Welcome to the Ormskirk Beekeepers web site

Ormskirk Beekeepers is a branch of Lancashire Beekeepers Association. We have around one hundred and eighty members to date and welcome aspiring and existing local beekeepers.

The branch, which is part of the L&NWBKA charity focusses on three areas

To promote and further the craft of beekeeping in Lancashire and the Northwest Area.

To do all that is necessary to keep members up to date on bee health and hive products issues.

To advance the education of the general public in the importance of bees in the environment.

To achieve these aims, we

• Offer basic and advanced beekeeping courses

• Offer an annual introduction to beekeeping course to the public

• Provide members with national and local newsletters to keep them up to date with bee health and good practice

• Attend a series of public facing events, such as local & regional shows, schools and group talks to educate the public about bees and honey

If you think that you might be interested in beekeeping please contact our Branch Secretary and arrange to come along to one of our Meetings. To apply for membership or renew please use this application form.

We run an Introduction to Beekeeping Course once a year in the Spring which gives you both classroom based theory and practical experience before you need to buy any equipment.

If you have seen a Swarm of honey bees please take a look at our Swarm page.

You can find us on PayPal and eBay

You can download a very useful Asian Hornet identification guide from the National Bee Unit using this link.

Establishing a UK Pollinator Monitoring and Research Partnership