Links

links to useful sites

www.thorne.co.uk
Britain's leading beekeeping equipment supplier, you can order on line or browse through their full colour catalogue. Some of there popular items are available at The Honey Pot in the cash and carry beekeeping section.

www.somersetbeekeepers.org.uk
This web site was the winner of the Apimondia trophy for the best beekeeping web site in 2005. Its packed full of useful information about beekeeping including videos about chunk honey, cut comb honey, sections, artificial swarming, creating a nucleus, uncapping honey comb, testing a frame ready for extracting and how to assemble a frame plus lots more hints and tips about beekeeping.

www.dbka.org.uk
The web site of the Derbyshire Beekeepers Association including the Burton on Trent branch, a thriving local beekeeping group with regular summer apiary meetings and monthly indoor meetings with a membership of about 150. This web site has now been completely revamped with a forum section for use by both members and the general public on any beekeeping related matters.

http://www.regallygracefulteleseminars.com/component/content/article/view/80/?cdh=c43d28fefc985079d0e1e54e19b7d694&cds=1
This web site has a podcast section where I was interviewed and asked questions about the bees, honey and beekeeping. The questions are interesting from a none beekeeper prospective. There is a short clip or the full article lasting for about an hour. So I hope you have time to listen to it.

www.bee-craft.com
The official monthly journal of the British Beekeepers Association and winners of Four Gold medals for journals on bees and beekeeping at Apimondia 2007.
Full of colourful articles and topical tips.
Stop Press Bee Craft is now available digitly, by clicking on the link you can down load November, December 2008 and January 2009 editions for free

www.britishbee.org.uk
The web site of the British Beekeepers Association, this is full of beekeeping tips, news and articles. An active support board with lots of ideas. Most beekeeping matters answered quickly by its members.
Also a complete list of all of the local beekeeping associations here in England.

www.vespa-crabro.de/hornets.htm
Information on hornets, also visit our page About Bees/ Wasps for some basic information

www.beeginners.info
Packed full of information about bees, beekeeping and honey, aimed at the just interesting, beginner and the more experienced beekeeper.

www.dave-cushman.net
This web site is the encyclopedia of beekeeping with information, data and lots of links to beekeeping related web sites.
Also lots of DIY plans and designs for the beekeeper who prefers to make their own equipment. It is constantly being updated by Dave himself.

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