Ipswich & East Suffolk | Suffolk Beekeepers Association

Ipswich & East Suffolk Beekeepers Association

Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO): 1183025

Secretary

Name: Richard Allen

Email: secretary.iesbka@suffolkbeekeepers.co.uk

Phone: 07889 028573 (Evenings 7-9pm unless urgent please)

Please contact via email in the first instance. Thank-you.

Branch ID

Wk 2 - Swarm Control Basics

Submitted by sbka_admin on Wed, 4 Mar 2026 - 09:52

An elementary description of swarming in a honeybee colony. Talk through one method of swarm control. Describe how to take a swarm and how to hive it.

Session Lead: Sal Thurlow

Wk 1 - Setting up an Apiary

Submitted by sbka_admin on Wed, 4 Mar 2026 - 01:19

How to set up an apiary and what precautions should be taken to avoid your honeybees being a nuisance to beekeepers, neighbours, and livestock. Describe the possible effects of honeybee stings on humans and able to recommend suitable first aid treatment.

Session Lead: Phil Ramsey

April Meetup - With Prof. Heather Mattila

Submitted by sbka_admin on Wed, 7 Jan 2026 - 22:04

How to find the meeting – it’s at the 1st Kesgrave Scout Group, Twelve Acre Approach, Kesgrave, Ipswich IP5 1JF, turn off of Bell Lane in to Twelve Acre Approach then keep left until you see parking on your left.