Ormskirk and Croston Beekeepers

26/10/2026

Did you attend the The National Honey Show at the weekend? If so, what was your favourite part? Did you attend any lectures or workshops? Here's a little collage of some of our favourite exhibitions we saw when visiting, there are some incredibly talented people in the beekeeping world!

13/10/2026

Watch out for a special edition of our newsletter later on today with its bonus honey show magazine. Catch up on what happened, who won and what was involved with the 2026 show

05/10/2026

Dont forget the winter bee meetings start tomorrow evening. Doors open at 7.15pm and are open to all so come down and see what its all about

Our winter meetings are restarting!
Tuesday 6th October at 7.30pm, Ormskirk Church hall. Free parking available within a short walk at the Stiles car park L39 3RN.

Octobers speaker will be Stephen Barnes, Past President of the BBKA & Cumbria BKA & current member of Keswick BKA.

During his talk "Beekeeping in Northern England", Stephen will talk about the practical aspects of beekeeping where the climate has, historically at least, been cool, as well as his experiences over many years in the craft.

Current beekeepers, those just starting on their beekeeping journey & anyone interested in starting beekeeping are all welcome to come along. Doors open 7.15pm, talk to start at 7.30pm.

We look forward to seeing familar faces and welcoming new ones. If you are new to the branch or wishing to join please make yourself known upon arrival to Martin Smith, Ernie Walker, or Graham Hull.

30/09/2026

One simple choice that will help protect our bees.

With the threat of Tropilaelaps edging closer, there's a genuinely powerful step every beekeeper can take and it starts with where we source our queens.

Tropilaelaps can cross borders through illegal imports, so the less we rely on importing queens, the smaller the risk of disease becomes. It's our collective demand for queens that keeps the import market going so if we can reduce the demand, we can reduce the risk.

So when you need a new queen, a trusted local beekeeper should be your first port of call.

A few practical things to consider:
- Aim to overwinter at least one nuc as your own insurance against winter losses. This reduces your reliance on outside suppliers at the very moment demand is highest.
- If you do need to buy in, ask where the queen has come from. Was she imported? A queen offered in early April is unlikely to have been born and mated here in the UK so a few well-chosen questions make all the difference.

The threat from Tropilaelaps is real, but the everyday decisions we make as individual beekeepers add up. Those simple, practical choices really can protect our whole community.

28/09/2026

Our winter meetings are restarting!
Tuesday 6th October at 7.30pm, Ormskirk Church hall. Free parking available within a short walk at the Stiles car park L39 3RN.

Octobers speaker will be Stephen Barnes, Past President of the BBKA & Cumbria BKA & current member of Keswick BKA.

During his talk "Beekeeping in Northern England", Stephen will talk about the practical aspects of beekeeping where the climate has, historically at least, been cool, as well as his experiences over many years in the craft.

Current beekeepers, those just starting on their beekeeping journey & anyone interested in starting beekeeping are all welcome to come along. Doors open 7.15pm, talk to start at 7.30pm.

We look forward to seeing familar faces and welcoming new ones. If you are new to the branch or wishing to join please make yourself known upon arrival to Martin Smith, Ernie Walker, or Graham Hull.

15/09/2026

Calling all members! There is still time to get your entries prepped and perfected for this weekends branch honey show.

Its not just honey that gets a chance to shine, whether you fancy yourself as the next Mary Berry with your baking skills, or have a flair for photography, there really is a category for everyone. You can even involve the kids with the junior category.

Can't wait to see you there!

BBKA - The British Beekeepers Association

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02/09/2026

Very well done to anyone who has placed in any of the categories at the Southport Flower Show recently 🏆

Dont forget we have our own branch honey show on the 19th September so be sure to get your entries ready!

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01/09/2026

Fabulous day yesterday for our branch open day. Great to see members of the public coming along and learning more about bees 🐝

29/08/2026

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25/08/2026

Well done to any beekeepers getting their Honey Bee Health Assessment results today. We, as a branch, take the health of our honeybees very seriously to promote healthy bees and to stop the spread of diseases or pests within our community & it's fantastic to see so many of our beekeepers getting positive results from this latest assessment!