2026 Spring Beekeeping for Beginners course
Our next beginner’s course will run from Thursday 19th February to 9th April 2026 in Purley, running weekly for eight evenings. Purpose of the course: […]
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Winter meeting – Hive Ventilation, Why You Shouldn’t with Derek Mitchell
To open our Winter Meetings programme for this season, Derek Mitchell is delivering his talk ‘Hive ventilation – why you shouldn’t’. Our Winter Meetings are […]
Winter meeting – Other Pollinators and How We Can Help Them with Debbie Burney
For our second meeting of the season, Debbie Burney will be talking about other pollinators and how we can help them. Our Winter Meetings are […]
Winter meeting – Making Beeswax Polish with Dr Paul Vagg
For our third meeting of the season, Dr Paul Vagg is talking to us about making beeswax polish. He has done workshops at the National […]
The National Honey Show 2025
From its inception in 1923 when it was first held at Crystal Palace, the show has gone from strength to strength to become the foremost […]
South of England Autumn Show 2026
The show will include traditional features such as sheep shearing, vintage agricultural machinery and a Scammell Rally, and will celebrate the harvest with competitions and […]
South of England Autumn Show 2025
The show will include traditional features such as sheep shearing, vintage agricultural machinery and a Scammell Rally, and will celebrate the harvest with competitions and […]
Croydon Honey Show 2025
Our annual celebration of bees and beekeeping. Visitors will be made very welcome – come and look at the produce of the hive, see live […]
Hartley Down Apiary Sunday session
With the season now in full swing, the Sunday apiary sessions at Hartley Down are running again. There will be a variety of practical demonstrations […]
2025 Croydon Honey Show
The Croydon Honey Show is our annual celebration of bees and beekeeping and will be held this year on Saturday 13th September from 11:00am-4:30pm at […]