BBKA welcomes it's newest Patron, Jimmy Doherty. Read more
Keeping bees healthy and productive requires knowledge and skill. Beekeeping is made much easier by belonging to a local Beekeepers Association (BKA), where you should be given advice, tuition and support. Read more
The BBKA office is closing from 24/3/2020 for the next three weeks. Orders made after this will not be processed until staff return to the office. Read more
Bees are livestock and must be tended says BBKA chair Anne Rowberry who is working with Defra. See latest statement here. Read more
The swarm collection service will still operate during the pandemic. You must take account though of social distancing. Read more
Many of you have asked for videos of the lectures you would have seen at the Spring Convention. Prof Tom Seeley has sent three, they have all been sponsored by C.B. Dennis Trust & Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers. Read more
Social distancing guidelines and ideas and support for Area Associations and branches during the Coronavirus Pandemic Read more
BBKA statement that tells you that you CAN visit your out apiaries during the current strict lockdown because Defra say bees are livestock and like farmers you are expected to keep your livestock healthy. Read more
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It is with regret that the BBKA's 2020 Spring Convention due to take place 3-5 April at Harper Adams University has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Everyone who booked through Ticketsource on the BBKA website will receive an automatic refund. Read more
A page about the trustees of the BBKA in 2020. Listing contact details, committees and link trustee associations. Read more
Why all beekeepers should join BeeBase - the National Bee Unit's registration scheme Read more
Feedback from people who attended the 2019 BBKA Spring Convention Read more
Whoever is the current Master of the Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers is patron of the British Beekeepers Association. Read more
In 1983 a researcher called Walter Kaiser recorded his bees asleep - it was the first record of sleep in an inverterbrate. Read more
At the height of summer, a beehive contains a full colony of honeybees of three types, a queen, female worker bees and male drones. So who can sting you and why do they do it? Read more
Site search using a Google Custom Search Engine Read more
Bees fly an astonishing distance every day but how fast do they go and how do they navigate? Read more
Apart from honey, bees make beeswax from special glands in their bodies, they collect pollen & mix it with honey to make bee bread to feed their babies, they collect resins from pine trees and sap from other trees and mix it with saliva and beeswax to make propolis which they use to seal any gaps in the hive. They feed a very rich recipe of proteins & fatty acids called Royal Jelly to their baby Queen bees. Read more
Honeybees can suffer from a number of diseases and pests and we show you how we are combatting them Read more
BBKA Spring Convention attracts hundreds of visitors each year. We try and get meaningful feedback and here is some straight from the beekeepers mouths. Read more
Buy through the gift shop to donate to BBKA Read more
This week is Asian hornet week. Click here to find more information about this invasive species and how to report it to the Government. Read more
Contact list for Honey Show Judges Read more
Our latest: 'Queen Rearing' helps those looking to improve their skills and knowledge of queen-rearing, lessening the need to import queens from abroad which can increase the risk of spreading diseases. Read more