Welcome to Kingston Beekeepers

Our main apiary is located in Thames Ditton, Surrey. During the main season (April to September) we meet every Saturday afternoon from about 2 pm to examine our hives and swap beekeeping ideas and thoughts with other members. Visitors are always welcome but please email first using the 'contact us' form. We do keep spare bee suits for anyone curious about the busy world of the honey bee.

Special events include the Surrey Bee Day, held in February, the BBKA Convention in Stoneleigh in April, the National Honey Show held in October in Weybridge, Surrey, and various lectures and educational events. We also have one or more extraction days, where we reap the rewards of all the bees' efforts (and a little bit of the beekeepers' efforts).

Members receive the following:

• Bee Craft magazine each month
• BBKA newsletters
• Product liability insurance
• Bee Disease Insurance
• National representation from the British Beekeepers Association
• Lots of training, help and advice from a friendly local club

Kingston Beekeepers are a division of the Surrey Beekeepers Association and are affiliated to the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA).

KBKA SPRING NEWSLETTER

The KBKA Spring 2012 Newsletter is ready to download. Please click here and download to your computer. And do keep sending in your bee related articles and photographs for possible inclusion in the next Newsletter.

KINGSTON BEEKEEPERS GIVE SCHOOLS A TALKING TO!

Kingston Beekeepers can provide your local group or school with a short talk or presentation giving you an insight into the fascinating world of the honey bee. What really goes on inside that wooden box called a hive? How many bees does it take to make one jar of honey? How do bees spend the winter months. Lots of questions and hopefully lots of answers to be provided by our experienced beekeepers. Please contact us for more details.

SWARMS!   -  If you think you have a swarm of honeybees on your property then the first thing to do is to ascertain whether or not they are indeed honeybees. To help you identify your swarm, then please click here for a comprehensive guide to honeybees, bumblebees, hornets and wasps. If, after checking this link, you are convinced that your swarm is indeed made up of honeybees, then please telephone our SWARM LIAISON OFFICER on the following number:- 07580 383 292.

Kingston Beekeepers Association honey from the 2011 season is still available to purchase   - use the 'contact us' form to make an enquiry.

KBKA WINTER 2011 NEWSLETTER

The final newsletter of the year. Please keep sending in your stories and bee related articles for possible inclusion next year. To read or download the newsletter, please click here