Member Events

Events for our members. Hosted by SABKA or HBKA.

Apiary Talks

Four apiary talks through the season focussing on sharing skills and crafts to enhance your beekeeping

Prae Wood – Swarming – Saturday April 18th, 2pm

Oaklands Apiary Talk – Saturday June 6th, 2pm

Prae Wood – Saturday July 18th, 2pm

Oaklands Talk – Saturday September 12th, 2pm

Summer BBQ

Bring your loved ones and enjoy a (hopefully) sun-soaked afternoon with other beekeepers.

August. Date TBC.

Annual Lecture

With guest speaker, held in the Autumn.

Thursday November 12th at 7:30pm

Christ Church, 3 High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6DJ

Honey Tasting Competition

Is your honey the bee’s knees? Find out as you set it against fellow Association members in a fun, lighthearted evening.

Saturday October 17th, 2pm

Christ Church, 3 High Oaks, St Albans AL3 6DJ

Annual General Meeting

Held in February, with a lecture.

Wednesday February 25th at 7.30pm

Christ Church, 3 High Oaks, St Albans AL3 6DJ

Committee Meetings

Join the committee and get involved in the organisation of Association activities, or come and observe as a non-committee member.

Thursdays 7:30pm

19th March

14th May

16th July

17th September

19th November

HBKA Spring Show & AGM

This event includes trade stalls, a speaker, a honey tasting competition and refreshments. The AGM is kept relatively short and covers a brief retrospective of the previous year, a preview of upcoming events, a review of the Association’s finances and the formal election of Trustees and Exec Committee Officers.

Saturday 21st March, 10:30am

Christchurch Peartree Hall, 20 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BW

HBKA Autumn Honey Show

This event features various competition categories (best honey, best mead, best wax blocks, etc.) as well as multiple speakers.

Date TBC.

National Honey Show

The National Honey Show is the UK’s premier honey show with international classes, lectures and workshops.

Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th October 2026 at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey, UK