BBKA Spring Convention
April 17 @ 8:00 am – April 19 @ 5:00 pm
It’s never too soon to start planning your visit to next year’s Convention, which runs Friday 17th – Sunday 19th April, at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, a short distance from the M54.
There are lectures, workshops and seminars every day, with a large Trade Show on Saturday 18th. Advance tickets (£12 – £33) are available for single days or all three. Accompanied under-18s attend free; with concessions for 18-25 year-olds. Saturday’s Trade Show is included in Saturday and 3-day tickets, or £6 on-the-day ‘Trade Show-only tickets’ include short talks in Speakers Corner and a Honey Tasting Bar.
The programme will be on BBKA’s website from mid-January, giving two weeks to study details of (over 100) lectures, seminars and workshops before ticket sales start on 25th January at 8pm. Lectures cannot be pre-booked, but workshops and seminars must be. The limited on-site Dinner, Bed & Breakfast offer and some popular workshops may fill up soon after bookings open. We suggest completing any accommodation booking first, before workshops, seminars, dinners or wristband tickets. If on-site accommodation is full, camping may be booked or there are hotel and B&B options within a few miles, which you might choose to arrange before Convention bookings open.
The on-line programme includes speaker biographies, lecture, workshop and seminar summaries, and indications of beekeeping knowledge appropriate to each – from ‘All’ (including non-beekeepers) to ‘Senior’. Using daily tables on the final programme pages helps to avoid booking overlapping events. If plans change, please cancel any workshop or seminar that you can’t attend. ‘No-shows without cancellation’ are frustrating for everyone.
Harper Adams University is a friendly Convention venue, with reasonably priced catering, coffee and cakes! Car-parking is extensive, although, new in 2026, vehicles must be booked beforehand or within 20 minutes of arrival. More details will be available here shortly.
Whether 2026 will be your first Convention, or you have been before, we look forward to welcoming you! Joyce Nisbet; Chair of Convention Committee