Northamptonshire Beekeepers' Association (NBKA) Registered Charity No. 295593
©NBKA 2007
A member organisation representing beekeepers in the
County of Northamptonshire
THE MIDLAND & SOUTH-WESTERN COUNTIES CONVENTION
In the spring of 1920, the Secretary of Gloucestershire BKA suggested to the County
Bee Instructor, that an inter-
They therefore wrote to the county secretaries of Worcestershire, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and Warwickshire and the first convention was held in Gloucester in the autumn of 1920 with the Mayor of Gloucester at the opening ceremony. It was decided to create a permanent organisation, the Midland & South Western Counties Convention of Beekeepers (MSWCC), funded by the member counties, and that each county should take its turn to host the convention. Apart from the war years a convention has been held each year on a rotational basis.
The number of participating counties has grown over the years and currently includes Gwent, Northamptonshire, South Staffordshire & District, Swansea & District, Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Worcestershire.
The 2008 conference is being hosted by Gwent, on 5-
Demonstrating the Dartington Long Deep Hive
Encaustic Art Demonstration -
Book Stall -
Skep Making -
Welsh Love Spoon Carving -
Judging Honey Competition -
