Useful or interesting web sites
National Associations
British Beekepers Association
Scottish Beekeepers Association
Federation of Irish Beekeepers Associations
The Welsh Beekeepers Association
Local and County Associations
There are lots of interesting local and
County Association web sites below. Some are excellent some just give the basic
information about how to contact them, some need updating. Lots of us have
borrowed bits from each other.
Avon Beekeepers
Basingstoke Beekeepers Hampshire Beekeepers' Association member
Bedfordshire Beekeepers Association
Blackburn and East Lancs Beekeepers Association
Bridgend Beekeepers
Cambridge Beekeepers
Cheshire Beekeepers
Cornwall BeeKeepers
Derbyshire Beekeepers
Devon Apicultural Research Group
Dorset Beekeepers
Ealing Beekeepers
East Lancashire Beekeepers, Blackburn &
Easter Ross Beekeepers
Essex Beekeepers
Furness Beekeepers
Gwent Beekeepers
Guernsey Beekeepers
Gloucestershire Beekeepers, Cheltenham & Glocester Branch
Guildford Beekeepers
Hampshire Beekeepers
Harrogate & Ripon Beekeepers
Kent Beekeepers
Kent Beekeepers Bromley branch
Kingston Beekeepers Club
Leeds Beekeepers
Lincoln District Beekeepers
Littlehampton & Arundel Beekeepers now see West Sussex
Liverpool Beekeepers
Meridian Beekeepers
Newant Beekeepers
Newbury and Wantage Beekeepers
Norfolk Beekeepers
North Cotswold Beekeepers
North London Beekeepers
Nottinghamshire Beekeepers main
Nottinghamshire Newark
Nottinghamshire Mansfield
Northants Beekeepers
North Shropshire
North Staffs Beekeepers
Oldham Beekeepers
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers
Petersfield & District Beekeepers Hampshire Beekeepers' Association member
Portsmouth Beekeepers Hampshire Beekeepers' Association member
Reigate Beekeepers
Somerset Beekeepers
Southampton & District Beekeepers
Stratford-upon-avon Beekeepers
Suffolk Beekeepers
Surrey Beekeepers
Twickenham & Thames Valley Beekeepers
West Glamorgan Beekeepers
West Lancashire Beekeepers
Yorkshire Beekeepers
Other useful resource sites
Other useful resource sites
The webmaster's personal site Through the eyes of a new beekeeper
National Honey Show The Honey Show!
BeeBase Central Science Laboratories, National Bee Unit. "information resource for the beekeeping industry"
BeeData Beekeeping Database Net Resources
Bee Hoo "World's Beekeeping Directory"
British Honey Importers and Packers Association Lots of recipes and other honey information.
National Honey Board USA site with lots of recipes. (watch the measures they are different to UK ones)
Bees4kids A web-site for children, teachers, and all who want to pass on the value of bees to the next generation.
Graham & Annie Law Where I borrowed most of the FAQ section from
Discover Bumble Bees
Central Science Laboratory bees A useful source of information for beekeepers.
Central Science Laboratory About things like GM crops, pesticide use and the environment, testing foods (including honey)
East Hampshire Self-sufficiency Group About organic crops and livestock keeping - good social group and informative meetings
honeybees and queen rearing BIBBA UK
International Bee Research Association
Mike Gill's site devoted to swarms
A few
suppliers
BB Wear Great suits, special deals for Beekeepers' Associations
especially
helpful in encouraging young beekeepers
1
Glyn Way
Three Milestone
Truro
Cornwall
TR3 6DT
Tel & Fax: (01872) 273 693
Email:
National Bee Supplies (formerly Exeter Bee Supplies) Good range, great catalog.
Merrivale Road
Exeter Road Business Park
Okehampton
Devon
EX20 1UD
Tel: (01837) 54084
Fax: (01837) 54085
Email:
B. J. Sherrif Great bee suits
Carclew Road
Mylor Downs
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 5UN
Tel: (01872) 863304
Fax: (01872) 865267
Email:
E. H. Thorne (Beehives) Ltd Every thing but the kitchen sink
Behive Works
Wragby
Lincolnshire
LN8 5LA
Tel:
(01673) 858555
Fax: (01673) 857004
Email:
Thornes of Stockbridge Usually has an interesting open day in September.
Chilbolton Down Farm
Chilbolton
Stockbridge
Hampshire
SO20 6BU
Tel: (01264)810916
Fax:
Email:
stockbridge@thorne.co.uk
Maismore Apiaries (Wax foundation and other things)
Old Road
Maismore
Gloucester
GL2 8HT
Tel:
(01452) 700289
Fax: (01452) 700196
Email:
Bees & Things (Wide range including training courses)
Skerraton Bee Farm
Clay Lane
Nr.
W. Ashling
West Sussex
PO18 8DJ
Tel:
(01243) 576710
Fax: (01243) 576710
KBS (everything to do with wax)
Brede
Valley Bee Farm
Cottage lane
Westfield
Hastings
TN35 4RT
Tel: 01424 870737
Fax 01424 870729
Email:
Vita Europe (Apistan & Apiguard)
Brook
House
Alencon Link
Basingstoke
RG21 7RD
Tel: 01256 473176
Fax 01256 473179
Email:
Brunel Microscopes Ltd
Unit 6 Enterprise Centre
Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate
Bumpers Way
Chippenham
SN14 6QA
Tel: 01249 462655
Fax: 01249 445156
Email:
B & K Books (Many unusual and rare titles, modern and antique...)
Karl & Betty Showler
"Riverside" Newport Street
Hay-on-Wye
Hereford
HR3 5BG
Tel: 01497 820386
Dorset Country
Beekeepers (Hives to Jars)
51
Avon Road West
Christchurch
Dorset
BH23
2DF
Tel: 01202 486974
Northern Bee Books (Books &
Beekeepers' Quarterly)
Scout Bottom
Farm
Mytholmroyd
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 5JS
Tel:
01422 882751
Fax: 01422 886157
Email:
C.Wynne Jones (Hives to Jars, associations call for bulk prices)
Ty Brith
Pentrecelyn
Ruthin
Denbighshire
LL15 2SR
Tel: 01978 790279
Fax: 01978 790265
Email:
The Bottle Company (South) Ltd (Glass & Plastic Container suppliers)
Unit 1
Ashmead Trading Estate
Ashmead Road
Keynsham
Bristol
BS31 1UG
Tel: 0117 986 9667
Fax: 0117 986 6335
The Honey Shop (Honey related products, equipment, books and skin care products)
Camelot Country Products,
Curry Rivel,
Somerset
TA10 0HB
Tel: 01458 253098
Email:
Bee Craft Ltd. (Monthly Full colour magazine)
79
Strathcona Avenue
Bookham
Leatherhead
KT23 4HR
Tel: 01372 451891
Email:
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