Dean Forest Beekeepers

We hope this site will be useful to anyone in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley who is interested in bees and beekeeping.

Throughout the spring and summer we hold weekly practical sessions from 6 pm to 8 pm every Thursday at our Lydney apiary.
If you are interested in starting beekeeping and would like to come along to our apiary meetings, please contact one of the people on our Contacts page. They will be pleased to give you more information.
Our indoor meetings will resume in September 2010. You can see details on our Calendar page.

If you are a member of Dean Forest Beekeepers and would like to post in the Forum or Gallery please register on one of those pages. (A site User Guide is available.)

More recipes from HoneyBun	At the beginning of July two new recipes were added to HoneyBun's collection. You can find them here: HoneyBun Recipes
Beginners' courses	Our beginners course for 2010 has now ended, but we will be running another course early in 2011. It will be held in Staunton, between Coleford and Monmouth, and will consist of six evening sessions covering all aspects of beekeeping followed by practical experience at our Lydney apiary. Students will be able take the BBKA Basic Assessment at the end of the course if they wish. If you would like more information please contact Jim Vivian-Griffiths at jimvg@jimvg.f2s.com
Midlands and South Western Counties convention	Have you thought of going to the Midland and South Western Counties Beekeepers Convention in September? This year the venue is the North Gower Hotel, Llanrhidian, SA3 1EE, in the heart of the beautiful Gower peninsular. There are many interesting topics in the programme, which you can see on the Convention web site. For bookings made before the end of June, the cost, including lunch, is just £35 for the Saturday and £30 for Sunday. Weekend prices including accommodation are also available.