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North Kildare Beekeepers' Association

About Us

Welcome to the NKBKA website.

Formed in 1961, to educate and support beekeepers in Kildare and the surrounding counties, North Kildare Beekeepers Association has grown to become one of the largest associations in the country.

Beekeeping Course starts on Tue March 3rd, 2026.

Strong Links

NKBKA is affiliated to the Irish Beekeeper’s Association CLG & supports the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan

Beekeeping Course

Pat Jordan opens the Beekeeping Course.

Our annual 8-week beekeeping course starts in March and continues each Tuesday at the Old Cinema / The Church in Naas . Info is posted in Education, above.

Organized Apiaries

We manage three apiaries for the benefit of our members, located throughout North Kildare and West Wicklow. See Apiary Updates in the Members Area.

Our News

News & Articles

Last night of the Beekeeping Course

The final night of the Beekeeping Course is on Tuesday so please make an extra effort to attend in person and meet your fellow beekeepers.

The topic is Swarm Control Methods, something we all need to be able to deal with.

Attending the Beekeeping Course in person is a thousand times better than watching on Zoom. Come along on Tuesday evenings and try it out for yourself. You’ll be glad you did. There is tea and coffee for you all and Paula always brings along lots of biscuits !!!

Monthly Talk - July 8th

Identifying Bee Health problems in the colony by Dr Mary Coffey, Dept. of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Plant Health Laboratories, Backweston Laboratory Campus, Celbridge.

Monthly Talk - May 13th

Olly Nolan, of Olly’s Farm in Dublin shared his story on Tuesday May 13th.

Tree planting by NKBKA for Arbor Day 2025

Arbor Day, translates to ‘tree’ day from the Latin origin of the word arbor. During National Tree Week each year, NKBKA plants trees in a local school and for 2025, two trees were planted in . In the picture we have our Chairperson, John Lennon doing all the hard work !

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