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. 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 a further 12 schools in 2024.  We will start to take bookings for 2025 in January.

 

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 - Asian Hornet

Bees face threats from climate change to loss of forage to the use of pesticides as well as pests and diseases. They now also face an additional threat from the Asian 'Yellow-Legged' Hornet.  With your help we are working hard to raise awareness and educate the public about the threat and how they can report sightings. 

We have an Outreach Officer who is doing great work liaising with our Associations across the country as well as other stakeholders on the issue of Asian Hornets.

We have advertised on the back of buses to raise awareness and have also commissioned an Asian Hornet costume which has been used at various events across the country to help engage with the public.

 

With your help we can reach as many people as possible and stop Asian Hornets from becoming established in this country and decimating our pollinators.

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Save the Bees - Research Appeal

This appeal has now been paused and the amount raised has been allocated to supporting bee-related research.

Thanks to generous donations from the public and corporate sponsors the BBKA is able 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.

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