Keeping Bees Explore Bees & Beekeeping Overview Becoming a Beekeeper Keeping Bees Setting Up a Hive Swarms Honey and other Hive Products Environment/Pollinators Hygiene & Disease Prevention Frequently Asked Questions Beekeeping Advice Bee Basics Videos A series of short videos designed to give you an insight into beekeeping as a hobby. My Beekeeping Year by Ian Craig Interactive Download (pdf) Hobby Beekeeping Keeping Bees as a Hobby Technical Data Sheets These technical data sheets have been written by SBA members. Illustrations in sheet nos 4-7 are crown copyright. Heavy Syrup Feeds Light Syrup Feeds Candy Feeds National Hive Langstroth & MD Hives Smith Hive WBC Hive Varroa and Varroa Floor Pollen Substitute Recycling Beeswax Hive Record Card Veterinary Treatment Record Snelgrove Board Bottle Feeder Hive Stock Record Sheet (xls) (pdf) Honey and Infant Botulism Risk Assessments (doc) (pdf) Obtaining your first bees Record of Filled Jars Hive Tools & Their Use Hive weighing method The June Gap and the Need for Summer Feeding Queen_Introduction Acetic_acid_Fumigation Seeding_Honey Preparing_and_Exhibiting_at_a_Honey_Show Risk Assessment for Apiary Visitors Stings and Emergencies Other Downloads SBA Pollination Bookmarks Guidelines on keeping bees on business & other Organisational premises