Kingston Vale Beekeepers
Welcome to our website and thank you for visiting. Here you will find information about our bees including photographs, videos, our activities and a regular report on our beehive inspections. Please browse through the menu options and feel free to contact us with any questions or comments.
Local beekeeping since 2010
Barry and Tom founded Vale Beekeepers during 2010. Both individuals hold beekeeping qualifications and maintain membership with the British Beekeepers Association and Kingston Beekeepers Association (a Surrey Beekeepers branch, which operates as a registered charity).
Their apiary is in Kingston Vale, South West London, where the bees visit local gardens, Kingston Vale Allotments, Richmond Park, Wimbledon Common and the grounds of Kingston University, gathering pollen and nectar for Kingston Vale Honey production.
Read more about us →2010
Founded
BBKA
Members
KV
Kingston Vale
5 awards at the National Honey Show 2025
13 awards at the Surrey Honey Show 2025
Raw, unfiltered, not-for-profit
All proceeds support the cost of looking after our bees
1lb (454g) jar £10
8oz (227g) jar £6
Honeycomb 8oz round block £8
What’s happening at the hives
April 2026
New Queens
Bees raise new queens ..
During our recent inspections we have noticed a few of our colonies have a new (unmarked) queen bee. These new queens will have been raised late last summer (by the bees) to replace an old or failing queen. This allows the colony to enter winter with a new prolific queen bee. We will mark these new queens on their thorax (quite harmless) so we can keep a record their age.
April 2026
Sold Out !
2025 honey now all sold. We have now sold out of our 2025 honey. The bees are working hard gathering nectar to make more honey. If we feel there is surplus honey then we will extract and advise all those who are on our waiting list. We are not expecting this to happen before the middle of May at the earliest.
January 2026
Honey Price Update
Due to the rising cost of beekeeping equipment we have had to increase our price for honey by 50p per jar. We believe our prices are still extremely good value.We have been able to absorb price increases since 2023 but regret we now have to pass some of this increase on to cover our costs.We believe our prices are still extremely good value for beekeepers honey. A unique fine tasting pure premium product.
