Programme of Chichester Beekeepers' Meetings and other events to be held this year. All Chichester evening meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday in the month at 7:30pm to be held at either Boxgrove Village Hall or on Zoom but usually not both.
Meeting Venue:
Boxgrove Village Hall
The Street
Boxgrove, Chichester
PO18 0EE
For Zoom meetings, link will be circulated
to members before the date.
15th April
Comb Management – Wally Shaw
Zoom Meeting
25th April
West Sussex Annual Bee Market & Auction
Chichester College's Brinsbury Campus, Pulborough
20th May
Super Natural Cosmetics – Sara Robb
Boxgrove Village Hall
22nd July
Nigerian Top Bar Project - Boluwaji Durogbola Bees Abroad (manager for Nigeria)
Zoom Meeting delayed 1 week to avoid World Cup Semi-final
19th Aug
No Meeting - holidays
16th Sept
Game Changers
Boxgrove Village Hall
21st October
Bottom Up Bees - What the debris under your hive means - Ray Baxter
Boxgrove Village Hall
18th November
Swarm Control - Dr David Evans (AKA the Apiarist)
Zoom
December
Winter Social/Honey Tasting
Boxgrove Village Hall
West Sussex Beekeepers Association Annual Convention
A one day Beekeeping Convention is held annually at the beginning of the year. It is intended to suit all abilities, and as well as the main lectures, there is a choice of seminars to attend. The last Convention was held on Saturday 28th February 2026 at Lodge Hill Centre, Watersfield, Pulborough, West Sussex. Download the details of the lastconvention and booking form here