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The London Beekeepers' Association (LBKA) is a volunteer-run members' organisation and Registered Charity that represents the interests of beekeepers and urban beekeeping in the central London area (see neighbouring associations). We provide education and advice, promoting responsible bee keeping and raising awareness of the issues affecting bees.

If you live in London and already keep bees, intend to do so or are simply interested in this fascinating hobby, LBKA is the association for you. Even if you don't keep bees, joining us will help support our cause, our campaigns and education programmes.

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January, 2026: LBKA won the David Charles Award, awarded to the association with the highest percentage of its members passing the Basic Assessment during last year.

What's happening in April

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Sunday 10th May 2026: Queen Rearing (Practical Workshop)
11:00-13:00 at Brockwell Community Greenhouses SE24 9BN (Google Maps)
May's monthly member meeting will be a Queen Rearing Workshop, led by Sharon Bassey. This is to encourage everyone to raise their own queens and overwinter bees and nucs of their own. We will be showing you how to assess your colonies, raise drones, and how to prepare an Apidea. We will show a mixture of queen rearing methods which is attainable by everyone and some more complex methods. Please attend the theory session ahead of this on 14th April, for more details and to secure your place, please "reserve your spot" on Eventbrite (note this is not a public event, open to LBKA members only).

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