Events

We will be running a Beekeeping Course for Beginners starting on the 15th March 2025. The course will consist of 6 sessions held weekly for two hours on a Saturday… Continue reading Beginners Beekeeping Course

The Annual General Meeting will be held at The Chequers in Laddingford on 31st of March 2025

This months meeting will be on Varroa, what it is and how and when to treat it!

A talk by Steve Riley on: How to identify varroa resistant traits in colonies and the various club projects underway in the South East. Steve is the author of the… Continue reading Members Meeting – Monday 30th June 2025

A talk by Daniel Bailey on: The uses of honey in health treatments. Daniel Bailey is Chair of Salisbury District and Beekeepers Association. Honey and other bee-related products have a… Continue reading Members Meeting – Monday 27th October 2025

A talk by Laurence Edwards on: Increasing Honey Yield. Laurence Edwards, founder of Black Mountain Honey, presents a practical approach to dramatically increasing honey production without adding more hives. Drawing… Continue reading Members Meeting – Monday 24th November 2025

The annual Christmas dinner for LDBKA members on 6th December 2025 at The Chequers Inn, Laddingford.  

There are 8 colonies to treat and they will all be done on the day. A practical demonstration on an empty hive will take place to show the principles before… Continue reading Members – Laddingford Club Oxalic Acid Treatment

A talk by Laurence Edwards on: Increasing Honey Yield. Laurence Edwards, founder of Black Mountain Honey, presents a practical approach to dramatically increasing honey production without adding more hives. Drawing… Continue reading Members Meeting – Monday 26th January 2026

We will be running a Beekeeping Course for Beginners starting on the 14th March 2026. The course will consist of 6 sessions held weekly for two hours on a Saturday… Continue reading LDBKA Beginners Beekeeping Course

The Annual General Meeting will be held at The Chequers in Laddingford on 31st of March 2026 at 19:30.

A talk by Richard Noel on: Asian Hornets in France. Richard is a professional bee farmer in Brittany, France. He will be giving a talk on his experiences of living… Continue reading Members Meeting – Monday 27th April 2026