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.

Summer BBQ

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

Annual Lecture

With guest speaker, held in the Autumn.

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.

Annual General Meeting

Held in February, with a lecture. 

Committee Meetings

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

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.

HBKA Autumn Honey Show

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

National Honey Show

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