Barnet Beekeepers

BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme - The Honey Trap Sheila Dillon investigates the scale of global honey fraud. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Results showed significant reductions in consumption, for pollen contaminated with Glyphosate & pollen contaminated with different doses of Imidacloprid, suggesting honey bees respond to the presence of agrochemicals & learn to avoid contaminated food. nature.com/articles/s4159…

Barnet Beekeeping Course starts in March - still some places available. Join the Buzz! Offering newcomers a welcoming and supportive introduction to the fascinating world of beekeeping. Places strictly limited. For full details and Registration go to bit.ly/barnetbees

BUY LOCAL HONEY. Saturday 13th December, 11am - 4pm. Barnet Beekeepers will be selling local honey at the Cherry Lodge Christmas Fayre at Wesley Hall in High Barnet (Stapylton Road, opposite the car park entrance to The Spires). Come and see us there.

Join the Buzz! Registration for the Barnet 2026 Beginners Course is now open! Offering newcomers a welcoming and supportive introduction to the fascinating world of beekeeping. Places strictly limited. For full details and Registration go to bit.ly/barnetbees

2026 BEEKEEPING COURSE. This intensive course will consist of 8 Wednesday evening lectures, starting on 4 March at Middx University, followed by weekly Saturday morning practical sessions in our Arkley apiary. Course fee £215. Interested? contact education@barnetbeekeepers.org.uk

2026 Beekeeping Course - North London Booking opens soon ..... evening lectures start in March, practical sessions in the apiary start in May. Watch this space!

By embedding functional authenticity into quality control, honey can be safeguarded not only against fraud but also against the erosion of its functional promise in a changing climate and evolving food system. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Barnet & District Beekeepers - in the news! bit.ly/47jenIA

The honey sold out at our recent Honey Show - but we have more! Get in touch by email to honey@barnet beekeepers.org.uk for details of how to get local Barnet honey.

From my neighbourhood: nextdoor.co.uk/p/7tcF_p_XMWcc… Another happy honey customer !!

Female Field Digger Wasp (Mellinus arvensis), leaving her nest hole in our #Staffs garden. They're out hunting early today! #WaspLove

It’s a slow process but we're going through our archive - updating the images in our register. We're about halfway through, with over 100 images added to our collection, including this lovely bee house. See for yourselves bit.ly/3SzpkOF #BeeBoles #BeeHistory #Beekeeping

Barnet & District Beekeepers Association - Annual Honey Show. Saturday, 27 September - open to the public noon - 2pm. Hadley Memorial Hall, 29 Hadley Highstone, Barnet EN5 4PU Local honey for sale.

Here's some good news for bees and beekeepers .... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Help Wildlife This Christmas 🎅☃️❄️ We need to grow more wildflowers!!!! Pick your fave wildflower to gift - these make for lovely eco-friendly Christmas gifts or stocking fillers. seedball.co.uk/product/seed-b…

BARNET HONEY FOR SALE Saturday, 30 November. Come and find us in The Spires Shopping Centre in High Barnet. Our stall will be located close to the Waitrose entrance. Your toast is waiting!

Snow can freeze on landing boards and with solid floors that may cause ventilation issues.

Buy local BARNET HONEY this Sunday, 3 Dec in High Barnet. Find our stall outside Waitrose/The Spires - near the bandstand. From 11 am. Although the market doesn't close until 5pm don't leave it too late as we may sell out before then. 😃

Barnet Beekeepers HONEY SHOW TOMORROW 16th Sept. Open to the public 12 noon - 2pm. Marvel at the many different shades of local honey, wax and comb, mead, arts & crafts etc. Buy LOCAL HONEY - 12oz jar £8, £15 for two. Hadley Memorial Hall, 29 Hadley Highstone, EN5 4PU.