Welcome to Laddingford Beekeepers

Laddingford & District Beekeepers Association, a member of The British Beekeepers Association, was formed in 2018 by a group of local beekeepers with members from the Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells areas and beyond and our membership totals in excess of 100 members. Our apiary is located within The Gardens in Yalding, a wedding venue with beautiful grounds.

Latest News

October 31, 2025

2026 Beekeeping Course.

We will be running a Beekeeping Course for Beginners starting on the 14th March 2026. The course will consist of 6 sessions held weekly for two hours on a Saturday…

October 21, 2025

Club Honey Show 2025

Our club Honey Show took place on Monday 29th September at The Chequers Inn, Laddingford. As always, it was a good and fun evening and we would like to thank the judges James Salter…

August 13, 2025

LDBKA at Great Comp August 2025

The club was invited to bring their stand to the Great Comp Summer Show again this year. Always a popular event, held over 2 days of the weekend, this was…

August 8, 2025

New hive stands at the apiary

An exciting development at the apiary recently is the installation of new hive stands. The old wooden stands had done sterling service for many years but were beginning to show…

February 4, 2025

External Courses run by BBKA

BBKA have a variety of courses taking place throughout the year. Please click the link to see what courses are available and the dates they are running. BBKA Training Courses

August 1, 2024

The perils of beekeeping in Texas, USA

A photo sent in from a members whose son lives in the USA The snake in the picture is a “Copper Head” that is local to Texas. They are venomous…

Latest Events

Members Meeting – Monday 24th November 2025

November 24, 2025 - 8:00 PM

A talk by Laurence Edwards on: Increasing Honey Yield. Laurence Edwards, founder of Black Mountain…

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Members Only – LDBKA Christmas Dinner 2025

December 6, 2025 - 7:30 PM

The annual Christmas dinner for LDBKA members on 6th December 2025 at The Chequers Inn,…

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LDBKA Beginners Beekeeping Course

March 14, 2026 - 10:00 AM

We will be running a Beekeeping Course for Beginners starting on the 14th March 2026.…

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What can I do?

Becoming a Beekeeper or not,
we can all do a bit.

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Help, I found a Swarm…

Find out what to do now !

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