Local Honey

Local honey is unique: it’s taste reflects the flowers, landscapes and seasons around you.  Buying from local beekeepers keeps your food miles low and helps support the bees that keep our environment thriving. Whether from a neighbourhood beekeeper, farm shop,...

Southend High School For Boys

Attaining BBKA Beacon School status has been surreal. For years, it has been the ultimate aim of our Beekeeping Society, almost like the summit at which we would gaze from the foothills of our journey. It was the pinnacle that gave us an intrinsic determination, yet I...

The Beekeeping Year

If you are interested in taking up the fascinating hobby of beekeeping you will no doubt have lots of questions and here we aim to provide useful information about exactly what is involved each month of the year.   Keeping bees healthy and productive requires...