Join us for a wonderful beekeeping Taster Day at our beautiful well-equipped Training Apiary. Our team of experienced beekeepers will give you a great taste of what is involved in being a beekeeper. Makes a GREAT family day. More…

Join us for a wonderful beekeeping Taster Day at our beautiful well-equipped Training Apiary. Our team of experienced beekeepers will give you a great taste of what is involved in being a beekeeper. Makes a GREAT family day. More…
Saturday 18th April 2020 – The CATALOGUE of LOTS will be available by 17th April. To BUY, viewing is from 11am and the Auction commences 12 noon. + Paynes stall and Refreshments Sales. Registration of Lots will be opened soon, More…
We were taking bookings for our next Beginners Training Course that commences in January 2020. However the course is now Fully Booked. Look out for details of our next Taster Day during the Summer of 2020. More…
Think you have seen a clustered honey bee swarm? We can attempt to capture and remove a newly clustered swarm of Honey bees … on NO account swat, spray or try to move the swarm yourselves … More…
Sighting of the Asian hornet confirmed in Gloucestershire – the first time it has been discovered in the UK. Smaller than our native hornet, the Asian hornet poses no greater risk to human health than a bee. However, they do pose a risk to honey bees. More…
Looking for local honey made by local bees and offered for sale by local beekeepers? Some of our Members are able to offer products from their hives for sale either ‘from the door’, or from small local village stores or market stalls. More…
Able to have hives in your own large garden, orchard or field, but unable to devote the time or investment to be an actual Beekeeper? Could you provide one of our beekeepers with an ‘Out-Apiary’ site for one or two (or more!) hives? More…
Our Honeybee Swarm Collection Coordinator provides this update to his advice first published last year about dealing with the newly arrived Tree Bumblebee that has a particular preference for nesting in bird boxes and can be very aggressive …. More…
Teaching Apiary meetings take place every week (weather permitting), from the first week in April to the end of August on Wednesday evenings starting at 6.30pm. The apiary itself will typical house approximately 12 hives, which … More…
One very direct way that everyone with a garden, large or small, can help the honeybees is to grow a selection of some of the plants that honeybees are particularly fond of as sources of nectar or pollen or both. More…
We look forward to welcoming you to our Honey Fair on Saturday 5th October. Doors are open from 10:00am until 4:00pm with FREE admission to the Dorking United Reformed Church hall, West Street, Dorking, Dorking RH4 1BS. More…
Our thanks go to Waitrose, their customers and all the fine folk of Dorking. The little Green Tokens poured into the collection box in Dorking during August yielding Reigate Beekeepers a very welcome total of … £480. More…