Roe Valley Beekeepers RVBKA
Based near Limavady, Northern Ireland
Email for Club: rvbkasecretarylhand@gmail.com
Email for Site: roevalleybeekepers@outlook.com
Welcome to Roe Valley Beekeepers Association
Next Meeting - Thursday 25th June
Speaker: Tony Murphy - Beekeepers & Honeybees
Collecting 2026 membership
Club Secretary - Notices
Look out for emails about meetings, events, swarm collections, honey sales, membership, bee health, UBKA events.
Keep your contact information up to date to stay in touch.
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A reminder of the current recommended method for tracking and reporting any Asian Hornets in Northern Ireland : Asian Hornet Watch - this is the reporting system for Northern Ireland.
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And in Ireland: Report Asian Hornet - Invasives, i.e., a new page encouraging reports and accurate ID by the public. We have included a couple of videos to help the general public see what a hornet looks like, and also a nest in a tree.
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2025 Honeybee Husbandry Survey Results AFBI
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Membership
Membership for 2026 is £25 for individual, £30 for family & can be paid at meetings or by emailing:
roevalleybeekeepers@outlook.com
Look out for the reminder emails in late October
Thank you for supporting your club!
Membership includes UBKA Membership and public liability insurance, covering injury to third parties and honey selling/market activities.
Insurance cards are no longer issued. Contact UBKA secretary if proof of membership is required.
secretary@ubka.org
Upcoming Events
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Meet: Jun 25th 2026
Event: Jul BBQ
Meet: Aug 27th 2026
Meet: Sep 24th 2026
Event: Oct 16th Honey Show
Meet: Nov 2026 xmas
Meet: Jan 2027 AGM
Meet: Feb 2027
Meet: Mar 2027
Meet: Apr 2027
Meet: May 2027
Next session - TBD - 10a.m to 1p.m at the Apiary
Some sessions feature talks and technique demonstrations, other sessions are apiary clean-ups.
Talk to experienced beekeepers informally and get over-wintering tips.
Tea/coffee/snacks
More discussions, workshops and presentations are planned for 2026
Look forward to seeing you there!
Saturday Club
Prelim Review: Patrick B (2025) 5/5!
I found the RVBKA Preliminary Course in beekeeping most enjoyable, delivered in good-humoured style by the vastly experiences Master Beekeeper Sam Laverty, the inexperienced are made welcome and given confidence. The 9 modules were clear and informative, and the practical sessions were exciting. Learning together with others was a friendship building experience.
Prelim Review: Sue K (2025) 5/5
Definitely 5 stars for the Prelim course. Slides were concise, clear and easy to comprehend, even if you knew nothing about keeping bees. The course was well presented with plenty of opportunities to ask questions. I found the whole course fascinating and my interest was held right to the end. Very well done.
Prelim Review: Stephen B (2025) 5/5
As a complete beginner I needed a comprehensive course with lots of helpful support, right through to the stage of getting started with a hive. RVBKA offered all this and more. Master Beekeeper, Sam, steered us through 10 classroom sessions and 3 practicals with wit and wisdom, culminating in a short, formal examination to underscore the seriousness of the undertaking. Most rewarding of all was the cumulative joy of the group as we progressed towards the awesome goal of getting one's own colony of bees. To this end, the club was as generous as it was practical, offering a starter colony at a reduced price and encouragement enough to see a novice through the season ahead. An excellent introduction to beekeeping.
About us
The club started as a group of friends with a passion for beekeeping who met regularly to share their knowledge and experience. After the introduction of a beekeeping eductional programme, the club rapidly expanded, bringing in new members, and growing from 7 to an average of 100 each year, many of whom regularly attend meetings and events.
The club has a highly successful Beginner's Beekeeping course starting in February each year, covering everything a new beekeeper needs to to get started, including practical sessions. New beekeepers have access to help and advice from club members, with many finding a mentor.
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Each month, an in-depth presentation is given on an area of beekeeping and members are reminded what they should be doing with their bees at a particular time of year. Our members have a wide range of beekeeping experience from complete novice to veterans with a wealth of knowledge to share. Meetings and events are a great place to ask and answer questions.
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Our mission to to create more bees and more beekeepers.
UBKA Reresentatives:
Stephanie Percy
Mark Boyd
Simon Hawe