The Meon Valley Beekeepers Association is based in Hampshire, residing in the beautiful Meon Valley.
We are a colony of apiarists covering a wide area stretching from Alton to the north, Horndean to the east, Wickham to the south and Chandlers Ford to the west.
We have been around for 68 years and during that time our members have enjoyed helping people throughout this area to learn and successfully practise the craft of beekeeping. Our members include novices with one or two hives and experts with a great many. Committee members run winter courses to introduce people to beekeeping, one in Eastleigh, the other in Alton. These are very successful and provide recruits for several local associations. Our Association presently takes part in three summer shows and it is usual for several members to do well with prizes at honey shows.

We believe that beekeeping should be fun and new members of any age will receive a warm welcome with free help and training from experienced beekeepers as well as help in obtaining bees and equipment. Other benefits of Meon Valley Beekeepers or MVBKA membership include:

Interesting winter meetings covering bee management, honey processing, making mead and candles, honey cookery and equipment
Pleasant summer visits to other beekeepers' apiaries - a great opportunity to see how other people keep bees, usually ending with a delicious tea!
Social events include our cheese and wine party, the Christmas party, beekeeping picnics and country shows
Our famous annual bee auction with bees and beekeeping equipment bargains
A monthly newsletter, up-to-date beekeeping leaflets, bee disease insurance and equipment hire
Access to the Association's teaching apiaries

One of the best ways to learn about beekeeping is to join a local association. If you live in the Meon Valley Hampshire then the best place to start is with us, the Meon Valley Beekeepers Association ( MVBKA ).

Membership        Over 50 full time members, with 16 associates and over 30 family
Subscription        Full member £26.00, Associate members £8.00 and Family members £1
Newsletter            Monthly
Winter meetings   Monthly from October to April on the second Thursday in the Warnford Hall
Summer meetings Monthly from May to September on Saturday or Sunday

We get many visitors from all over the world and most of Hampshire and including Aldershot, Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Bishops Waltham, Bordon, Brockenhurst, Christchurch, Durley, Eastleigh, Emsworth, Fareham, Farnborough, Fleet, Fordingbridge, Gosport, Havant, Hayling Island, Hook, Hythe, Isle of Wight, Lee on Solent, Liphook, Liss, Lymington, Lyndhurst,New Forest, New Milton, Petersfield, Portsmouth, Ringwood, Romsey, Rowland's Castle, Shedfield, Shirrell Heath, Soberton, Southampton, Southsea, Southwood, Stockbridge, Swanmore, Tadley, Twyford, Upham, Waterlooville, Wickham, Whitchurch, Winchester, Yateley.