The committee of the BBA

Our enthusiastic committee now meets monthly on-line to plan events and training and manage the association. In the summer we normally organise apiary visits at members’ apiaries, we have a stand at the Berwickshire Show in Duns and usually run a Beginners Beekeeping Course which usually starts in February. We also organise a programme of winter meetings which now mainly take place at Smailholm Village Hall. In 2026, we are planning to hold meetings in Whitsome Village Hall, which we hope will be more convenient for members in the eastern borders. In 2020 we started having all our winter meetings on line, which have been very successful. We still hold some of our winter meetings on line, especially in the depth of winter. On line meetings also allow us to make use of speakers at a distance. If you feel you would like to help out on the committee please contact our secretary here.

Our chair and secretary will both be standing down at the AGM in January, so we will be looking for members to fill these important positions. Please consider if you might be able to take on one of these roles.

Chair - Alison Ramcharron

Vice chair and website - John Wilkinson

Secretary - Fiona Hawke

Treasurer - Ailsa Lawrence

Membership Secretary - Sarah Barnard

Education - Kate Atchley

Equipment Loan - Charlotte Encombe

Committee Members - Justin Lanyon Olver, Ian Sinclair, Graeme Bairden, Louise Rawlins