Promoting and Supporting Local Beekeepers
The aim of Sutton Coldfield and North Birmingham Beekeepers Association is to promote the craft of beekeeping and to support beekeepers.
We offer a wide range of activities to suit all levels of beekeeping, including training courses for beginners and successive courses and talks and exams thereafter.
We are involved in in giving talks and demonstrations to members of the public to promote valuable information and better understanding of the behaviour of bees, their role in the ecological system and the craft of beekeeping.
Upcoming Events
We hold regular beekeeping events. See what’s coming soon.
Upcoming Events
Latest Beekeeping News
Discover what’s happening in beekeeping in Sutton Coldfield and north Birmingham.
Association Honey Show 2025
The Sutton Coldfield and North Birmingham Beekeepers Association Branch 87th Honey Show took place at Middleton Hall on Saturday September 20th and was subsequently open
Sutton and North Birmingham Apiary Disease Inspection
On Tuesday 12th August in temperatures touching 30 degrees, our training apiary in Sutton Park was visited by the regional bee inspector, Suzanne King. She
Canwell Show
One hundred years ago on Thursday 29th July 1925 the very first Canwell Show was held. It was the ‘Age of Jazz’, the very first
Social Evening Curry at the Kababish Boldmere
On a lovely hot sunny evening in July, 13 of us headed off for pre-drinks at the The Bishop Vesey Pub inBoldmere, it was good
Association BBQ
Our annual association BBQ took place on the evening of 17th with record numbers in attendance. An excellent feast of burgers, hotdogs, chicken, salads and
Sutton park bioblitz.
Our association once again supported the Sutton park rangers with their annual bioblitz. Here we educated the public on the importance of pollinating insects and