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Miscellaneous documents

Reference: D/X 1959 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Durham Beekeepers' Association

Covering Dates: 1977-2013

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Durham Beekeepers' Association was created on 14 June 1977 by Ian Copinger and Malcolm Proud. An association newsletter was launched in March 1978 and the association became affiliated to the British Beekeeper's Association in 1979. For earlier local beekeeping organisations please see D/X 2018 for Durham County Beekeepers' Association and Durham City and District Beekeepers' Association. Please see D/X 1959/10 for a detailed history of Durham Beekeepers' Association.

Catalogue Contents

01 Durham Beekeepers' Association (Ref: D/X 1959 1/)Minutes (Ref: D/X 1959 Section 1)

1/1-2


Minutes of the annual general and management/executive meetings, 14 June 1977 - 26 November 1997 Includes: original association constitution
(1 file)


Minutes of the annual general, executive and extraordinary meetings, 21 April 1996 - 26 November 2008 Includes: updated association constitution
(1 file)

Correspondence (Ref: D/X 1959 Section 2)General (Ref: D/X 1959 section 01)

2/1-7
This series consists of a wide variety of correspondence relating to the day to day activities of the association.


General correspondence, 29 May 1977 - 28 July 1985
(1 file)


General correspondence, 21 January 1985 - 25 September 1988
(1 file)


General correspondence, 12 January 1988 - 15 December 1993
(1 file)


General correspondence, 22 January 1994 - 30 September 1998
(1 file)


General correspondence, 13 October 1997 - 22 September 2003
(1 file)


General correspondence, 14 January 2004 - 8 September 2006
(1 file)


General correspondence, 31 October 2006 - 12 May 2010
(1 file)

British Beekeepers' Association (Ref: D/X 1959 section 02)General (Ref: D/X 1959 section 01)

3


Correspondence with the British Beekeepers' Association, 8 March 1994 - 10 October 2004
(1 file)

Pesticides (Ref: D/X 1959 section 02)

4


Correspondence concerning with the British Beekeepers' Association and use of pesticides, 28 March 2001 - 29 March 2006
(1 file)

National organisations (Ref: D/X 1959 section 03)

5
This file contains correspondence with national organisations apart from the British Beekeeper's Association


Miscellaneous correspondence between the Durham Beekeeper's Association and various national organisations including: Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; the Central Science Laboratory; the National Bee Unit and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 20 March 1979 - 28 February 2006
(1 file)

Publications (Ref: D/X 1959 Section 3)The Durham Beekeeper (Ref: D/X 1959 section 01)

6/1-5


The Durham Beekeeper, November 1984 - November 1989
(1 volume)


The Durham Beekeeper, Winter 1990 - Autumn 1992
(1 volume)


The Durham Beekeeper, Winter 1993 - Winter 1995 / 1996
(1 volume)


The Durham Beekeeper, January 2005 - October 2008
(1 volume)


The Durham Beekeeper, January 2009 - October 2012
(1 volume)

The Cluster (Ref: D/X 1959 section 02)

7


Durham Beekeepers' Association newsletter: 'The Cluster', August / September 1996 - November 2004
(1 file)

Bee Craft (Ref: D/X 1959 section 03)

8/1-10
Bee Craft was established by a group of local beekeepers' associations and the shares in Bee Craft Limited are now vested in the British Beekeepers Associations' local member associations.


Bee Craft magazines, January - December 1998
(1 volume)


Bee Craft magazines, January - December 1999
(1 volume)


Bee Craft magazines, January - December 2000
(1 volume)


Bee Craft magazines, January - December 2001
(1 volume)


Bee Craft magazines, January - December 2002
(1 volume)


Bee Craft magazines, January - December 2003
(1 volume)


Bee Craft magazines, January - December 2004
(12 booklets)


Bee Craft magazines, January - December 2005
(12 booklets)


Bee Craft magazines, January - December 2006
(12 booklets)


Bee Craft magazines, January, May - August 2007
(5 booklets)

Miscellaneous (Ref: D/X 1959 Section 4)Newspaper articles (Ref: D/X 1959 section 01)

9/1-3


Newspaper article concerning Durham Beekeepers' Association, Evening Chronicle, 5 April 1979
(1 paper, printed)


Newspaper article concerning honey production lessons at Durham Houghhall College, Durham Advertiser, 27 April 1989
(1 paper, printed)


Newspaper article concerning Durham Beekeepers' Association and vandalism, Durham Advertiser, 8 May 1993
(1 paper, printed)

Association history (Ref: D/X 1959 section 02)

10


The History of Durham Beekeeper's Association by I. Copinger and M. Proud, 2013
(1 volume)

Courses (Ref: D/X 1959 section 03)

11-12


Notice by Durham Beekeepers' Association of the intention to run a practical beginners course at its apiary in the grounds of Houghhall College, Durham, April 1992
(1 paper, typescript)


Notes for a beginners beekeeping course by T. Hume of Durham Beekeepers' Association, 1998
(2 papers)

Bee Craft journal (Ref: D/X 1959 section 04)

13


Papers relating to the administration of the Bee Craft journal, 25 July 1995 - 24 April 2013 Includes: Minutes of annual general meetings, 25 July 1995 - 20 May 1997; 14 May 2001; 22 June 2004 - 18 May 2005; 16 May 2012 Director's reports and financial statements, 31 December 1995 - 1997; 31 December 2002; 31 December 2004 - 2005; 31 December 2012 Correspondence, 4 June 1997 - 24 April 2013
(1 file)