Advice on how to become a beekeeper and what is involved. Gardening for bees - advice on the best plants for bees and other pollinators. Other interesting and fascinating facts about bees.
What bee is this? Pictures of the bumblebees and solitary bees often mistaken for honeybees. Easy ways to identify them. Read more
Are you interested in taking up the fascinating hobby of beekeeping but don’t know where to start or want to find out what might be involved? Read more
Honey bees are remarkable insects in many different ways and here are just a few facts that help to make them so special. Read more
We could all do more to plant our gardens for our hungry honeybees. Read more
At the height of summer, a beehive contains a full colony of honey bees of three types; a queen, female worker bees and male drones. Read more
Find out the answer to your questions about honey. Read more
Honey bees make lots of products beside honey - some to feed their babies and their queen, some to provide them with snug homes and some to keep diseases out of the hive. Read more
Article by Zec Richardson, BBKA Direct Member, taken from September 2021 issue of BBKA News. Read more