Welcome to the Orpington Beekeepers' Association...

Apiary meeting at High Elms

A branch of the Kent Beekeepers' Association

The Orpington Beekeepers hold meetings at 2.30pm on Saturday afternoons during the summer at Beeche Centre High Elms.

High Elms Country Park
Shire Lane
Farnborough
BR6 7JH

Come along and join us for a cup of tea. We can lend you a bee suit and show you the fascinating workings of the hives in the apiary.

Next Meeting/Event

5th May 2014 Petts Wood Fayre at Petts Wood Memorial Hall.

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An example of how a beekeeping tutor could use Moodle
Your trainees need to know the theory behind the teaching but there isn’t time to cover this in much detail in the apiary.

Newsletter Winter 2013
Orpington Beekeepers Winter 2013 newsletter in PDF format.

Clive de Bruyn Lecture
Orpington beekeepers lecture on Wednesday 26th February 2014 with Clive de Bruyn talking about 'Swarm prevention and management'.

Storm Damage Survey
As the bad weather seems to have now subsided many are left with the task of clearing up, assessing the damage and facing the challenge of moving forward to rebuild their lives; while others are still living in the chaos. The BBKA is interested to learn how many of our members have been affected so that we can if possible pull together to help those reinstate equipment and bees for those who have suffered from the hurricane force winds and flooding.

Spring Convention @ Harper Adams University
Tickets are now on sale for the 2014 Spring Convention to be held at Harper Adams University, 4,5,6 April 2014. Download flyer for more information.