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Southampton and District Beekeepers Association

Promoting the well-being and management of bee colonies across the south coast. You don't even need to have bees!

Southampton & District Beekeepers Association are affiliated to the Hampshire Beekeeping Association and the British Beekeepers Association. It operates to promote the hobby and art of beekeeping in the area including summer meetings at our Apiary in Romsey and at various venues in the area during the winter close season. Beekeeping is a hobby for all ages and the Association welcomes everyone into membership, offering a site for your bees, training, equipment hire and advice and mentoring from the more experienced members. A honey show is held once a year in the autumn, as well as many other social events both in and outside of beekeeping. The current membership happily represents a cross-section of the community with all ages, genders and backgrounds

We're looking forward to you interacting with us on here, or more directly by becoming a member.

07/11/2026

Wonderful and informative talk at our AGM from Southampton University’s Professor Tom Cherrett and Sophie Gray about tracking Asian hornets using acoustics 🐝

02/11/2026

🐝 Ready to start your beekeeping journey in 2027? 🍯
The Southampton District Beekeepers Association is open for registrations for our highly anticipated Beekeeping Introduction Course 2027! Whether you want to support local pollinators, harvest your own honey, or dive into a fascinating new hobby, this friendly and practical course will give you the essential foundations to become a confident beekeeper.

31/10/2026

Don’t forget our upcoming AGM. Hope to see you all then for a cuppa, a sandwich, chat and a catch up after the formalities.

24/10/2026

Congratulations to SDBKA’s one and only Tracey H. First place 🥇 at the National Honey Show Awards.

18/10/2026

National Honey Day 21st October - buy local honey!

21st October 2026: a celebration of local honey & beekeeping.

18/10/2026

Who is heading to this years National Honey 🍯 Show?

10/10/2026

Ben from SDBK 🐝 will be joining Bitterne Park businesses this weekend for a two-day ‘Pink Weekend’ to raise money and awareness for cancer charity Maggie’s Southampton, and its support for local people and their families. Ben will be raffling a bee hive - tickets 🎫 £5.

07/10/2026

Hampshire Honey Show 2026: Well Tracey from SDBKA who had a fantastic day including Best in Show 🏆🐝🥇👍🏻

19/09/2026

Don’t forget the Thorne sale today!

18/07/2026

Please come and visit us at Trifest in Bitterne triangle today!

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http://www.southamptonbeekeepers.co.uk/index.htm

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