The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales[1] that was founded in 1874, holding its first meeting on 16 May.

It acts as an umbrella group for them and co-ordinates a swarm collection service for the public, administers training for beekeepers including a new scheme to encourage more beekeepers to use locally raised queens, administers grants for researchers looking at aspects of bee health and welfare and has recently encouraged the setting up of Asian Hornet Awareness Teams.

[7] The BBKA's charitable objectives are: Beekeeping associations and branches are local organisations of differing size, history and origins.

[17] In 2010 the BBKA worked with the UK Government and the National Diploma of Beekeeping Board to train 400 experts in bee husbandry.

Its interest is represented instead via its membership of the Council of National Beekeeping Associations of the United Kingdom and Ireland (CONBA).