Mid Kent Branch of the Kent Beekeepers Association - MKBK

Mid Kent Branch of the Kent Beekeepers Association - MKBK A branch of the Kent Bee-Keepers’ Association covering the Mid-Kent, Maidstone and Swale areas of Kent.

Join our Facebook Group to find out more: https://www.facebook.com/share/L2ozDhdkAKmVKf8t/ Our branch has over 90 members and is run by an elected committee of volunteers to represent the interests of our membership promoting responsible beekeeping through regular meetings, education and disease management. We are a branch that has a diverse membership, from new beekeepers, professional keepers th

rough to well-seasoned experts. We maintain an active page and a members-only Facebook & WhatsApp group so please join in the discussion, we look forward to seeing you there.

*Many of our members volunteer as swarm collectors during the summer season, please visit the British Beekeepers Association Swarm Page, follow the steps to identify your bee’s and Step 4 will allow you to locate your nearest swarm collector by postcode*

Looking for a last minute gift that will inspire? We can help.
21/12/2025

Looking for a last minute gift that will inspire? We can help.

14/11/2025
Today we celebrated 70 years of bee keeping with Peter Allen. Peter has contributed a great deal to mid kent bee keepers...
20/09/2025

Today we celebrated 70 years of bee keeping with Peter Allen. Peter has contributed a great deal to mid kent bee keepers and and it was a pleasure to find out more about his journey.

Thank you to Goachers Ales for accommodating us.

28/05/2025

Episode 2 of the Channel 5 series Secret Life of Bees, presented by Steve Backshall, will be looking at the issue of yellow-legged Asian hornets.
Thursday 29th May 9pm Channel 5

Our theme of the week - “mutual aid”. Members have been collecting swarms, passing on NUCs (boxes of bees), and selling ...
13/05/2025

Our theme of the week - “mutual aid”. Members have been collecting swarms, passing on NUCs (boxes of bees), and selling on unneeded equipment. Proud to be a member of the MKBK.

24/04/2025

Quick Queen Cell Guide...

Queen cups (play cups) - common spring/summer
Charged Queen Cells - very high risk of imminent swarming
Sealed Queen Cells - probably already swarmed
Opened Queen Cells - new virgin queen likely
Elongated - larvae fallen from royal jelly, often duds

Swarm cells, supersedure cells and emergency cell will vary in number, location and sometimes season

22/04/2025

For Your AttentionIf you think you have seen one of these, report it! https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/asian-hornet-watch/i...
17/04/2025

For Your Attention

If you think you have seen one of these, report it! https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/asian-hornet-watch/id1161238813

The Animal and Plant Health Agency have confirmed a Yellow Legged Hornet (previously known as Asian Hornet) nest has been found in Langley this week. This was reported by a householder.

Things to know: this is an invasive species that puts our pollinators at risk (a nest able to consume over 11kg of insects per year). The UK is fighting against them becoming established. As an entrance way to Europe, Kent has been one of the primary landing sites.

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Maidstone

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