The site is designed to be a resource for members of the West Dorset Beekeepers’ Association (WDBKA) and for interested members of the general public.
Our Association draws its members from West Dorset, the area roughly west of Dorchester and the A37 (a smaller area than that covered by West Dorset District Council!)
If you are a member of WDBKA, please sign up (to the right of this message), to give you access to more information, a channel for you to submit your own news items, and the ability to contact other members. Your contact details will only be seen by other members of WDBKA. Please note that sign up is only available to members of WDBKA.
What to do if you have a swarm of bees turn up in your garden? DON’T Panic! Find out more, and where to get help by clicking on the “swarms” tab above.
Interested in bees and thinking about starting keeping bees?… again, contact us and we should be able to help, guide and support you in this exciting new venture. We are not planning to run any more formal courses this year, but we have our own teaching apiary where you can get some experience in handling bees yourself even before you acquire your own. Let us know if you’d like to visit us.
Or if you’ve read or heard about the pressures facing the honeybee – diseases, parasites, and so on – and would like to know what you can do to help, click here to download a list of Ten Things to do to Help Honey Bees. There’s guidance on everything from planting bee-friendly plants, through offering a home for a hive or two, to lobbying your MP to press for more support for research! If you’re interested in helping by planting bee-friendly trees, flowers or shrubs, click here to visit the comprehensive list published by the Royal Horticultural Society
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