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  • 25 February 2026 12:57 | Anonymous member (Administrator)


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    March Webinar

    Our last winter webinar of this series is with our webinar host Dr Gino Jabbar. On Tuesday 10th March at 7.30pm (GMT), Gino will talk us through the different systems of honey judging. The UK and Irish, Italian and French systems of honey judging will be summarised, and the philosophies of each discussed.

    To book your place, please click on the image above or the link below

    BOOK PLACE

    Dr Gino Jabbar is a Physicist, Bee Farmer, and Honey Sensory Analyst with a small bee farming business, Simply Honey, based in Edinburgh and the Lothians. He is a Scottish Expert Bee Master, Scottish Honey Judge, and a member of the prestigious Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey. He is an International Honey Judge for Le Concours Des Miels De France, Tre Gocce D’Oro Grandi Mieli D’Italia, and the International organic honey awards Biol Miel. In addition, to Show Judging closer to home in Scotland. He is actively involved with Honey education and contributes to new science as a member of the International Honey Commission. He serves as a trustee for The Scottish Beekeepers Association, is the director with responsibility for Scotland for the Bee Farmers Association, and most recently Co-founded and is Chairman of the Honey Guild of the United Kingdom. A honey organisation with the aims of characterising UK honeys, providing professional training in Honey Sensory Analysis, and driving a Honey culture within the UK. 

    These beekeeping webinars are free to SBA Members, you just need to register your attendance beforehand for access on the night.

  • 10 February 2026 11:52 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Honey is frequently among the most common foods that are faked.

    Read the news article on the BBC website

  • 02 February 2026 19:54 | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    Midlothian’s Volunteer Recruitment Fair is taking place on 26 February, 10:00 - 14:30, at St John’s and King’s Park Church in Dalkeith. Drop in to learn more about local volunteering roles with organisations right across Midlothian. (More info here).

  • 02 February 2026 12:33 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Do you want to sit any of the Scottish Beekeepers Association  Module Exams in March?

    You must register and pay the exam Fee (£42) no later than 9 February.

    Also to sit the module exams you must be a current member of the Scottish Beekeepers Association.  


    Register and Pay Online - Click Here

  • 01 February 2026 13:01 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Here are the links to four magazine websites, two American and two British.

    American Bee Journal

    Bee Culture

    Beecraft

    Beekeepers Quarterly

  • 31 January 2026 12:45 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    After concerns that honey from overseas is being watered down with cheap rice and corn syrups, Sheila Dillon investigates the scale of global honey fraud. It's a story of complex international supply chains with the world's food security at its heart.

    Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Robin Markwell

    Listen - Click Here

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