Useful Links
British Beekeepers Association
The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) works to promote bees and beekeeping and to provide a range of services to its members. Click here to go to their website, or to find out where your local group is if you wish to learn about or take up beekeeping.
Devon Beekeeprs Association
The beekeepers Devon group who aim to help and mentor all their members in learning sound beekeeping practices
http://www.devonbeekeepers.org.uk
Somerset Beekeepers Association
The beekeepers Somerset group who aim to help and mentor all their members in learning sound beekeeping practices
http://www.somersetbeekeepers.org.uk
The UNEP report, Global Bee Colony Disorders
View the latest report from the United Nations Environment Programme.
The UNEP report on Colony Collapse Disorder dated March 2011
Sustainable Beekeeping Charity
http://www.naturalbeekeepingtrust.org
Sustainable Beekeeping
Phil Chandler's Advice and Training Forum
http://www.friendsofthebees.orgThe Soil Association
Promoting planet-friendly food, farming and growing through education, campaigns and community programmes
http://www.soilassociation.orgReigate Beekeepers local group
The Reigate local British Beekeepers Association
http://www.reigatebeekeepers.org.uk/Wimbledon Beekeepers Association
The local branch for Wimbledon's beekeepers
http://www.wimbledonbeekeepers.co.uk
For the discerning gardener
Great fair-trade, sustainable gardening products -
www.thenaturalgardener.co.uk
'London's Buzzing'
London's Buzzing Urban Natural Beekeeping is a green enterprise set up by Metisfl a community interest company with a conscience with the aim of actively helping the environment by repopulating with bees, through adoption, fostering, sponsoring and funding. They place beehives in homes, schools, church yards, business premises, farms and community gardens. They offer adopt-a-hive, foster-a-hive and sponsorship programmes. They also offer beekeeping supplies, courses, workshops and advice. They are committed to providing exceptional service and products that are beneficial for all.
http://www.londonsbuzzing/home/missionThe Bee Shop
The place to buy affordable Beekeepers clothing!
http://www.thebeeshop.co.uk
Bee Proof Clothing
Beeproof clothing, plain and simple! Online retailer of beekeeper's clothing. Range includes full protective bee suits and separate jackets and trousers.Free delivery on all orders
http://www.beeproofsuits.com
'BuzzAboutBees.net'
BuzzAboutBees.net provides lots of free information about bees and related topics.
From this website, you can learn about different types of bees (honey bees, bumblebees and solitary bees), their lifecycles and habitats, and some of the key differences between the species.
There is also free information about beekeeping and honey, as well as practical advice, such as which plants to include in your garden to provide food for all types of bees, what to do if you find a bees nest or swarm of honey bees, and a number of other topics, such as how to help a bedraggled bumblebee.
You can also find out about the problems and reasons for decline in bees, from habitat loss to chemicals use and diseases. As well as general tips to help save our bees, there are areas for readers to inspire others, and add their own ideas about how to help pollinators.
http://www.buzzaboutbees.net
Small Blue Marble
Small Blue Marble is a UK based independent charity (charity no: 7780357) dedicated to addressing the topic of pesticide safety assessment.
the aims of Small Blue Marble are:
To conduct unbiased research into the effects of pesticides the true eco-toxicological risks associated with pesticides, deficiencies in pesticide safety assessment and the longer term risks of many pesticides
To publish the results among the scientific community for peer review
To share this information with the public in an accessible form
To enable the public and other stakeholders to have an informed and ongoing view on the impact of pesticides on our planet including the provision of environmental information for children
http://www.smallbluemarble.org.uk
Plan Bee Central - Michael Schacker inspired charity
Bees are disappearing due to colony collapse disorder and other effects of pesticide poisoning. Without bees the world's food supply is threatened. Plan Bee Central News and Blog--for the best and most information on how to stop Colony Collapse Disorder and other forms of bee die-off. Please join us--You can make a real difference.
http://www.planbeecentral.com
DRAGONFLI LTD
Natural Solutions for Natural Problems
Dragonfli is a company that's committed to source, evaluate and provide the most effective, safe, natural products for growers, utilising the finest of nature's beneficial insects, plant defences and growth strengtheners.
www.dragonfli.co.uk
Carbon Gold
Carbon Gold is the world�s leading sustainable biochar company. It was established in 2008 by Craig Sams, founder of Green & Black�s Chocolate and Daniel Morrell, founder of The Carbon Neutral Company, to research a solution to two major environmental problems: the degradation of soil due to industrial farming and climate change due to man-made emissions of carbon dioxide and its equivalents.
Carbon Gold�s main product is a biochar-based range which acts as both a soil supplement and as a means of carbon capture and sequestration. Biochar is biomass that has been converted by pyrolysis, a low-emission method of making charcoal.
At the heart of our products is GroChar, our Soil Association approved biochar complex. We've blended sustainably sourced biochar, mycorrhizal fungi, seaweed and wormcast. This can be used as a soil improver or compost additive as a natural fertility booster.�We have also added GroChar to organically certified coir and a vegan nutrient blend to create both a propagation and an all purpose compost. During trials last year these were found to out perform all coir based and other peat free composts in the market.
http://www.carbongold.com
