Links
A useful page of links to other sites. If you have suggestions for sites of interest let me know at Admin@fdbka.co.uk
British Beekeepers Assoc - http://www.britishbee.org.uk
Hampshire Beekeepers Assoc - http://www.beetalk.org.uk
Defra Bee Health - http://www.defra.gov.uk/hort/Bees/index.htm
Bee Farmers Assoc UK - http://www.beefarmers.co.uk
Bees for Development - http://www.beesfordevelopment.org
Beekeeping Database - http://www.beedata.com
Bee Base - https://secure.csl.gov.uk/beebase
Biobees - http://www.biobees.com
Friends of the Bees - www.friendsofthebees.org
Other local Associations
Meon Valley
Meridian
New Forest
Petersfield
Portsmouth Association shop coming soon - 07751 117552 Roy Godfrey
Southampton
FDBKA on britishbee.org.uk
Thorne
Thorne's (Stockbridge) - 01264 810916 Lynn
Chilbolton Down Farm, Chilbolton Down, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6BU
Hive Guide
When I first started seriously thinking about taking up bee keeping in 2008, I looked around on the net and found very little about the common types of hives in use in the UK, so as the bee keeping 2009 season came to an end. I started to put together a simple guide for all bee keepers to give the reader an idea of the different types of hives they could use.
This is a free guide to any one who wants to download it. Click on the guide to open a pdf file
Top Bar Hives
When I first started looking into which type of hive I should start bee keeping with, I really liked the principles of the Top Bar Hive (TBH) although it wouldn't of been practical. Now I have some experiance and I feel confident on how to solve most problems I will start one and as the season progresses I may expand upto 3-4. If you are interested to learn a little more about this style of hive and the methods and principles of how they work I created this simple guide.
Some minor changes may still be made to correct any errors.
