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

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