Reigate Beekeepers 20th April 2024 Auction CANCELLED

With regret, our annual Auction that was to have been held this year on the 20th April in Mickleham, Surrey has been CANCELLED. More…

Booking open for our 2024 Taster Day 15th June.

Asian Hornet – Caution when blackberrying & hedge trimming

“Foragers and gardeners should check hedges carefully to avoid disturbing an Asian hornet nest. Normally they don’t attack, but if you are near a nest, or disturb it, they can become extremely aggressive and dangerous.” More…

Public Asked to Help Fight Asian Hornet Threat

Sighting of the Asian hornet confirmed in Gloucestershire – the first time it has been discovered in the UK. Smaller than our native hornet, the Asian hornet poses no greater risk to human health than a bee. However, they do pose a risk to honey bees. More…

Asian Hornet – new BBC Film Report

This short film report provides a glimpse of the issues facing the honey bee in the UK, if this non-native and REPORTABLE hornet becomes established here. More…

Found a Clustered Swarm of Bees?

Think you have seen a clustered honey bee swarm? We can attempt to capture and remove a newly clustered swarm of Honey bees … on NO account swat, spray or try to move the swarm yourselves … More…

Asian Hornet identified in UK

Members Honey For Sale

Looking for local honey made by local bees and offered for sale by local beekeepers? Some of our Members are able to offer products from their hives for sale either ‘from the door’, or from small local village stores or market stalls. More…

Out-Apiaries … Hives in Your Garden?

Able to have hives in your own large garden, orchard or field, but unable to devote the time or investment to be an actual Beekeeper? Could you provide one of our beekeepers with an ‘Out-Apiary’ site for one or two (or more!) hives? More…

Bird Boxes & Bumble Bees

Our Honeybee Swarm Collection Coordinator provides this update to his advice first published last year about dealing with the newly arrived Tree Bumblebee that has a particular preference for nesting in bird boxes and can be very aggressive …. More…

Practical Training

Teaching Apiary meetings take place every week (weather permitting), from the first week in April to the end of August on Wednesday evenings starting at 6.30pm. The apiary itself will typical house approximately 12 hives, which … More…

Food for Foragers

One very direct way that everyone with a garden, large or small, can help the honeybees is to grow a selection of some of the plants that honeybees are particularly fond of as sources of nectar or pollen or both. More…