Dublin beekeeping events through the year

• Our Honey Show is held in early November, in Christ Church Hall, Rathgar.  This year's will be held on Saturday 7th November 2009. It is the beekeeper's chance to exhibit & win prizes for honey, wax, cakes, mead, photographs, candles and much more, and your chance to meet the beekeepers and find out all about beekeeping.  There is also a craft fair and stands selling beekeeping equipment and CDBKA honey.  Here's where to find the Honey show:

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• On Tuesday evenings in February and March we run our beekeeping beginners' course.  This popular course is well attended, so why not click on this page http://www.dublin.ie/websites/bees/want-2-bee-a-keeper.asp to find out more?

• At the end of April, our beginners are invited to try for the FIBKA Preliminary Certificate (details here http://www.irishbeekeeping.ie/education/education.html). 
  

• The beginners' course includes some practical demonstrations through the summer at the CDBKA apiary in Rathfarnham. 
  

• The Bloom in the Park http://www.bloominthepark.com/ gardens exhibition is a recent addition to the beekeeping calendar, and is run jointly on behalf of the Federation by the Dublin Beekeepers and our neighbours the Fingal BKA.  Volunteers are very welcome - contact our Secretary!

  We host a stand at the Dublin Horse Show (http://www.dublinhorseshow.com/) in August each year - volunteers who help out with the stand gain free entry into the show.  It's a great opportunity to show off your knowledge of beekeeping and to meet the public.