BROWSTON APIARY

Welcome to the online home of the Browston Apiary.

We are Beekeepers located in East Norfolk on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.

We sell:-

Honey; through local outlets.
Nucleus Colonies of bees.
Local Queens - not imported.
Beeswax; we have small quantities of beeswax available.

All are subject to availability of course! Check the 'Contact Us' page to get in touch (Or there might be something on the News page - click the link which is at the bottom of this page for more details).

Despite what you read in the media about bees doing badly, beekeeping is thriving and the number of kept colonies has increased in the UK, although wild colony numbers have been severely depleted due to disease and habitat loss. The reason why the number of hived bees has grown is partly because more people have taken up the craft in recent years and also because we are able to manage disease better. For the moment at least. Worryingly there are threats around the corner from imported pests so we do need to be vigilant! A recent pest to England is the Asian Hornet. More will be added about this later.

The site contains general information about honeybees and also information for beekeepers:-

Bees and beekeeping in general
Honey production
Queen Rearing.
Swarm collection

The information specifically for beekeepers is in the Beekeepers' Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. This contains some advice on often asked specific topics of beekeeping practice and will be expanded as time allows.

We hope you enjoy our website.

News is updated now and again; Click Here

Please note that all photos on this website were taken by us and are copyright of Browston Apiary.