Mid Cheshire Beekeepers (MCBK) is one of five branches in the Cheshire Beekeeping Association (CBKA), the others being North Cheshire, South Cheshire, Wirral and Stockport. Established in 2012, MCBK is the youngest CBKA branch and now has around one hundred members, many of whom have just started beekeeping.
We aim to promote the craft of beekeeping and increase public awareness of the importance of honeybees and other pollinating insects to our well-being and existence. To this end we provide training and mentoring for new beekeepers, hold meetings on a range of subjects for both novice and experienced beekeepers, host apiary visits, organise stands at various shows throughout the county, and give talks to schools and local community organisations.
If you are interested in becoming a beekeeper, please come along to any of our branch meetings listed on the Events page of this website where you will be most welcome. If you wish to join MCBK then please download and complete the membership form shown on the About Us page of this website.
NEXT MEETING
APIARY MEETING
Lesley Jacques Apiary
5 Millwood Drive, Hartford, CW8 2ZJ
Monday 2nd June (6.30pm for 7.00pm start)
This is the second of the four MCBK Apiary Meetings scheduled for the spring/summer
months and is being held at Lesley’s apiary in Hartford. In common with all apiary visits
this event is highly dependent on the weather and the status of the bees but, given that
Lesley is one of our most knowledgeable and experienced beekeepers, we should all
learn something to help develop our beekeeping skills.
All CBKA members are welcome to attend this meeting but please contact Ian Turley at
[email protected] by Friday 30th May if you are
intending to participate because we need to know numbers in advance.