Notice of Reconvened AGM 2018
The reconvened Annual General Meeting will be held at the Lenham Community Centre at 10.30 a.m. or thereabouts on Saturday 28th July 2018. The reconvened Annual General Meeting is for administrative purposes only but...
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Notice of AGM 2018
The Kent Bee-Keepers Association gives notice that the Annual General Meeting will be held at Lenham Community Centre on Saturday, 19th May 2017 at 11.30 a.m. or thereabouts immediately following the Council meeting. This...
KBKA AGM 2017 – Notice & Agenda
Details of the KBKA 2107 AGM can be found here. The formal notice, with printable agenda, is below.
BeeConnected
A new web-based initiative between the BBKA, the National Farmers Union & the Crop Protection Association to enable beekeepers to be alerted of crop spraying activities in their area. It’s currently in the pilot...
Tree Bumble Bee Explosion
The Bumble bees you have in your eaves are probably Bombus hypnorum (tree bumble bee) as their population seem to have exploded this year. Removing them is not an option as it would involve...
You have a Honeybee Swarm who are you going to call?
Please use the BBKA Website for local swarm collectors.
Bees in Chimneys
[This is a summary of a letter that our Vice chairman at the time, Peter Hutton, wrote to someone having problems with honeybees in their Chimney] Firstly there is a page of background information...
Feral Honey Bees – The Facts
European honey bees require protection from the elements, a store of food (40lbs+honey 5lbs+ pollen) to carry them through the winter period when between 6,000 and 12,000 workers together with the queen are present....
Under One Roof: Beehive Management During the Swarming Season in a Single Hive by Nick Withers
All beekeepers wish for strong healthy hives at the start of the honey flow no uncontrolled increase in the number of colonies or for swarms of bees to be lost…
