Christmas Closure

by | Dec 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

The BBKA office will be closed from Wednesday 24th December 2025 until Thursday 1st January 2026 inclusive. Any orders placed via our website shop after 12.00 noon on Tuesday 23rd December will be processed and posted when we return on Friday 2nd January 2026.

Gardening for bees

by | Dec 4, 2025 | Uncategorized

Woodland, hedgerows, meadows and verges have been disappearing at an alarming rate and parts of the countryside are now green deserts with very few wild flowers so bees need your help!    You can help the bees, all the bees, honey bees, bumblebees and solitary bees,...

Fascinating Facts about Honey Bees

by | Dec 1, 2025 | Uncategorized

How many eyes does a honey bee have? Incredible as it may seem, the honey bee has FIVE eyes, two large compound eyes and three smaller ‘ocelli’ eyes in the centre of its head.  Honey bees compound eyes are sensitive more to the blue end of the light...