Wisborough Green Division

Our members have started in a variety of ways ranging from inheriting bees to making a conscious decision and investing fairly heavily. Over the years we have had experience of a small number of people giving up soon after starting for a variety of reasons, so we have decided to make it easy for you. We have a scheme where a person without bees can make up a hive from a flat pack, install a nucleus of bees, and keep them at our Association apiary where they can treat them as their own colony. They can handle it under guidance as part of the meeting and see the colony develop. If they decide they don't want to pursue beekeeping they are free to leave at any time without paying anything, or if they wish to continue they can purchase the colony for a pre-agreed figure which is well below the normal market value. This avoids the problem of disposing of equipment and gives the opportunity of starting for a very reasonable cost with new equipment and good bees.