Meetings and Events

In 2025, Branch meetings have moved to Cranage Hall and will take place on the third Tuesday of the month at the usual times: 7.30pm for winter meetings and 6.30pm for summer apiary meetings.

South Cheshire Branch meetings, 2025 

All meetings at Cranage Village Hall, CW4 8EQ. 3rd Tuesday each month.

Jan. 21th   7.30 Cranage: AGM followed by Q&A session? 

Feb. 18th 7.30 Cranage: Andrew Easterbrook: “Maximising your honey crop”. 

Mar 18th 7.30 Cranage. Pete Sutcliffe: “The hive as a processing centre”.  

Mar. 23rd 10.00 CBKA AGM & Talk, Frodsham Community Centre  

April 4 – 6 BBKA Spring Convention

April 15th 7.30 Cranage: Dave Bonner – “Queen Rearing with the Miller method and a Cloake Board”. Joint meeting with North Staffs BKA.

May 20th  6.30 Cranage: Apiary meeting. Disease inspection and diagnosis. Graham Royle: Asian Hornet update.  

Jun. 17th   6.30 Cranage: Apiary meeting. Maximising the honey crop (practical) finding & clipping the queen. 

July 15th    6.30 Cranage: Apiary meeting. Clearing supers, feeding and feeders. Varroa treatments. 

Aug. 19th  6.30 Cranage: Apiary meeting. Hefting, weighing, checking over winter, feeding fondant.

Sept 11th (not 3rd) 7.30 Joint meeting with North Staffs BKA at Clayton Community Centre, Northwood Lane, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 4BN. Speaker: Steve Riley – “Varroa resistance through bee improvement”

Sep. 16th    7.30 Cranage: Preparing for the Honey Show.

Oct. 12th Sunday all day: CBKA Autumn Convention & Honey Show. Cranage Hotel.

Oct. 21st    6.00 Cranage: South Cheshire Branch Honey Show.

Nov.18th 7.30 Cranage: Karl Colyer: Beekeeping in the USA. 

Dec. 16th    7.30 Cranage:  Christmas Social.

The full programmes for all CBKA branches is available on the central CBKA website.