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Somerton Division

Welcome to the Somerton Division of the SBKA. We are one of the largest divisions, and located in the heart of Somerset, with members from all over the county.

Join the Somerton Division

To join the division, download the form below and email or post it along with the relevant fees to the address shown in the form.
Download Membership Form
Download the form below if you would like to register to Gift-Aid your donations.
Download Gift Aid Form

Beginners' Course

Click the button below to see details of the beginners' course run every year by the Somerton division.
Somerton Beginners' Course

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Click the button below to see the latest newsletter and an archive of previous newsletters.
Somerton Newsletters

Library

Click the button below to see the list of library books you can borrow as a member.
Somerton Library

Somerton Division Events


Somerton Division Somerset Beekeepers' Association

Somerton Policies


Equipment Policy

​The Division has a large amount of equipment which falls into three main groups:
1.  Beekeeping equipment at the Division Apiary:  for reasons of cross infection control it is not normally possible to borrow this equipment.
2.  Our honey extraction equipment is freely available to all members but is loaned out for a small daily fee.  This service is kindly co-ordinated for us by John Spiers at Long Sutton, tel 01458 241831.
3.  Our other equipment, such as our two 3x3 metre gazebos and our 6x3 gazebo, can be borrowed for short periods free of charge when not needed for Divisional use.

Newsletter Advert Policy​

​Members who have personal beekeeping equipment to sell are very welcome to place a free advert in our monthly newsletter by sending the copy to the editor.  Likewise if there is equipment that you are urgently seeking you are welcome to advertise your needs.  The newsletter is an ideal platform for these purposes.  The Committee does not usually sell your equipment for you.  We also have a small number of adverts from those selling commercially and there is a charge for these adverts.

Apiary Visits - Risk Assessment

​Anyone organising an apiary meeting or similar event has a duty of care to take the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of those taking part. Formally this means doing a risk assessment. Most of this is simple common sense, but if there is an incident it is important to be able to show that the risks were assessed and that all reasonable actions were taken to minimise them.
Somerton Division has developed a Risk Assessment and Check List which they use to cover such events, click the button below to view it.
Download Risk Assessment Checklist

Swarm Collection

The following documents from the BBKA give advice and guidance on collecting swarms.
collecting_a_swarm_leaflet.pdf
File Size: 2559 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

swarm_collectors_protocol_-2020.pdf
File Size: 259 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Contact Somerton Division

Contact Somerton Division
President​  Mrs J Mosedale
Chairman  Mr F Clarke
Secretary  Mrs J Mosedale
Treasurer  Mr S Horne

Divisional Apiary Map

The map below shows the location of our divisional Apiary near Long Sutton.

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    • Report a Swarm
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  • About
    • About the SBKA
    • History
    • SBKA Council
    • Who's Who
    • Support Us
  • Events
    • All Events
    • Beginners' Courses
    • Advanced Courses
    • Apiary Meetings
    • Honey Shows
    • Lectures & Workshops
  • Members
    • Members' Blog
    • Useful Links
    • Getting Started >
      • Introduction to Beekeeping
      • Joining SBKA
      • Beginners' Courses
      • Life In a Honeybee Colony
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Beekeeping Suppliers
    • Education >
      • How To Guides
      • Video Guides
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      • Examinations
    • Membership >
      • Benefits
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      • Get Involved
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