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Our aimsAs beekeepers we love our hobby - for some it is a business. We belong to a divisional body called the British Beekeepers Association so that we can, as a group, provide our members with support, education opportunities, legal guidance, insurance and a huge range of social activities. We hold regular meetings all year round; in the winter we hold talks and demonstrations so that come the spring, summer and autumn we can be out giving our bees the best care possible. Every year we have shows that our members can enter their honey, wax, cakes and candles in. We need to ensure that the bees we keep are at their healthiest as wild bees are decreasing in number.  | New to beekeeping ? We would also strongly recommend you join your local beekeeping association (these exist all over the country) who will be able to provide you information, training and guidance - at Hastings and Rother, we welcome non-members who would like to experience a "taster" of beekeeping before taking the plunge. See our Membership page for more details.  | Swarms !What is a swarm? It is a hanging cluster of bees, usually about the size of a football - often on a tree or shrub branch or perhaps on a fence or wall such as the one below. See our Swarms page for more information.  |