Links to useful or interesting web sites

• Associations
• Other useful resources
• Suppliers

National Associations

Local and County Associations

There are lots of interesting local and County Association web sites below. Some are excellent some just give the basic information about how to contact them, some need updating. Lots of us have borrowed bits from each other.

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Other useful resource sites

The webmaster's personal site Through the eyes of a new beekeeper
National Honey Show The Honey Show!
BeeBase Central Science Laboratories, National Bee Unit. "information resource for the beekeeping industry"
BeeData Beekeeping Database Net Resources
Bee Hoo "World's Beekeeping Directory"
British Honey Importers and Packers Association Lots of recipes and other honey information.
National Honey Board USA site with lots of recipes. (watch the measures they are different to UK ones)
Bees4kids A web-site for children, teachers, and all who want to pass on the value of bees to the next generation.
Graham & Annie Law Where I borrowed most of the FAQ section from
Discover Bumble Bees
Central Science Laboratory bees A useful source of information for beekeepers.
Central Science Laboratory About things like GM crops, pesticide use and the environment, testing foods (including honey)

East Hampshire Self-sufficiency Group About organic crops and livestock keeping - good social group and informative meetings
honeybees and queen rearing BIBBA UK
International Bee Research Association
Mike Gill's site devoted to swarms

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A few suppliers

Honey-B Supplies Good local supplier for a wide range
      Bumble Barn
      Redwood Lane
      Medstead
      Hampshire
      GU34 5XA
      Tel:&Fax:(01420) 561661
      Email:

Bee Basic Ltd    Great suits, and tools at very competitive prices
          Lowest cost suits we've found, buy through the association to save postage
      5 Hillcrest Avenue
      Pinner
      Middlesex
      HA5 1AJ
      Tel: 020 8866 3864
      Answerphone:020 8200 0429
      Email:

BB Wear Great suits, special deals for Beekeepers' Associations
            especially helpful in encouraging young beekeepers
      1 Glyn Way
      Threemilestone
      Truro
      Cornwall
      TR3 6DT
      Tel & Fax: (01872) 273 693
      Email:

National Bee Supplies (formerly Exeter Bee Supplies) Good range, great catalog.
      Merrivale Road
      Exeter Road Business Park
      Okehampton
      Devon
      EX20 1UD
      Tel: (01837) 54084
      Fax: (01837) 54085
      Email:

B. J. Sherrif Great bee suits
      Carclew Road
      Mylor Downs
      Falmouth
      Cornwall
      TR11 5UN
      Tel: (01872) 863304
      Fax: (01872) 865267
      Email:

E. H. Thorne (Beehives) Ltd Every thing but the kitchen sink
      Beehive Works
      Wragby
      Lincolnshire
      LN8 5LA
      Tel: (01673) 858555
      Fax: (01673) 857004
      Email:

Thornes of Stockbridge Usually has an interesting open day in September.
      Chilbolton Down Farm
      Stockbridge
      Hampshire
      SO20 6BU
      Tel: (01264)810916
      Email:

Maismore Apiaries (Wax foundation and other things)
      Old Road
      Maismore
      Gloucester
      GL2 8HT
      Tel: (01452) 700289
      Fax: (01452) 700196
      Email:

Bees & Things (Wide range including training courses)
      Skerraton Bee Farm
      Clay Lane
     Nr. W. Ashling
      West Sussex
      PO18 8DJ
     Tel: (01243) 576710
      Fax: (01243) 576710


KBS (everything to do with wax)
      Brede Valley Bee Farm
      Cottage lane
      Westfield
      Hastings
      TN35 4RT
      Tel: 01424 870737
      Fax 01424 870729
      Email:

Vita Europe (Apistan & Apiguard)

      Brook House
      Alencon Link
      Basingstoke
      RG21 7RD
      Tel: 01256 473176
      Fax 01256 473179
      Email:

Brunel Microscopes Ltd
      Unit 6 Enterprise Centre
      Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate
      Bumpers Way
      Chippenham
      SN14 6QA
      Tel: 01249 462655
      Fax: 01249 445156
      Email:

B & K Books (Many unusual and rare titles, modern and antique...)
      Karl Showler
      "Riverside" Newport Street
      Hay-on-Wye
      Hereford
      HR3 5BG
      Tel: 01497 820386

Dorset Country Beekeepers (Hives to Jars)
      51 Avon Road West
      Christchurch
      Dorset
      BH23 2DF
      Tel: 01202 486974

Northern Bee Books (Books & Beekeepers' Quarterly)
      Scout Bottom Farm
      Mytholmroyd
      Hebden Bridge
      West Yorkshire
      HX7 5JS
      Tel: 01422 882751
      Fax: 01422 886157
      Email:

C.Wynne Jones (Hives to Jars, associations call for bulk prices)
      Ty Brith
      Pentrecelyn
      Ruthin
      Denbighshire
      LL15 2SR
      Tel: 01978 790279
      Fax: 01978 790265
      Email:

The Bottle Company (South) Ltd (Glass & Plastic Container suppliers)
      Unit 1
      Ashmead Trading Estate
      Ashmead Road
      Keynsham
      Bristol
      BS31 1UG
      Tel: 0117 986 9667
      Fax: 0117 986 6335

The Honey Shop (Honey related products, equipment, books and skin care products)
     Camelot Country Products,
     Curry Rivel,
      Somerset
     TA10 0HB
      Tel: 01458 253098
      Email:

Bee Craft Ltd. (Monthly Full colour magazine)
      79 Strathcona Avenue
      Bookham
      Leatherhead
      KT23 4HR
      Tel: 01372 451891
      Email: