If you are interested in becoming a beekeeper, please contact us on train@hastingsandrotherbee.org.uk. We provide our members with support, education opportunities, legal guidance, insurance and a range of social activities
As beekeepers we love our hobby - for some it is a business, to most it is a pastime for the care of honeybees and enjoying nature :-)
We belong to a divisional body called the British Beekeepers Association so that we can, as a group, provide our members with support, education opportunities, legal guidance, insurance and a huge range of social activities.
We hold regular meetings all year round; in the winter we hold talks and demonstrations so that come the spring, summer and autumn we can be out giving our bees the best care possible. Our summer meetings take place at the association apiary where hives are opened for inspection.(weather permitting!)
Every year we have shows that our members can enter their honey, honeycomb, wax, cakes, candles and photographs in.
We need to ensure that the bees we keep are at their healthiest as wild bees are decreasing in number.
This requires the need to recognise health problems and knowing the best course of action.