We will be holding our annual Practical Workshop for Beginners on Saturday 25 January 2020. Read More
Congratulations to all those who passed their Basic Assessment in Beekeeping in 2019! Read More
The first of our Member winter evening meetings of 2020 will be on Friday 17 January 2020, starting at 7.30pm, at East Challow Village Hall. Read More
Learning about Asian hornets from Jersey Beekeepers – find out all about Mark White’s work on Jersey Read More
On Friday 4th October a nest was destroyed following the confirmed sighting of an Asian hornet near Christchurch, Dorset Read More
BBKA Research – news and updates 30th September 2019 Update from the National Honey Monitoring Scheme Dear Beekeepers, On behalf of the National Honey Monitoring Scheme team at CEH (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology), I would like to say a … Read More
It’s not long now until this year’s Fun Honey Show on Saturday 12th October, 2019. This is always a great day out for our members and their families and it costs nothing to attend, or to enter into the show. Read More
We’ve had to change the time and location of our next meeting – Friday 22nd March starting at 7.45pm, with Matt Richards, at Steventon Village Hall. Read More
Beekeepers should continue to monitor their colonies throughout the winter… Read More
Vale and Downland winter meeting – Friday 25th January 2019 Read More
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