Welcome to the Web site of the Southport Branch of the Lancashire and North-West Beekeepers' Association

 

This site is written by beekeepers for everyone. Regular visitors will have noticed some fairly dramatic changes - please comment on these from the feedback form. Please sign up to the mailing list to be notified of site updates/news in the future.

It is all about the Southport, Formby and surrounding area branch of the Lancashire and North West Beekeepers' Association.

We beekeepers keep honey-bees (Apis mellifera) not bumble-bees (Bombus). Honey-bees, unlike bumble-bees and wasps, survive as a full colony through the winter and just become dormant with very little flying and foraging.

Unfortunately honey-bees are often mistaken for wasps, and killed. This becomes a problem when a colony of bees living in someone's roof is exterminated.

Beekeeping as a hobby is rapidly increasing in popularity following a recent surge of interest, but we always need new recruits to this fascinating craft.