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The Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders' Association (BIBBA) is a UK charity (Reg No. 273827)
administered by a committee of trustees. The following list of trustees and their appointed
posts is for the year 2009 as elected at the AGM.
An asterisk * indicates Non voting status as either a non elected
representative of another body or a co-opted member.
Office of President
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| Terry was first introduced to bees at 6 years old when he bought his first bee book. Commenced beekeeping in 1969/70 after attending a beginners' course run by Ken Beevor. Subsequently spent a year at Hadlow College, which included a period at the famous Kirkheim Bee Institute in Germany. This resulted in a radical change in his beekeeping methods which has been reinforced by extensive travel in European countries. Is about to complete the BBKA's Senior Certificate. Is still a bee farmer and is down-sizing on his 100 colonies, sells honey, hive products, bee equipment and clothing, produces and sells queens and is the Convenor for a breeding group. Writes articles, lectures, runs workshops and courses in UK and Ireland. Was a former office holder in his local Association, Conference Convenor for the National Honey Show and is a team member of the BBKA's Spring Convention. Places great in importance on the native bee, bee improvement, breeding techniques, improved husbandry and education. | ||
Office of Secretary
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Office of Treasurer
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| Tom has been keeping bees since about 1984 and during the last 20 of those years he has been raising queens and selectively breeding bees. Tom generally runs about 100 colonies in the York area. York is at the centre of a fertile plain where Oil seed rape, borage and heather are all in reach. Tom has been on the committee of BIBBA for 13 years and for the last 6 years has been treasurer. | ||
Membership Secretary
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David is now 11 years into his second stint at beekeeping, having taken a break whilst running a business.
He has been involved with BIBBA from its early days, joining the then VBBA in 1966. He has been General Secretary twice, and is now Membership Secretary for the second time. David is a firm believer in the principles laid down by founder Beowulf Cooper and feel that many of the Beekeeping problems which beset us today could be overcome if the BIBBA ideals were adopted more widely. He also thinks those who think that the Queens are greener from far flung lands are either naive or greedy. Naive in not understanding that you cannot keep the strain and temperament pure or greedy for the profit from importing. | ||
Chairman
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| Dinah Sweet started her beekeeping with husband John, 34 years ago in Hampshire/Surrey borders joining both county associations. Members of BIBBA in late 70's and Bee-farmers in the 80's. Living in Caerphilly (on the north side of a mountain) for last 20 years with break for 5 years in Caribbean, where due to living in very residential area and 'africanised' bees, stopped beekeeping temporarily. Now looking after Cardiff Beekeepers' Association's teaching apiary and hives of my own. Beekeeping qualifications: Senior BBKA Certificate, UK Certificate in Apiculture, Diploma in Apiculture (Cardiff University) with distinction for dissertation on 'pollen examination in Hampshire honeys', Honey Judge (WBKA). | ||
Vice Chairman
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| Richard Jackman lives at the Berrow in Worcestershire, there have been bees there since before he was born. In 1992 he realised that 'backyard' beekeepers would be decimated as a result of the varroa invasion. Quite quickly his colony numbers grew to 60 and in 2007 he was persuaded to install another 20 colonies at a nearby national trust estate. He is an avid instrumental inseminator, but often find difficulty setting enough time aside for it. His wife gave him notice to quit the (her) kitchen in 2006 and he now has a barn converted (almost finished) as an extraction/bottling and insemination 'shed'. | ||
Minutes Secretary
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Bee Improvement Editor
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Advertising and Publicity
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| Roger Patterson is a practical beekeeper who has kept bees since 1963. This was directly after the harsh 1962/3 winter when a large number of bees and queens were imported. He quickly realised these imports were not well suited to our climate, and a chance meeting with Beowulf Cooper resulted in him joining VBBA in 1965. At one stage he ran 130 colonies, but has now reduced and concentrates on teaching the practical aspects of beekeeping. | ||
Groups Secretary
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Born in Newtown Powys, Jo grew up in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire before moving back to
Wales and then to Cornwall where he has lived for over 30 years. He worked in agriculture
(organic vegetable production and dairy) before returning to studies. Graduated from
Plymouth Polytechnic with B.Sc.(Hons) Environmental Science. Has been running own business
(shop selling greengrocery, wholefoods, flowers, plants etc.) with his wife since 1980. Beekeeper for over 25 years and currently running about 50 hives. Member of BIBBA for over 20 years. Was Secretary of Cornwall BKA for 9 years and Chairman of Southwest Group of Bee Farmers Association for 2 years. He believes that progress in bee breeding in Britain and Ireland is only likely to come from determined groups of beekeepers working together. Hence, wants to communicate with Groups, find out what they have been doing and their plans for the future. Groups can learn from each others successes and failures. | ||
Sales Secretary (including publications)
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| John Hendrie has been involved with bees and beekeeping almost all his life, having been stung at the age of two by one of his father's colonies. Since graduating from university in 1971, he has held many offices in local beekeeping associations, including branch secretary (12 years) and treasurer of Kent BKA (8 years), He was appointed to the exam board of the BBKA in 1991, is a vice chairman of the National Honey show and a director of Bee Craft magazine. John is heavily involved in various aspects of the BBKA. | ||
Archivist
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Conservation Officer
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| Dorian lives in rural Northumberland beside Hadrian's Wall. For most of his professional life he has been a Lecturer in Human Genetics at the University Of Newcastle Medical School and has written a couple of textbooks in genetics. He spends much of his time writing books and articles as well as lecturing, including teaching a beginners' course in beekeeping. Married for nearly 40 years, having two grown-up children, He enjoys natural history, walking, working in the woods, house improvement and painting in watercolours. He has kept bees for nearly 30 years and as a geneticist is convinced of the good sense of the BIBBA principle of using only the predominant local strain of bee. He is active in the North Pennines Bee Breeding Group. Dorian is president of SICAMM and for around 10 years convened the North of England Beekeepers' Convention. He supplies a few local shops with honey. | ||
Website Compiler
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| Dave has been interested in honey bees since being 4 years of age, but only kept bees for about 37 years, mostly concentrating on breeding and selection although he also conducted about 12,000 hours of beekeeping research, Dave was the proprietor of the bee equipment manufacturing company 'Apex Enterprises', but since retirement has suffered ill health and no longer breeds the native bees that are his passion. Since becoming disabled Dave has turned to the design, production and hosting of beekeeping websites in order to maintain contact with bees and beekeeping matters. BIBBA has always been a part of Dave's beekeeping life as he was a friend of Beowulf Cooper, who regularly visited the beekeeping equipment factory. Dave is also a member of GBBG. | ||
Project Discovery
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| Alan lives in Comber on the shores of Strangford Lough, about 10 miles south of Belfast. He has been keeping bees for more than 20 years and runs about 20 hives. Allen migrates a few of his hives to the Mourne Mountains every year in the hope of harvesting Bell Heather honey which he sells at a premium price compared to Floral honey. he also sells honey and spreads the doctrine of beekeeping at Craft Fairs, Retirement Meetings, Women's Institutes and in fact any group who will listen to him speak. He also belongs to a breeding group in Northern Ireland that is trying to propagate native queens to combat the importation of queens. | ||
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| Enid has lived in Scotlandwell for 14 years. This is a small village in Kinross-shire. Her Grandfather and Father had both kept bees and Enid took up beekeeping the year that she moved into the village. She started with 5 hives but, on retirement from the Police, she has gradually increased to around 70. Enid is Advertising, Publicity and Shows Convener for the Scottish Beekeepers' Association and during the summer months this keeps her very busy organising the Royal Highland Show, Scottish National Honey Show as well as taking the publicity stand to various agricultural shows. Locally Enid is President of Fife Beekeepers' and vice-President of Dunfermline and West Fife Beekeepers' Associations and, for the past 7 years has run a joint beginners class for both associations. She has always been interested in breeding her own queens and demonstrating her method of queen rearing to other beekeepers. | ||
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Peter Edwards lives in Stratford-upon-Avon and is membership secretary, newsletter editor
and website manager for his local association; he is also a Director of First Honey
Co-operative Ltd, a member of the Bee Farmers' Association and the Central Association
of Beekeepers. Peter started keeping bees in 1981 after attending winter courses with Clive de Bruyn and Jim Crundwell. He gained the BBKA Senior certificate in 1984 and was awarded the Wax Chandlers' Prize. Although his intention initially was to keep just two hives, numbers grew rapidly and he was running around 90 hives whilst holding down a demanding job with one of our major examination boards. Following retirement, and working with his wife Sue, Peter increased to around 150 production colonies and up to 40 mating nucs during the summer months. For the past ten years they have taken winter holidays in India and Thailand where they have worked with local beekeepers and gained experience of most of the Asian honeybee species. Deciding that battling with the local bad-tempered hybrids could not continue, Peter began to take a serious interest in improving the quality of his stocks and joined BIBBA in 2002. Peter and Sue started a native bee breeding programme in 2006 and put in place a system of detailed record keeping, with colonies being assessed both visually and by using computerised wing morphometry. From these assessments, breeder queens have been selected and the resulting progeny used to re-queen all colonies showing bad temper or other undesirable traits. | ||
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Terry lives in South Warwickshire in a village near Stratford-upon-Avon. He is a self employed builder with a farming background and his hobbies are beekeeping, farming and horses.
Terry has 35 years experience in beekeeping and has been a member of BIBBA for approximately 20 years. He purchased his first Apis mellifera mellifera virgin queen at the East Midlands bee breeding group's Locko Park open day in 1992 and now has 25 colonies of native or near native bees. He has been a member of the Stratford-upon-Avon Beekeepers' Association committee for 19 years, Chairman for 10 years and, together with Peter Edwards, was instrumental in forming the Stratford Bee Improvement Group. Terry has been a member of his local Parish Council for 38 years and the Parochial Church Council for 39 years, 12 years as Churchwarden. | ||
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Steve gained an honours degree in Engineering in 1974 and has since held senior positions
in various Engineering companies. In 2001, having started his own Engineering consultancy,
he found time to pursue his long interest in beekeeping.
He joined the Derbyshire Beekeepers Association committee as show secretary and held the post for 6 years. During that time he organized several training events for new members and became proficient in queen rearing, concentrating on his A. m mellifera stocks and promoting their use amongst other members of the association. In 2008 he moved, with his wife Lynn and 21 colonies, to a small holding in North Wales where he intends to concentrate further on queen rearing and honey production. | ||
Will Messenger*
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| Will was inspired to become a beekeeper (and take bees to the heather) by an aunt who lived within sight of Dartmoor and who would tell him to "go and see if the bees have any honey". Finding her veil and smoker and working out how to use them was exciting. While training as a teacher, Will was taught beekeeping by Maurice Calvert at Newton Park College. His first venture was wiped out by AFB and he regrets the loss of a dark strain that had arrived as a swarm. Following a career as a biology teacher, Will returned to beekeeping and is best known through his interest in beekeeping history. With Eve he currently operates 60+ stocks in the North Cotswolds. They are members of BFA and active in Gloucestershire BKA. | ||
| Representatives of National Beekeeping Organizations... | ||||
| WBKA | John Burgess* | Email... jburgess@bibba.com | ||
| UBKA | Mervyn Eddie* | Email... meddie@bibba.com | ||
| SBKA | Enid Brown | Email... ebrown@bibba.com | ||
| BBKA | Roger Patterson | Email... rpatterson@bibba.com | ||
| FIBKA | Eoghan Mac Giolla Coda* | Email... eoghan@bibba.com | ||
| Representatives to other Organisations... | ||||
| CONBA | Dinah Sweet | Email... conference-secretary@bibba.com | ||
| National Bee Meetings | Tom Robinson for meetings in York, Dave Cushman for BBKA ADM and Forum | Email... tom-robinson@bibba.com Email... dave-cushman@bibba.com | ||
| National Honey Show | Alan Jones and Dave Cushman | Email... nhs-reps@bibba.com | ||
Please Note ! Any Email addresses shown in black text are not active.
Printed from BIBBA Website
Written... June 2008. Revised... 08 July 2008, Revised... 18 July 2008, Revised... 10 August 2008, Spelling Corrected... 14 August 2008, Revised... 07 October 2008, Menu Upgrade... 11 November 2008, Revised... 27 November 2008, Spelling corrected... 19 February 2009, Revised... 21, 22 April 2009, Revised... 03, 04, 05 18 May 2009, Revised... 30 September 2009,
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