BIBBA Links To Other Websites

It is BIBBA's aim to serve all beekeepers in the U.K and the Republic of Ireland. We are willing to link to any other appropriate beekeeping websites. For tidiness, websites with similar aims to BIBBA, National bodies and other relevant sites are on this page. Those of a more general nature can be found on This Subpage

BBKA - British Beekeepers Association BIBBA is a Specialist Member of BBKA. BBKA also has a beekeeping education system geared to English qualifications, but these are not linked to academic standards.
SBA - Scottish Beekeepers' Association The member organisation that represents Scottish Beekeepers at National and International Level.
WBKA - Welsh Beekeepers Associations - Cymdeithas Gwenynwyr Cymru. The member organisation that represents Welsh Beekeepers at National and International Level.
FIBKA - The Federation of Irish Beekeeping Associations Comhnasc Cumann Beachairí na hÉireann This is the umbrella organisation for the 48 County Beekeeping Associations in the Republic of Ireland. FIBKA also organise the beekeeping education and examination system in Ireland, which is directly linked to academic standards.
UBKA - The Ulster Beekeepers' Association UBKA is the organisation to which the nine Beekeeping Associations in Northern Ireland are affiliated.
CONBA-UK - Council of National Beekeeping Associations in the United Kingdom CONBA represents the Beekeeping Organisations BBKA, SBA, WBKA, UBKA, FIBKA and BFA. There is no website.

Bee Breeding Groups

GBBG - Galtee Bee Breeding Group Set up and largely organised by Micheál Mac Giolla Coda, much of the work by this group is done at Glengarra Wood.

Other Resources

SICAMM - International Society for the Conservation of the Dark European Honeybee Societas Internationalis pro Conservatione Apis melliferae melliferae.
Dave Cushman's Website Several thousand pages of beekeeping and bee breeding information. Considered to be one of the world's most informative beekeeping websites.
National Honey Show Honey and beeswax showing as well as lectures, trade stands and educational stands.
Bees for Development The philosophy of Bees for Development is to assist people living in poor and remote areas of the world, and to raise awareness about the value of beekeeping for poverty alleviation.
Bees Abroad Bees Abroad is a UK charity dedicated to the alleviation of poverty in developing countries through the advancement of the craft of beekeeping. Bees Abroad runs, funds and monitors beekeeping projects that it agrees to support.

Educational bodies

NDB - National Diploma in Beekeeping The Examination Board for the National Diploma in Beekeeping was set up in 1954, to meet a perceived need for a beekeeping qualification, above the level of the Certificates awarded by the National Beekeeping Associations.