Apiary and Education Appeal

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Thanks to a generous legacy from a beekeeper, Jim Hopkins, together with generous donations from the public and corporate sponsors, the BBKA has been able to complete work on the office building and apiary garden to provide the facilities needed for an educational centre aimed at schools and community groups.

The office building has been modified to create a modern training hall with disabled facilities. Wooden structures and wheelchair friendly paths have been installed in the apiary garden as well as a wildlife pond and bog garden. There is a large wooden cabin which can be used as an external classroom and there is a large viewing window which allows visitors to watch safely whilst a hive of bees is opened by a beekeeper outside.

This work has enabled us to invite school groups to spend a day with us free of charge to learn about honey bees and pollinators, their importance to the environment and how this aligns to the National Curriculum.

In March 2022 we welcomed our first school visit and a full day of activities was enjoyed by everyone.  The school children loved their day at the BBKA's new Apiary Garden and Education Centre and we received some lovely feedback from the school. 

‘I just wanted to say thank you again for the wonderful day yesterday the children really have been 'buzzing' since we left.’ 

In 2023 we welcomed 12 schools and we are now taking bookings for 2024.

We offer a relaxed, informal learning environment where children are encouraged to participate and ask questions to enhance their learning.  Please click here for further information about our school visits.

This is an ongoing project so please contact us for more details about how you can get involved:  [email protected]

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Save the Bees Appeal

Thanks to generous donations from the public and corporate sponsors the BBKA continues to support bee-related research.  We support wide ranging topics which have a benefit to bees and beekeeping.

Click here for further details about the projects the BBKA are currently funding.
Click here for further information about projects previously supported by the BBKA.

Any funds you can give will be helping bees in a very real way!

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