This is the Cheltenham & Gloucester Branch of the Gloucestershire Beekeepers currently has about 150 members with a broad spectrum of expertise from beginners to master beekeeper experts. We also cover Tewkesbury.
Throughout the year our Cheltenham and Gloucester branch meets at Uckington Village Hall on the second Friday of the month. Meetings normally start at 7.30pm and close about 10pm. Winter meetings are usually talks from both guest speakers and association members on a range of beekeeping subjects.
During the Summer months we run our Hands on Training scheme HOTbees at the branch apiary on Friday evenings. We also hold a few weekend Apiary visits.
Members experiencing the Apiary
Gloucestershire Beekeepers Association is a registered charity with branches in Cheltenham & Gloucester, Forest of Dean, Newent, North Cotswold, Cirencester and District, South Gloucestershire and Stroud. For links to other branches see our Resources page.
If you are not resident in Cheltenham or Gloucester, you should make any enquiries to your nearest branch of the Gloucestershire Beekeepers Association (GBKA).
The aim of all Gloucestershire Beekeeping Association (GBKA) branches is to promote the art of beekeeping in Gloucestershire and provide a local centre for sharing beekeeping knowledge and experience as well as helpful advice for new, experienced and prospective beekeepers.
We are also keen to provide a better environment for bees and other pollinators even if you are not a beekeeper. See our page Planting for honeybees for ideas.
We also have a members Facebook CGBKA site where members can buy and sell equipment, raise topics for discussion, add photos and more.
