Scotland Yard comes to Sherlock Holmes for help on a murder case in “The Boscombe Valley Mystery” at the Desert Beekeepers meeting Friday, March 1.

The group meets from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Community Center.

“The Boscombe Valley Mystery” is among the first 12 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for The Strand magazine in 1891-1892. Collectively, these stories are known as “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.”

The meeting opens with a video presentation of “The Boscombe Valley Mystery,” starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. The Desert Beekeepers will then discuss this Holmes tale.

Attendees are encouraged to read “The Boscombe Valley Mystery” before the meeting.

A round of Sherlockian Trivia closes the meeting. Desert Beekeeper Kathy Brackney created and developed this quiz in which two teams match about the many exploits of the fabled Sherlock Holmes.

When the meeting adjourns, the group will gather for dinner at a nearby restaurant for further discussions of Sherlockian and other matters.

Membership in the Activity Center is required to attend meetings of the Desert Beekeepers.

For more information, contact Doris Dale at 480-816-6003, or the Activity Center at 480-816-5226.

The Desert Beekeepers of Fountain Hills, a scion society of the Baker Street Irregulars, celebrates the world’s first consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. The group derives its name from the occupation Sherlock Holmes took up in retirement when he left the hustle and bustle of London and Baker Street for a quiet retreat in the countryside of Sussex Downs.