Enjoy beekeeping with bees that benefit the local environment.

Devon Bees provides locally adapted bees, bred from the native strain of honeybee and therefore suited to the South West of England.

Native type bees

Adapted to our local conditions

Enjoyable to work with

Productive

Hard working bees in our fickle South Western climate

What we offer:

Nuclei

The best way to start or expand your beekeeping is with a nucleus of bees.

Queen Bees

Our queen bees produce colonies suited to the South West of England.

Beekeeping workshops and talks

I am available for educational events for both beekeepers and non-beekeepers

Devon Bees’ Values

I am a keen beekeeper dedicated to promotion and conservation of the native honey bee population. My mission is to breed locally adapted honey bees based on the native black bee, ensuring the sustainability and biodiversity of our precious Westcountry landscape. I am committed to educating and inspiring others to protect this vital race of bee.

What the experts say on the value of local honeybees:

“The results of these experiments show that the locally adapted strains of honey bee consistently performed better than the “foreign” strains.”
Beekeeping Associations,  from all around the UK,  are in agreement that the importation of bees from overseas is totally against best practices for the protection of our environment.
“I have been involved with virtually all kinds of bees. It is my strongly held view that the native or “native type” will take some beating over an extended period in U.K and Irish conditions.”

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    *View the original article in Journal of Apicultural Research: JAR 53 2 01