Corporate Donors

BBKA would like to extend a huge thank you to our sponsors:

2BScientific

2BScientific Limited is a Life Science Reagents distributor providing a novel, high-quality and personal approach to the supply of research reagents. They provide novel solutions relevant to today’s researchers and they contribute £1 for every order helping us to fund research into essential studies to help understand and reverse the bees decline. Long may this wonderful support continue!

For more information please visit:

https://www.2bscientific.com/

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Fiorelli

Sell over a million bags a year and say "A cause very close to our hearts at Fiorelli is the British Beekeepers Association. Bees are a cornerstone species and we must protect them." They have designed a capsule collection of bags named after plants the bees like, Lavender Grab, Snowdrop backpack and Cosmos body bag. They will give £10 from each sale to the BBKA.

For more information please visit their website:

www.fiorelli.com

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Hatch Mansfield

Hatch Mansfield are UK specialist agents in premium wines made by independent, sustainable, family-owned wine producers, and proud supporters of the British Beekeeping Association.

For more information please visit their website at:

www.hatchmansfield.com

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Gecko Jewellery

Gecko Jewellery was founded in London in 1992, and is the UK's most comprehensive jewelry supplier, winning the 2017 'Ethical Supplier of Year' award, and has an enviable reputation for consistent excellence in customer service and innovation in product and brand development.

For more information please visit:

https://www.geckojewellery.com/about-us

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National Bee Supplies

National Bee Supplies are proud to be the leading craftsmen of handmade beehives, using a combination of tried and tested techniques and exciting new innovations to offer a complete range of beekeeping equipment. Quality craftsmanship and customer service are cornerstones of the company’s ethos, making our products the very best on the market for all beekeepers. From beekeeping starter kits and clothing to gifts and essential tools, discover high quality beekeeping equipment at https://beekeeping.co.uk/.

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We must thank our Grant Giving Trust & Foundation donors for their support. The British Beekeepers' Association hosted the 2017 International Meeting of Young Beekeepers at Marlborough College, Wiltshire. The event played host to 27 countries from around the world and contributed to our vision to inspire a new generation of beekeepers.

Our supporters included;

Eva Crane Trust

Vandervell Foundation

Wax Chandlers

Please email here to learn more about how to become a corporate donor

If you are thinking of raising money for us and are wanting to use our logo, please, make contact with us here.

Special thanks to Dmarcian for their email tracker support

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