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2018/9
- 10 Jan: Beekeepers’ Question time
- 14 Feb: Annual General Meeting
- 14 March: Twelve months of Forage; Andy Willis
- 11 April: Luck, Stock & Two smokey beekeepers
- 9 May: Improving your bees; Roger Patterson
- 13 June: Summer Social at the Barley Mow, Winchfield
- July & August: no meeting
- 12 September: Honey extraction demonstration
- 10 October: Fleet Beekeepers Honey Show & Nosema talk by Dr Chris Palgrave
- 14 November: The role of honey bees, wild bees and other insects in pollination; Dr Mike Garrett, Reading University
- 12 December: Christmas social – Fox & Hounds, Crookham Road, Fleet
2019/20
- 9 January: The use of Nucs; David Rudland, East Surrey Bees
- 13 February: Annual General Meeting
- March: Swarming; Christine Coulsting
2020/21
- 10 September: Beekeepers’ Question Time
- 8 October: Mark & Claire Cooper, Fleet Beekeepers; “Asian Hornet Hunting on Jersey”
- 12 November: Sarah Wyndham Lewis, Bermondsey Street Bees; “Honey: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”
- 14 January: Seb Owen, Vita Europe; “”Honey bee nutrition: it ain’t all about the sugar, honey””
- 11 March: Elena Cini; PhD Student – University of Reading; “The PoshBee project: The impact of threats and their interaction upon bee health”
- 8 April: Richard Bertinet – Chef; using and cooking with honey and supporting local producers
2021/22
- 9 September: Honey Extraction Demonstration
- 14 October: Honey Show
- 11 November: Wings, Stings & Other Things; James Donaldson – Master Beekeeper; Fleet BKA
- 13 January: Bees and Pollen; Jean Frost; Meon Valley BKA
- 10 February: Annual General Meeting
- 10 March: All about Queens; Christine Coulsting – Master Beekeeper; Romsey BKA
- 14 April: Swarming, its Prevention & Control; James Donaldson – Master Beekeeper; Fleet BKA
- 12 May: Wax Preparation; Andy Barnes-Willis; Southampton BKA
2022/23
- 8 September: Beekeepers’ Question Time
- 13 October: Honey Show
- 10 November: Fleet Beekeepers’ Mini-convention
- 14 December – Social event at The Station Pub, Fleet Road (Opposite the Railway station)
- 12 January: Plants for Bees; David Rudland, East Surrey Bees
- 9 February: Annual General Meeting
- 9 March: Asian Hornet – experiences in Jersey; Alan Baxter, HBA AHAT coordinator
- 13 April: Making Mead; Lindsay Matthews, Fleet Beekeepers
- 11 May: All about Varroa – why it’s so bad and what we can do; James Donaldson, Master Beekeeper, Fleet
- 8 June – Honey Extraction Demonstration
2023/24
- 14 September: Beekeepers’ Question Time (Panel: Christine Coulsting, Graham Read, James Donaldson; chaired by Andrew May-Miller)
- 12 October: FBKA Honey Show
- 9 November: Bee Improvement is Easy: Roger Patterson, BIBBA
- 14 December: Christmas meal – Fox & Hounds, Crookham Rd, Fleet
- 11 January: Honey Bee Behaviour, Jenny Morgan Master Beekeeper, Reading BKA
- 8 February: Annual General Meeting
- 14 March: The head of a bee – under the microscope, James Donaldson Master Beekeeper, Fleet BKA
- 18 April: Drone Congregation Areas; Dylan Gussman, ecologist; Meon Valley BKA
- 9 May: Flowers & pollen; Christine Coulsting, Master Beekeeper; Southampton BKA
- 13 June: Social event, Buffet & BYOB