candle judging.

Gingerbread and Shortbread taste off.

All great fun and I am sure we will all be gearing up for next years show.

November’s Talk..

This month we were given a great talk and slide show by Austen Brown on the trip he organised to Sweden last summer to visit local bee-keepers.

I think all talk attendees will be booking their summer holidays in Sweden next year. Sweden just looked a tremendous place to visit.

October’s Talk..

This month we were given a hugely entertaining talk by John Durkacz of the Scottish Native Bee Society. He told us about the work done by the society and why he’s such an advocate of the native honey bee of Scotland, probably more affectionately referred to as the black bee.