Wimbledon Beekeepers' Association

• KPN Wasp Nest Removal www.wasp-nest-removal.com/wasp-nest-removal-guildford.htm www.wasp-nest-removal.com/wasp-nest-removal-guildford.htm KPN Wasp Nest Removal actively support the British Bee Keepers Association in order to further promote the craft of bee keeping and to advance the education of the public in the importance of bees in the environment.

• KM Wasp Nest Removal www.waspnestssurrey.co.uk www.waspnestssurrey.co.uk We offer a professional wasp nest control and removal service in Surrey. KM only deal with wasps and hornets so unlike larger pest control companies we keep our prices lower and offer a faster response. We have an outstanding reputation within Surrey and our work is second to none!

• Bees Abroad UK Ltd www.britishbee.org.uk/beesabroad/index.shtml www.britishbee.org.uk/beesabroad/index.shtml Bees Abroad is a small UK-registered charity. Volunteer Project Managers assess and support beekeeping projects in developing countries world wide. They use their expertise, working in the local community group to develop a viable project which will become self-sustainable.

• BeeBase https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/index.cfm https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/index.cfm BeeBase is the National Bee Unit website. It is designed for beekeepers and supports Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government's Bee Health Programme and the Healthy Bees Plan, which set out to protect and sustain our valuable national bee stocks.

• The Beekeeping Centre at Blackhorse Apiaries www.blackhorseapiaries.org.uk/ www.blackhorseapiaries.org.uk/ The Blackhorse Beekeeping Centre is located near Woking, Surrey, in England. It specialises in the education and support of contemporary, suburban beekeepers.

• Bees for Development www.beesfordevelopment.org/ www.beesfordevelopment.org/ We are an information service working at the heart of an international network of people and organisations involved with apiculture in developing countries.

• BIBBA www.bibba.com www.bibba.com Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders' Association.

• British Beekeepers' Association www.bbka.org.uk www.bbka.org.uk With over 12,000 members the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) is the leading organisation representing beekeepers within the UK.

• Bumblebee Conservation Trust bumblebeeconservation.org/ bumblebeeconservation.org/ Bumblebees are beautiful, hard working and incredibly important pollinators. In the last 70 years two species have become nationally extinct, and others are seriously threatened. Join today and help us to conserve bumblebees for future generations to enjoy.

• Highfield Bees highfieldbees.co.uk/ highfieldbees.co.uk/ We have been keeping bees for more than 20 years. During that time we have learnt a great deal about honeybees. The aim of this website is to share some of that knowledge with you.

• International Bee Research Association www.ibra.org.uk/ www.ibra.org.uk/ The World's longest established apicultural research publishers. Founded in 1949, the International Bee Research Association (IBRA) is a not for profit organisation. It is funded from the generosity of our members and supporters, and by donations and legacies.

• National Honey Show www.honeyshow.co.uk/index.shtml www.honeyshow.co.uk/index.shtml Promoting the highest quality honey and wax products with international classes, beekeeping lecture convention and workshops.

• The London Beekeepers Association www.lbka.org.uk www.lbka.org.uk The LBKA is the association for those in London who already keep bees or who intend to do so, for beginners who want to start beekeeping and need instruction, and for anyone who wishes to be associated with beekeeping in the London area, including members of other neighbouring Associations.

• Surrey Beekeepers' Association www.surreybeekeepers.org.uk/ www.surreybeekeepers.org.uk/ The Surrey Beekeepers Association (SBKA) is made up of nine local clubs; Croydon Division, Epsom Division, Farnham Division, Guildford Division, Kingston Division, Reigate Division, Weybridge Division, Wimbledon Division with Central Sussex BKA (formerly Horsham & Crawley affiliated.

• East Surrey Bees www.eastsurreybees.co.uk www.eastsurreybees.co.uk While being based at our apiary in Whyteleafe, we have hives all over the East Surrey area and take our bees to mono-floral crops such as Rapeseed flower, Lavender and Heather in Surrey. We also run a variety of courses to suit all levels of beekeeping.

• Bee Happy Plants www.beehappyplants.co.uk/ www.beehappyplants.co.uk/ We are a propagation nursery situated at the foothills of the Blackdown Hills on the Somerset-Devon border and certified to Soil Association organic standard. All our plants are honest, species plants (with the exception of a few fruit cultivars which are acceptable to the bees).

Various web sites advertising beekeeping books and other publications

• BeeCraft Journal for Beekeepers www.bee-craft.com/ www.bee-craft.com/ BeeCraft the beekeepers journal for beginners and seasoned apiarists. Beekeeping information, shop and UK wide courses in all aspects of Beekeeping

• C Arden - Bookseller www.ardenbooks.co.uk/ www.ardenbooks.co.uk/ Established almost 30 years ago, we are a bookshop located in Hay on Wye, the 'town of books'. Our focus is on natural history, including bees and beekeeping.

• Northern Bee Books www.northernbeebooks.co.uk www.northernbeebooks.co.uk Welcome to Northern Bee Books. We claim to stock the largest range of English language bee books in the world.

• Caddon Hives www.caddon-hives.co.uk/ www.caddon-hives.co.uk/ Caddon Hives is a small family-run business based in the beautiful Scottish Borders, which sells high-quality and very reasonably-priced WBC and National beehives and accessories.

• C. Wynne Jones Bee Supplies www.beesupplies.co.uk/ www.beesupplies.co.uk/ A very warm welcome to all our customers old and new.

• Fragile Planet www.fragile-planet.co.uk/ www.fragile-planet.co.uk/ Welcome to Fragile Planet

• Highfield Bees' Shop highfieldbees.co.uk/shop/ highfieldbees.co.uk/shop/ Beekeeping microscopy information and supplies'

• Honey Frame Packaging www.honeyframepackaging.co.uk/index.asp www.honeyframepackaging.co.uk/index.asp Welcome to Honey Frame Packaging, the box that gives you the opportunity to market and sell a full frame of your honey direct from the hive to the table. Unlike cut comb or section honey, a full frame of honey is different, hassle free, easy for the bees and a lot more profitable.

• KBS (Kemble Bee Supplies) www.kemble-bees.com/ www.kemble-bees.com/ At Brede Valley Bee Farm we have been producing deep cell foundation and raising queens since 1980. With wide commercial beekeeping experience in New Zealand, Canada & the UK for thirty-five years, we are well placed to understand the needs of the beekeeping business for both amateurs & professionals.

• Maisemore Apiaries www.bees-online.co.uk www.bees-online.co.uk Maisemore Apiaries, established in 1953, has now become one of the major manufacturers and suppliers of Bee Keeping equipment in the UK. Located in Gloucestershire, Maisemore Apiaries offer a range of quality beekeeping items second to none.

• National Bee Supplies www.beekeeping.co.uk/profile.htm www.beekeeping.co.uk/profile.htm National Bee Supplies is a forward-looking company founded on traditional values and at the heart of this is the relationship we build with each and every one of our customers.

• Omlet - Beehaus www.omlet.co.uk/products_services/products_services.php?cat=Beehaus&subcat=Bees+and+Honey www.omlet.co.uk/products_services/products_services.php?cat=Beehaus&subcat=Bees+and+Honey With the new beehaus from Omlet, you can enjoy the fascinating experience of keeping bees in your own garden or rooftop.

• Park Beekeeping Supplies www.parkbeekeeping.com/ www.parkbeekeeping.com/ Welcome to the new and updated Park Beekeeping website. We hope you enjoy the changes we have made.

• Paynes Southdown Bee Farm www.paynesbeefarm.co.uk/ www.paynesbeefarm.co.uk/ Paynes is a fully working commercial beekeeping company established in 1922 by Mr Fred Payne. Still family run, it maintains the traditional family business values of quality goods and friendly service.

• Peak Hives www.peak-hives.co.uk/ www.peak-hives.co.uk/ We make our hives out of 1st grade western red cedar, high quality red deal or, when available, locally sourced larch from the peak district. the driving forces behind peak-hives.co.uk are sustainability and quality workmanship. sustainability because, well it matters quite a bit we think and quality workmanship because customer satisfaction is paramount.

• Sherriff International www.bjsherriff.co.uk/ www.bjsherriff.co.uk/ Beekeepers Protective Clothing

• Thorne Beekeeping Supplies www.thorne.co.uk/ www.thorne.co.uk/ Beekeeping equipment from Thornes. The name of Thornes has been synonymous for decades with quality beekeeping equipment, candlemaking supplies, and accessories.

• Beegifts www.beegifts.com/ www.beegifts.com/ B J Sherriff's Quality Gift Products

• The Bee Shop www.thebeeshop.co.uk/ www.thebeeshop.co.uk/ This is the place to buy Quality Beekeeper Clothing At Affordable Prices. We sell on-line and direct to beekeepers and associations in the UK and export worldwide.

In and around the Merton area.

• Friends of Cannizaro Park www.cannizaropark.com www.cannizaropark.com In 1996, local residents set up the Friends of Cannizaro Park as a voluntary group to try to protect the garden for the long term.

• Merton Historical Society www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/index.php?cat=about&sec=introduction www.mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/index.php?cat=about&sec=introduction The Society is concerned with the history of the London Borough of Merton, England. It undertakes research and publishes books and booklets on the history of Merton, Mitcham and Morden.

• Morden Hall Park www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-mordenhallpark-2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-mordenhallpark-2 Attractive parkland, meadows, wetlands and waterways to explore by foot or by bike.

• Wimbledon Bookclub www.wimbledonbookclub.com/ www.wimbledonbookclub.com/ The Wimbledon Book club usually read contemporary fiction paperbacks but being an adventurous bunch we sometimes move out of our comfort zone to read something different.

• Wimbledon and Putney Commons www.wpcc.org.uk/index.html www.wpcc.org.uk/index.html The Commons are an area of calm and tranquility in the midst of the urban sprawls of Wimbledon, Putney and Kingston-upon-Thames in South West London.

• The Wimbledon Society www.wimbledonsociety.org.uk/ www.wimbledonsociety.org.uk/ Founded in 1903, The Wimbledon Society is committed to protecting all those local amenities which contribute to our quality of life.

• Wimbledon Society Museum of Local History www.wimbledonmuseum.org.uk/ www.wimbledonmuseum.org.uk/ A small intimate museum in which we show you, in pictures, words and objects, the three thousand year history of Wimbledon.

• Wimbledon Windmill Museum www.wimbledonwindmill.org.uk/museum www.wimbledonwindmill.org.uk/museum Wimbledon Windmill Museum is a museum of windmills housed in the windmill on Wimbledon Common. It depicts the history of windmills and milling using working models and the machinery and tools of the trade, with hands-on milling for children.

Web logs from other beekeepers

• Diary of an Incompetent Beekeeper mellifera.blogspot.com/ mellifera.blogspot.com/ "When you earnestly believe you can compensate for a lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there's no end to what you can't do."

• Bad Beekeeping www.badbeekeeping.com/ www.badbeekeeping.com/ Welcome to...The BadBeekeeping Website!!

• Good Gifts goodgifts.org/ goodgifts.org/ Every Good Gift is a wonderful expression of affection. And with nearly 200 unusual gifts to choose from, you'll find something for even the quirkiest taste.