Northamptonshire Beekeepers' Association (NBKA) Registered Charity No. 295593
©NBKA 2007
A member organisation representing beekeepers in the
County of Northamptonshire
Further Details
Saturday 13th September 2008
15:00 Hours
The Abbey Centre, Northampton
The 5th Cecil Tonsley Memorial Lecture
Terry Clare
Terry Clare’s love affair with bees started when he acquired his first bee book at
the age of six, but it was not until 1971 that he began beekeeping in earnest and
was mentored by a well-
A big change in Terry’s beekeeping occurred after a spell of lectures and practical
work at Kirkheim Bee Institute in Germany, during a year-
Terry is a member of the Medway BKA, and his apiaries are spread across North Kent.
He is now trying to down-
Terry is heavily involved as Convenor of the Medway and North Kent Breeding Group which is fortunate to have an isolated mating apiary. His experience has covered ‘Expert’, Education Officer, Examination Secretary and Swarm Controller of his local Association.
His other roles have included Convenor of the National Honey Show, team member of
the BBKA Spring Convention, Chairman, Vice-
Terry runs Introductory and Basic Assessment courses, and courses on Queen Rearing and Morphometry, as well as giving demonstrations and workshops throughout the UK and Ireland. His lecturing has ranged from the National Honey Show, Conferences and the BBKA Spring Convention, to local Associations.
