BEEKEEPING LINKS

A small selection of beekeeping related websites, no doubt through time this list will grow.  If you would like to have a link to your beekeeping website included on this page drop the UBKA Webmaster a line.

General Suppliers / Protective Clothing / Pharmaceutical Manufacturers /Miscellaneous Suppliers /Representative Groups / Books and Magazines /Other Sites of Interest

General Equipment Suppliers

Bee Equipped – (Apideas and Jenter Kits) Brunswood Farm, Brunswood Lane,Bradley, ASHBOURNE DE6 1 PN Tel: 01335 370567Fax: 01335 372844

Bienen-Voigt and Warnholz - (Warnholz Mating Hives) Fasananweg 1DE-22856Nordersted Tel: +49/4331/46020 Fax: +49/4331/460299

BJ Engineering - (Queen Excluders and Hive Metalwork)  Chellbrook Court, Rear of 26/28 Barbourne Road, WORCESTER WR1 1 HT Tel and Fax: 01905 29517

Carl Fritz Immenweg 1, D-07638, Melirichstadt, Germany Tel: +0049 765015  Fax: +0049 767126  e-mail: bienen-fritz@-online.de Website www.carl-fritz.de

Circomb – (Round Sections) 29 Glamis Road, DUNDEE DD2 1TS Tel: 01382 660802 C

Wynne Jones – (Wax Foundation) Ty Brith, Pentre Celyn, RUTHIN LL15 2SR Tel: 01978 7902 79 Fax: 01978 790265 e-mail: jones@tybrith.fsnet.co.uk

EH Thorne (Beehives) Ltd Beehive Works, Wragby, MARKET RASEN LN8 5LA Tel: 01673 858555 Fax: 01673 857004 e-mail: sales@thorne.co.uk   Website www.thorne.co.uk

Freeman & Harding Ltd 18 Bilton Road, ERITH DAB 2AN  Tel: 01322 351315 Fax: 01322 351361  e-mail:mrichardson@freemanharding.co.uk

Harrison Smith French Flint Ltd – (Bottles Jar and Containers) 61 St Thomas Street, LONDON SE1 3QX Tel: 020 7403 1733 Fax: 020 7403 5877 e-mail: paul.harrison@frenchflint.com Website www.frenchflint.com

KBS Brede Valley Bee Farm, Cottage Lane, Westfield, HASTINGS TN35 4RT Tel: 01424 870737 Fax: 01424 870729 e-mail: kbs@btinternet.com

Maisemore Apiaries Old Road, Maisemore, GLOUCESTER GL2 8HT Tel: 01452 700289 Fax: 0 1452 700196 e-mail: maisemore@apiaries.freeserve.co.uk

National Bee Supplies Merrivale Road, Exeter Road Business Park, OKEHAMPTON EX20 1 HD Tel: 01837 54084 Fax: 01837 54085 e-mail: apis_mellifera@msn.com Website www.beekeeping.co.uk

Steele & Brodie/Thomas Apiculture – (Swienty Rep) 36 College Road, RINGWOOD BH24 1 NX Tel: 01425 461734 Fax: 01425 476327 e-mail: enquiries@steeleandbrodie.co.uk Website www.steeleandbrodie.co.uk

Swienty Hortoftvei 16, 6400 Sonderborg, Denmark Tel: +45 74 48 69 69  Fax: +45 74 48 80 01  e-mail: shop@swienty.com Website www.swienty.com

Protective Clothing Specialists

BB Wear 1 Glyn Way, Threemilestone, TRURO TR3 6DT Tel: 01872 273693  Fax: 01872 273693  e-mail: bee@bbwear.co.uk Website www.bbwear.co.uk BJ Sherriff Carclew Road, Mylor Downs, FALMOUTH TR1 1 5UN Tel: 01872 863304 Fax: 01872 865267 e-mail: sherriff.int@btinternet.com Website www.bjsherriff.com

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

Bayer Plc - (Bayvarol) Animal Health Business Group, Eastern Way, BURY ST EDMUNDS IP32 7AH Tel: 01635 562288 Fax: 01635 562270 e-mail: kevin.stevens.ks@bayer.co.uk Website www.bayer.co.uk

Vita (Europe) Ltd - (Apistan) 21/23 Wote Street,  BASINGSTOKE RG21 7NE Tel: 0 1256 4 73176 Fax: 01256 473179 e-mail: j.owen@vita-europe.com   Website www.vita-europe.com

Miscellaneous Supplies

Bee Skeps and Beeswax Candles David and Enid Chubb Boxbrush Farm South Cerney Glos. GL7 5UB Tel: 01285 860648

Bottle Company (South) Ltd, - (Honey Jars etc) Broadmead Lane, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1ST
Tel: 0117 986 9667 Fax: 01179 866335 e-mail: info@bottlecompanysouth.co.uk www.bottlecompanysouth.co.uk

Brunel Microscopes Ltd Unit 6, Enterprise Centre, Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate, CHIPPENHAM SIN 14 6QA Tel: 0 1249 462655 e-mail: brunelmicro@compuserve.com Website www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk

Dartington Long Deep Hive Mr Robin Dartington 15 Benslow Lane Hitchin Herts SG4 9RE Tel: 01462 450707 email – gray.dartington@dial.pipex.com

Garn Products – (Vacuum Strainers)( Strainaway) 25 & 28 Sages Lane, Walton, PETERBOROUGH PE4 6AT Tel: 01733 571 172 Fax: 01 733 3241 17 e-mail: angela.robinson@barclays.net

Honey Croft Apiaries – (Confectionery) Greystones, 10 Park House Road,  Low Moor, BRADFORD BD 12 OQBTel: 01274 678522  e-mail: bernard@honeystix.freeserve.co.uk

Stamfordham Ltd Heugh House, Heugh, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE18 ONH Tel: 07661 886219 Fax: 07661 886086 e-mail: stamfordham@heugh.demon.co.uk

Representative Groups

Aventis Crop Science (UK) Ltd Fyfield Road, ONGAR CM5 0HW Tel: 01277 301508   Fax: 01277 301509  e-mail: julian.little@aventis.com Website www.aventis.co.uk

BBNO 10 Quay Road, CHARLESTOWN PL25 3NX Tel: 01726 76844 Website www.honeyshop.co.uk

Bees Abroad Pentrebwlen, Llanddewi Brefi, TREGARON SY25 6PA Tel/Fax: 0 1570 493601   e-mail: p.gregory@csl.gov.uk Website www.beesabroad.org.uk

Bees For Development Troy Monmouth NP25 4AB Tel: (0)16007 13648 Fax: (0) 16007 16167 Email: busy@planbee.org.uk Website www.planbee.org.uk

BIBBA – (British Isles Bee Breeders’ Association) 11 Thomson Drive, Codnor, RIPLEY DE5 9RU Tel: 01773 745287  e-mail: aknight@blackbees.freeserve.co.uk   Website www.bibba.com

British Beekeepers' Association  National Beekeeping Centre, National Agricultural Centre, KENILWORTH CV8 2LG Tel: 02476 696679  Fax: 02476 690682   e-mail: information@bbka.demon.co.uk Website www.bbka.org.uk

British Bee Farmers’ Association General Secretary: John Howat, 8 Oliver's Close, West Totton, Southampton,Hants. SO40 8FH : Website www.beefarmers.co.uk

Central Association of Beekeepers 6 Oxford Road, TEDDINGTON  TW11 OPZ Tel: 020 8977 5867

National Bee Unit Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, YORK Y041 1 LZ Tel: 0 1904 462510 e-mail: nbu@csl.gov.uk Website www.csl.gov.uk

CONBA (Council of National Beekeeping Associations in the United Kingdom)

Federation of Irish Beekeepers ( secretary, Michael Gleeson) St Ives, Kilcrea Park, Magazine Road, CORK P O 4 Tel: 00 353 21 4542614 e-mail: mgglee@eircom.net  Website www.beekeeping.ie

First Honey Co-op 1 7 Warton Lane, Austrey, ATHERSTONE CV9 3EJ Tel/Fax: 01827 830955 e-mail: honeyfirst@aol.com Website  www.firsthoney.co.uk

IACR-Rothamsted HARPENDEN AL5 2JQ Tel: 01582 763133 Fax: 01582 760981 e-mail: norman.carreck@bbsrc.ac.uk Website www.iacr.bbsrc.ac.uk/plc

International Bee Research Association IBRA 18 North Road, CARDIFF CF10 3DT Tel: 02920 372409 Fax: 02920 665522 e-mail: books@ibro.org.uk Website www.ibra.org.uk

Local Beekeeping Associations

National Bee Unit Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, YORK Y041 1 LZ Tel: 0 1904 462510 e-mail: nbu@csl.gov.uk Website www.csl.gov.uk

National Honey Show Ltd Reg Charity 233656 1 Baldric Road Folkestowne Kent Secretary: Revd H F Capener   Website  www.honeyshow.co.uk  email: nathonshow@talk21.com

Scottish Beekeepers' Association

Welsh Beekeepers' Association - hope to have a website up and running later this year.

Books and Magazines

B & K Books Riverside, Newport Street, HAY ON WYE HR3 5BG Tel: 01497 820386

Bee Craft Magazine 79 Strathcona Avenue, Bookham, LEATHERHEAD KT23 4HR Tel/Fax: 01372 451891 e-mail: secretary@bee-craft.com Website www.bee-craft.com

Northern Bee Books Scout Bottom Farm, Mytholmroyd, HEBDEN BRIDGE HX7 5JS Tel: 01422 882751 Fax: 01422 886157 e-mail: sales@recordermail.demon.co.uk Website www.beedata.com

Bee Research Unit in Jordon - The only research unit in this country - an interesting site

Ron Atkinson - Varroa computer software

Dave Cushman - over 1000 pages of beekeeping and bee breeding information.

Dromore Cathedral, Co.Down

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD)

Greenmount College of Agriculture and Horticulture

Loughry College - The Food Centre

General Suppliers / Protective Clothing / Pharmaceutical Manufacturers /Miscellaneous Suppliers /Representative Groups / Books and Magazines /Other Sites of Interest