NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BEEKEEPERS' ASSOCIATION
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Upcoming Meetings 2025-2026

​Monday 
7.30 pm
Newark Region Meeting
Ferry Inn, North Muskham NG23 6HB

Thur 23 - Sat 25 October 
“THE NATIONAL HONEY SHOW”  
www.honeyshow.co.uk

Monday 3 November
7.30 pm
Nottingham Region Meeting
Eagle’s Nest Community Centre, Gedling Road, Arnold NG5 6NZ
Drone Congregation Areas
Stephen Flemming

Monday 17 November
7.30 pm
Newark Region Meeting
Ferry Inn, North Muskham NG23 6HB

Monday 1 December
7.30 pm
Nottingham Region Meeting
Eagle’s Nest Community Centre, Gedling Road, Arnold NG5 6NZ
Pre-Christmas Social with BEES ABROAD Raffle

Monday 5 January
7.30 pm
Nottingham Region Meeting
Solitary Bees in Nottinghamshire

Holly Bassett- Post Grad Student at Nottingham Uni
Eagle’s Nest Community Centre, Gedling Road, Arnold NG5 6NZ

Monday 19 January
7.30 pm​
Newark Region Meeting
Ferry Inn, North Muskham NG23 6HB

Monday 2 February- 7.30pm
Nottingham Region Meeting
Phia the Bee Drover – Beekeeping in Australia
 Sophia Croker 
Eagle’s Nest Community Centre, Gedling Road, Arnold NG5 6NZ
and Zoom

Monday 16 February
7.30 pm
Newark Region Meeting
Ferry Inn, North Muskham NG23 6HB

Monday 2 March
7.30 pm
Bees Abroad, Oluwaseun Johnson will speak about Nigerian Projects
Nottingham Region Meeting
Eagle’s Nest Community Centre, Gedling Road, Arnold NG5 6NZ

Monday 16 March
7.30 pm
Newark Region Meeting
Ferry Inn, North Muskham NG23 6HB

22nd March 2026
NBKA AGM

Lowdham Village Hall, Main Street, Lowdham, NG14 7BD
COMMITTEE
​Chair:
Andrew Barber
​Secretary: Maurice Jordan
Treasurer: not required
Council Representative: 

Who's Who in the Newark Group?

Newark Group

COMMITTEE
Chair:
  Alec Thomson
Treasurer: Bob Logan
Secretary: ​Miriam Lynch
Member: Janet Bates

Member: Adrian Kennedy
Member: 

Member: Matt Bates

​Who's Who in the Nottingham Region?

Nottingham Region

Honorary Member:           Maurice Jordan
Honorary Member:           Chris Hutter

Honorary Member:           Robert Logan
Honorary Member:           Andrew Barber
Honorary Member:           David Chambers

Honorary members of NBKA


​                                             Elected Members
​

Newark Representative:  
​Not'ham Representative:  ​Geoff Curtis               Elected 2022
​
Council Member:               Bob Logan                  Elected 2021
Council Member:               Charlotte Watts
Council Member:               Adrian Kennedy         Elected 2021
Council Member:               Greville Seddon         Elected 2024
Council Member:               Matt Bates                  
Elected 2022
​
​Council Member:              Tom Selby   co-opted December 2025  
Council Member:               Bryce Humphreys

Archivist                              Sally Jones?
Schools Liaison                   Paul Smith


Brackenhurst Training Apiary Manager              Andrew Barber
Woodthorpe Training Apiary Managers             Bob Logan
​                                                                                 Alec Thomson
Hucknall Training Apiary Manager                      Janet Bates
Nottingham Trent University Contact                Martin Bencsik

                                          Ex-Officio Members
​

​President:                          Maurice Jordan              Elected 2023
Chairman:                         Vacant
Acting Secretary:             Bryce Humphreys 
​Hon.Treasurer:                 ​Paula Duckworth           Elected 2020
Membership Secretary:  Janet Bates                     Elected 2022
Education Secretary:      Janet Bates                      Elected 2022
​Show Secretary:             ​ Simon Croson                Elected 2023
BeeMaster Editor:           Greville Seddon and Matt Bates
Librarian                           Miriam Lynch                  
Farming Liaison               ​ David Chambers
AHAT Co-ordinator ​        Alec Thomson
Webmaster                      Janet Bates
Social Media                    
​
NBKA are members of the Er2 BDI/BBKA Database

​Janet Bates is the Er2 Association Manager 
Janet Bates is the Er2 Membership Secretary
Paula Duckworth is also an Er2 approved User as Hon Treasurer

COUNCIL  MEMBERS

  • Home
  • About
  • NBKA Clothing
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  • EDUCATION
    • Beginners Courses
    • Basic Certificate
    • Apiaries
    • Module Study Groups
  • MORE
    • NBKA Library
    • NBKA Honey Show
    • AGM & Minutes
    • National Bee Unit
    • Monthly Jobs in the Apiary
    • Useful Information
    • Honey Bee Swarms
    • How do Bees make Honey?
    • Beemaster
    • NBKA Movie
  • For sale/apiary sites
  • Contact
  • Newark Auction