This short film report provides a glimpse of the issues facing the honey bee in the UK, if this non-native and REPORTABLE hornet becomes established here. More…
Found a Clustered Swarm of Bees?
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…
Members Honey For Sale
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…
Out-Apiaries … Hives in Your Garden?
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…
Bird Boxes & Bumble Bees
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…
Practical Training
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…
Food for Foragers
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…
Honey Straight From The Producer
The Dance of the Honeybee
Get the Buzz, Become a Beekeeper
The Global Threat to Honeybees
Treating Cancer with Honey?
Beekeeping Taster Day 6th June 2020 CANCELLED
Sorry, due to the Covid-19 pandemic we have been obliged to cancel our planned Taster Day event. More…
2020 Auction Bees & Beekeeping Eqp CANCELLED
Sorry, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we have been obliged to cancel the Auction this year. More…
Beekeeping & Honey Show – 2019
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…
Waitrose Tokens – Thank you Dorking
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…
Asian Hornet identified in UK
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…
