As an association we believe in connecting, learning and giving back. We have regular events, including our monthly meeting, to keep our members informed, educated and engaged.
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Monthly meeting dates are set for every 3rd Saturday of each month. This is followed by a fun braai activity for the members and their families. Three of the monthly meetings during the year will be turned into a practical day away to one of the member's farm.
Members will then participate in opening hives and learn the practical aspects of beekeeping. The monthly meetings also include a market day, where beekeepers my display and sell their own market items.
Field days are practical sessions working on the bees or linked to beekeeping activities. The emphasis is on educational and hands on aspects of beekeeping. These days are generally organized dependent on the beekeeping calendar and are arranged as and when facilities and timing can be coordinated.
Sessions may range from Placing Hives and Hive Maintenance, Identification of Flora for Bees, Visits to Professional Beekeepers, Queen Rearing, etc. Field days normally take place on the 3rd Saturday of stipulated month as per the calender. and last either a half or full day activity.
Generally once a year the Association may arrange an extended weekend trip out of town to visit a professional beekeeper or a number of beekeepers in another province.
Take note: General meetings start at 10h00. When a AGM meeting is included, the meeting will then start at 9h00. So please take note of the time slot for each meeting as it comes up. Each meeting will include time at the end for a question-and-answer session as well as a demonstration by Fanie de Kock
| Date | Event | Location | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 2026 | How to read brood | BHive | Jan Steenkamp |
| 21 February 2026 | AGM & Queen rearing methods | BHive | Fanie de Kock |
| 21 March 2026 | Bee feeding formulas and methods | BHive | Alex van Rooyen |
| 18 April 2026 | OPEN FIELD DAY – honey harvesting, visiting sunflower fields | Roedtan - Premises of Jan Steenkamp | Jan Steenkamp |
| 20 May 2026 | WORLD BEE DAY | Inge Austin | |
| 16 May 2026 | Books, business decisions and processes | BHive | Alex van Rooyen & Guest speaker & Hobbyists |
| June 2026 | SABIO AGM | ||
| 20 June 2026 | Labelling and marketing of products | BHive | Martin Raubenheimer |
| 18 July 2026 | Floral types of various biospheres | BHive | Inge Austin |
| 15 August 2026 | OPEN FIELD DAY: Practical bee removal day | TBD (possibly Mpumalanga) | Alexander / Inge |
| 19 September 2025 | Various bee species | BHive | Johan du Toit (Inge) |
| 17 October 2026 | OPEN FIELD DAY: TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 21 November 2026 | Year End Function | TBD | TBD |
The Northerns Beekeeping Association (NBA) is a provincial beekeeping body that supports and promotes all aspects pertaining to professional beekeeping within the Northern areas of Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and surrounds of South Africa.
The association engages in, and collaborates with, all partners and relevant stakeholders in activities that advance relevant research, sound beekeeping initiatives and projects, beekeeper training, skills development and support.
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Membership of NBA is open to all persons interested in beekeeping and any activities associated with beekeeping.
A honey bee is a eusocial flying insect within the genus Apis of the bee clade, all native to Eurasia.
