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EVENTS

Upcoming Events

  • Members' presentation: Management and improvement of your bees
    Members' presentation: Management and improvement of your bees
    11 Mar 2026, 19:30 – 21:00
    Woodford, Chester Rd, Woodford, Stockport SK7 1PS, UK
    A talk by Emma and David Buckley
  • Members' presentation: Nosema - should we act?
    Members' presentation: Nosema - should we act?
    Wed 08 Apr
    08 Apr 2026, 19:30 – 21:00
    Woodford Community Centre, Chester Rd, Woodford, Stockport SK7 1PS, UK
    A talk by Rebecca Kay, Master Beekeeper from Sheffield.
  • Graham Royle's visit to Woodbank Apiary
    Graham Royle's visit to Woodbank Apiary
    09 May 2026, 14:00 – 16:00
    Woodbank Apiary, Little Moor Lane, Stockport SK1, UK
    Graham Royle will demonstrate how to check your bees. An ideal opportunity to watch this MasterBeekeeper at work. Light refreshments will be available. Bring a clean bee suit, gloves and wellies.
  • Beginners' Practical Course
    Beginners' Practical Course
    Wed 13 May
    Woodbank Apiary
    13 May 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
    Woodbank Apiary , Little Moor Lane, Stockport SK1 4HW
    The start of a six week beekeeping course with expert tuition on the practical aspects of beekeeping. At the Woodbank Apiary, Offerton.
  • Beekeeping Taster Day - morning session
    Beekeeping Taster Day - morning session
    Sat 01 Aug
    Woodbank Park Apairy, Offerton
    01 Aug 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
    Woodbank Park Apairy, Offerton, Little Moor Lane, Stockport SK1 4HW, UK
    Fancy beekeeping as a hobby? This is an opportunity to experience honey bees in the safety of a controlled environment with experienced beekeepers. The cost is £25 per person including a jar of honey from the bees at Woodbank Apiary.
  • Beekeeping Taster Day - afternoon session
    Beekeeping Taster Day - afternoon session
    Sat 01 Aug
    Woodbank Park Apairy, Offerton
    01 Aug 2026, 13:00 – 15:00
    Woodbank Park Apairy, Offerton, Little Moor Lane, Stockport SK1 4HW, UK
    Fancy beekeeping as a hobby? This is an opportunity to experience honey bees in the safety of a controlled environment with experienced beekeepers. The cost is £25 per person including a jar of honey from the bees at Woodbank Apiary.
  • Stockport Krazy Races
    Stockport Krazy Races
    Sun 09 Aug
    Saint Peter's Square
    09 Aug 2026, 10:00 – 17:00
    Saint Peter's Square, St Peter's Square, Stockport SK1, UK
    North Cheshire Foerestry will be raising funds for the fight against the Yellow Legged Hornet.
  • Honey Extraction Day
    Honey Extraction Day
    Mon 07 Sept
    Woodbank Community Centre
    07 Sept 2026, 12:00 – 21:00
    Woodbank Community Centre, Woodbank Community Centre, 235-237 Turncroft Ln, Offerton, Stockport SK1 4BN, UK
    Teaching new beekeepers how to process honey frames.
  • My bees don't read the same books
    My bees don't read the same books
    Wed 09 Sept
    Woodford Community Centre
    09 Sept 2026, 19:30 – 21:00
    Woodford Community Centre, Chester Rd, Woodford, Stockport SK7 1PS, UK
    A light hearted look at beekeeping from this popular presenter.
  • The Yellow-Legged Hornet - facts and myths.
    The Yellow-Legged Hornet - facts and myths.
    Wed 14 Oct
    Woodford Community Centre
    14 Oct 2026, 19:30 – 21:00
    Woodford Community Centre, Chester Rd, Woodford, Stockport SK7 1PS, UK
    Chris Cornwell-Lee will give the latest information on this voracious threat to British pollinating insects. None more so than the honey bee, now facing its biggest threat since the arrival of varroa in 1992.
  • Stockport Beekeepers' Honey Show
    Stockport Beekeepers' Honey Show
    Sat 17 Oct
    Woodbank Community Centre
    17 Oct 2026, 14:00 – 16:00
    Woodbank Community Centre, Woodbank Community Centre, 235-237 Turncroft Ln, Offerton, Stockport SK1 4BN, UK
    A change of venue for this annual showcase of products of the beehive and a chance for members to enter the fruits of your beekeeping year.
  • The healthy beekeeper
    The healthy beekeeper
    Wed 11 Nov
    11 Nov 2026, 19:30 – 21:00
    Woodford, Chester Rd, Woodford, Stockport SK7 1PS, UK
    A talk by Peter Carefoot.
  • Christmas Party
    Christmas Party
    Wed 09 Dec
    Woodford Community Centre
    09 Dec 2026, 19:30 – 21:00
    Woodford Community Centre, Chester Rd, Woodford, Stockport SK7 1PS, UK
    An opportunity to relax and socialise with your fellow guests at the end of another challenging beekeeping year.
  • 2027 Beekeeping Theory Course
    2027 Beekeeping Theory Course
    Mon 04 Jan
    Woodbank Community Association
    04 Jan 2027, 19:00 – 21:00
    Woodbank Community Association, 235-237 Turncroft Ln, Offerton, Stockport SK1 4BN, UK
    This course starts on January 4, 2027, from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and continues for nine consecutive Mondays until March 3. The schedule covers all aspects of beekeeping, enabling someone to begin this exciting pastime. A practical course will complement this course in May 2027. Register RSVP
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