Welcome to
The Killinchy Beekeepers Association
We are an Association of Beekeepers in the Killinchy District and surrounding area of County Down in Northern Ireland.
Our aim is to promote the craft of beekeeping by providing the education necessary to maintain happy healthy colonies of honey bees and fellowship among beekeepers.
We usually meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month, providing an informative and entertaining programme of talks and events throughout the year.
If you are not a beekeeper yet, we hope this site will help you become better informed about bees and beekeeping and be impressed and amazed (like the rest of us) by all that beekeeping entails.
Please feel free to contact us for any enquiries you may have.
SATURDAY 3RD JANUARY
Our New Year Apibioxal Varroa Treatment Demo will be held at our Association Apiary in Finnebrogue.
Details to be emailed to members closer to the time.
Our usual raffle to win "something extremely useful" will be in aid of The International Meeting of Young Beekeepers Program.
WEDNESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY
We are very excited to be starting the New Year with a Zoom talk from Daniel Basterfield titled "Reading the Bees".
You may have been lucky to have attended one of Daniel's previous and popular presentations at a UBKA Conference.
Daniel and his father Ken have been running their Devon-based Blackbury Bee Farm since 2010 and are both well-known tutors in bee education.
Daniel recently published the best guide around on ‘Using Apideas’.
Details and joining link for this zoom presentation will be emailed to members.
Don't forget to download THE ASIAN HORNET WATCH APP AND the have a look here at our quick Asian Hornet identification guide
Happy New Year 2026
We wish you joy, goodhealth and a rewarding beekeeping year ahead!
