National Honey Show
The National Honey Show is the 'gold standard' honey show with international classes, beekeeping lecture convention and workshops. There are almost 250 classes and beekeepers come from all over the world to enter. The first 'National Show of Bees & Honey' was held in 1923 at the original Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London and continues to be held each year in October.
Jacques van Alphen: The paradox of the old queen leaving
Phil Stevenson: Sex, Drugs and Pollinator Health
Sean Stephenson: Microscopy and Beekeeping
Alan Baxter Fit2Fight – A Practical System for Managing the Asian Hornet
School Group visit to The 2024 National Honey Show
Martin Giurfa Honey bee pheromones: new discoveries and unsuspected roles
Jacques van Alphen The backside of selection: A forgotten cause of bee mortality
Thomas O’Shea Wheller: VespAI: Applying Deep Learning to the Detection of Invasive Hornets
Jacques van Alphen Selection for Varroa resistant honeybees: the role of natural selection
Steve Riley: "The Honey Bee Solution to Varroa"
Dan Etheridge The Tropilaelaps mite
Nigel Semmence Asian hornet – current situation in UK in 2024
Joyce Nisbet's introduction to showing in the Display Classes
How a colony survives cold winters Randy Oliver
Tips for handling bees by Randy Oliver
Randy Oliver Reading the combs Understanding bee biology over the course of a season
Paul Jupp The magic of flower meadows in gardens and community spaces
Michael Palmer How I make and use my beekeeping equipment
Concepts in varroa management Randy Oliver
Michael Palmer Sustainability Through Vertical Beekeeping
Andrew Abrahams Nuclei, large and small, their uses and importance for sustainable beekeeping
200 years of experience in 1 hour
Michael Palmer: Seasonal Management of Double Nuclei
Andrew Abrahams: The Colonsay Black Bee Reserve
Asian hornet – current situation in UK 2023 Nigel Semmence
Jeff Pettis Back to the future Hands off vs intensive management
An hour with Willie Robson
Class 99 Entry 2 Winning Entry
HRH The Princess Royal visit to The National Honey Show, 26th October 2023
Nicola Bradbear Bees For Development's first 30 years