Affiliated to The British Beekeepers Association through the Hampshire Beekeepers Association
Text Box: Southampton and District Beekeepers Association was formed in 1941 from its predecessor the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Bee Keepers Association. By 1946 it had 182 Members. The current membership of the Association is 41 with the age of the members ranging from the low 30’s to those of a more stately age. Text Box: Please explore our association website to discover more about Southampton and District Beekeepers Association and beekeeping in general.

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Text Box: To collect a pound of honey a bee might have to fly a distance equivalent to twice round the world. This is likely to involve more than 10,000 flower visits on perhaps 500 foraging trips. A worker honeybee in summer lives only 6 to 8 weeks from the time she hatches as an adult bee.

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03/01/09 January Newsletter published.
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Southampton & District Beekeepers Association