Beekeeping Equipment
Starter kits, hives, frames, foundation, protective clothing, smokers and everything else you need to keep bees.
Your Local Specialist Beekeeper
Beekeeping Equipment & Local Honey in the Lea Valley
Welcome to Pebadale Apiaries. We have 45 years of beekeeping knowledge and experience behind us, with apiary sites across the Lea Valley and surrounding areas, whether you are starting your first hive or just after a jar of good local honey.
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About Pebadale Apiaries
45 years of beekeeping across the Lea Valley and surrounding areas
Pebadale Apiaries is the trading name of A P Dalby. We are highly passionate about beekeeping and have 45 years of knowledge and experience. Here you will find everything you need to know about our products and services.
We have always had apiary sites across North and North East London, Hertfordshire and Essex, not just at our home base. Our bees are on many sites covering a large proportion of the Lea Valley and the surrounding areas, and that is where our honey comes from.
We are the main agent for E H Thorne and Northern Bee Books, so almost anything on our equipment price list is either held in stock or can be ordered in for you. We also give talks and demonstrations, travelling all over the country to both beekeeping groups and people who have never kept a bee in their lives.
What we do
Everything a beekeeper, or a honey lover, needs
Local Honey
Honey produced from the nectar our bees collect across the local area, sold bottled in jars or as comb honey.
Bee-Friendly Pest Control
Safe treatment and removal of wasp and bee nests, arranged quickly before a small nest becomes a hazard.
Talks & Demonstrations
Talks, demonstrations and information on bees and beekeeping for all age groups, from 3 to 103.
Hive Products
Beeswax, propolis, bee pollen and royal jelly, each with its own long history of culinary and medical use.
Apitherapy
Hive products used to promote health and healing, plus books, supplies and one to one guidance.
Our full equipment price list
Hives, frames, foundation, protective clothing, extractors, jars and treatments, with March 2026 prices. Please phone to confirm availability of stock.
Why beekeepers come to us
A working apiary, not a warehouse
Everything we sell is equipment we use ourselves, and every question you ask is answered by someone who has been keeping bees for four and a half decades.
- 45 years of experience
- Four and a half decades of practical beekeeping, from a first colony through to specialist subjects for experienced beekeepers.
- Main agent for E H Thorne
- We hold stock of the most popular lines and can order in any other item from the Thorne catalogue, plus books from Northern Bee Books.
- Advice before you buy
- Ring us about hive sizes, varroa treatment or anything else. We would rather talk it through than sell you the wrong kit.
- Honey from our own hives
- The honey we sell is produced by our own colonies from flowers in this area, so what is available changes through the season.
Where we work
Our apiary sites and the areas we cover
We have always worked across North and North East London, Hertfordshire and Essex. Our apiary sites cover a large proportion of the Lea Valley and the surrounding areas, and the events we attend are frequently outside our own town. For talks and demonstrations we travel all over the country, and we are happy to advise by phone wherever you are.
If you have a wasp or bee nest and need it dealt with, see our pest control page or get in touch as soon as you spot it.
- The Lea Valley
- Hertfordshire
- North London
- North East London
- Essex
- Waltham Cross
- Cheshunt
- Hoddesdon
- Broxbourne
- Enfield
- Hertford & Ware
- and surrounding areas
Come and see us, or give us a call
Whether you are a keen beekeeper or just looking for a supply of high quality fresh honey, get in touch with Pebadale Apiaries today.
