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SmokerThe smoker - enables the beekeeper to handle the bees more easily
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The smoker - enables the beekeeper to handle the bees more easily.

 

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SkepThe skep - by no means an essential piece of equipment, but useful for collecting swarms
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The skep - by no means an essential piece of equipment, but useful for collecting swarms.

 

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HiveWhich kind of hive to choose? There are so many to choose from!
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Which kind of hive to choose? There are so many to choose from! This Burgess Perfection (restored by Fred Salmons) is now obsolete.

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old advertisment for Burgess Hives
From Beekeeping Simplified

Advertisement for Burgess & Son Beekeeping Equipment in Exeter from 1915. For those who are not familiar with pre-decimal currency, hives were priced between 39p and £2.50!

 

Equipment suppliers

Devon Beekeepers Association does not endorse any of the suppliers listed below, although members have found many of them to be excellent.

Many Branches keep a limited supply of items such as varroa mesh, wax foundation, Apiguard and Oxalic acid; some also keep specialist beekeeping equipment such as honey extractors, which can be hired for a nominal sum. Contact your local secretary for details (click here).

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ABeeC - Beekeeping Supplies
Family run business, selling a large range of beekeeping equipment, including: Hives & Hive Parts, Beekeeping Suits, Smokers, Hive Tools, Frames and Foundation, Bee Feed, Bee Medication, Jars and Labels, Extractors and much more.
Rose Cottage, Dinnington, Hinton St George, Somerset, TA17 8SX
Tel. 01460 52959
 giles@abeec.co.uk
 www.abeec.co.uk

ABeeC

protective bee suitProtective bee suit from B J Sherriff
B J Sherriff

Beekeepers' protective clothing

BJ Sherriff, Carclew Road, Mylor Downs, Falmouth, Cornwall
TR11 5UN
Tel: 01872 863304
www.bjsherriff.co.uk

BJ Sherriff

BBWear
Beekeepers protective clothing (& repairs)
1 Glyn Way, Threemilestone, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6DT
Tel: 01872 273693
 www.bbwear.co.uk

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Bee Proof Suits
Online retailer of beekeeper's clothing. Bee Proof Suits range includes full protective bee suits and separate jackets and trousers. All orders delivered free.
Unit 12, Heanor Small Business Centre, Adams Close, Heanor, Derbyshire DE75 7SW
Tel: 01773 531086
 sales@beeproofsuits.com
 www.beeproofsuits.com

Bee Proof Suits

Bitz 4 Bees
Wide range of hives including some locally made, hive parts, foundation, jars, clothing, miticides and other treatments. A not-for-profit social enterprise run by volunteers, specifically established to give lowest prices. Shop is just south of Barnstaple.
Contact Derek Hunter
Tel: 07999843303
 derek-hunter@lineone.net

Bitz 4 Bees

Brunel Microscopes Ltd
Microscopes, accessories and information - everything for beekeeping microscopy
Unit2, Vincients Road, Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6NQ
Tel: 01249 462555
 mail@brunelmicroscopes.co.uk
 www.brunelmicroscopes.co.uk/beekeeping

 

Caddon Hives
Suppliers of low-cost quality WBC and National Hives
Caddonlands, Millbank Rd, Clovenfords Galashiels, Scotland TD1 3LZ
Tel: 01896 850249
Email: caddon_hives@yahoo.co.uk
 www.caddon-hives.co.uk

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Freeman & Harding Ltd
Honey jars and lids for beekeepers
Unit 18, Bilton Road, Erith, Kent, DA8 2AN
Tel: 01322 351315
 www.freemanharding.co.uk

500g Glass Jar from Freeman & Harding

Foral BeesuitHeather Bell supplies floral, camoflage and plain beesuits.Heather Bell Cornish Honey Bees
Beehives, Bees, Bee Suits, Beekeeping Supplies
Discounts on suits available for DBKA members!
Tel: 01326 291000
Email: trelill@hotmail.com
 www.cornwallhoney.com

Heather Bell Cornish Honey Bees

Hembury Bee Supplies
Your local agent for beekeeping equipment of all kinds, including varroa treatments, frames and foundation
Phone John Harler on 01364 642517 or mobile 07769 878476
or e-mail to fire221@btinternet.com
Collections from 12 Hembury Park, Buckfast TQ11 0ES

 

Honeyshop
Camelot Country Products, Curry Rivel, Somerset TA10 0HB
Tel: 01458 253098
 www.honeyshop.co.uk

 

JT Wirecloth
Stainless or galvanised wire for open mesh floors
60 Easington Road, Banbury, Oxon OX16 9HJ
Tel: 01295 272445
 tony@jtwirecloth.com
 www.jtwirecloth.com

JT Wirecloth

Maisemore Apiaries
Old Road, Maisemore, Gloucester, GL2 8HT
Tel: 01452 700289
 www.bees-online.co.uk
 www.honey-online.co.uk

 

Modern Beekeeping Ltd
Unit 15, Garden Mill Industrial Estate, Derby Rd, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 1SA
Tel: 01548 858747
 www.modernbeekeeping.co.uk
South Hams Honey
 www.southhamshoney.co.uk

 

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National Bee Supplies
Merrivale Road, Exeter Road Industrial Estate, Okehampton, Devon EX20 1UD
tel: 01837 54084
 www.beekeeping.co.uk

National Bee Supplies

Park Beekeeping Supplies
17 Blackheath, Business Centre, 78b Blackheath Hill, London SE10 8BA
Tel: 020 8694 9960
 www.parkbeekeeping.com

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Paynes Southdown Bee Farms Ltd
Paynes Bee Farm Ltd, Bentley Cottage, Wickham Hill, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9NP
Tel: 01273 843388
 www.paynesbeefarm.co.uk

 

Peak Hives
National hives, handmade in the peak district from locally sourced materials. Contact Nicholas Buttle.
Tel: 07594 583151
 www.peak-hives.co.uk

 

Thorne Ltd
E.H.Thorne (Beehives) Ltd, Beehive Works, Wragby, Market Rasen LN8 5LA
tel: 01 673 858 555
(Local distributer: Adams Home Hardware, 164, Fore St, Exeter, Devon EX4 3AT Tel: 01392 272877)
 www.thorne.co.uk

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Vita Feed Gold

 

Vita (Europe) Ltd
AFB/EFB testing kits (Lateral Flow Devices), treatments for Varroa and Nosema and bee food supplements
21/23 Wote Street, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 7NE
tel: 01256 473175
www.vita-europe.com

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