WBKA members may borrow Association equipment free of charge. The list of equipment for loan is shown below.
To borrow any of the equipment that WBKA has available please drop Jenny Liston an email using the contact form with the following information: Which item(s) you wish to borrow, when and for how long and your full contact details.
If your need is urgent you can call Jenny on 07743330264.
Jenny will check that the kit is available and let you know where or who to collect it from.
Once you have finished with the kit and have passed it on or it needs to be returned please let Jenny know so she can mark it as available for hire again.
General Equipment
| Item | Qty | Size/Descr |
| Extractor – tangential, manual, table top (LEGA) | 1 | 3 legs |
| Extractor – tangential, manual, table top | 1 | 3 legs |
| Extractor – radial with electric motor, white & red legs | 1 | 9 frame |
| Extractor – tangental old | 1 | |
| Honey press – new | 1 | |
| Honey press – old | 1 | MG heather press |
| Microscope (low magnification) | 1 | Dissecting |
| Refractometer | 1 | |
| Skep | 1 | |
| Solar wax extractor | 1 | At Ilkley Apiary? |
| Steam Cleaner | 1 | |
| Smoker | 1 | |
| Thornes uncapping tray | 2 | Each tray is 30″ long x 18″ wide and 3 1/2” deep and takes approximately 13 British Standard frames or 10 Langstroth/MD. |
Demonstration/Exhibition/Show Items
| Display board | 1 | |
| Selection of Exhibition Items | 1 | Speaker, microphone kit and stand. |
| Skep | 1 | Small/demo |
| Observation Hive | 2+1 | (one mini hive) |
| Thornes Yellow BEE sign | 1 | |
| Virtual Hive | 1 | |
| YBKA laminated poster | 1 | |
| Retro chairs | 5 | padded seats |
| Folding Table | 1 | 63cm x 9.5cm x 63cm |
| Gazebo with weighted feet | 4 | |
| Gazebo with sides, canopy and anchor | 1 | 3m x 3m |
| Gazebo with sides and ground bar | 1 | 3m x 4.5m |
| Tea Urn | 1 |
Queen Rearing
| Apidea Box | 6 | |
| Kieler Box | 6 | |
| Queen Cell Frame | 1 | 16 cells |
| Cupkit Queen Rearing System | 1 | |
| Jenter Queen Rearing System | 1 | |
| Prelarvovaci Lupa | 1 | |
| Queen Cages | 6 | |
| Queen Cell Cages | 12 | |
| Queen Catcher Tube Type | 2 | |
| Queen Catcher Clip Type | 2 | |
| Queen Cage Plastic Guard | 6 | |
| Queen Cage Plastic Puzzle | 6 | |
| Grafting Tools | Selection |
WBKA Nucleus Boxes
| Nucleus No 1 | 1 | Wood |
| Nucleus No 2 | 1 | Wood |
| Nucleus No 3 | 1 | Wood |
| Nucleus No 4 | 1 | Wood |
| Nucleus No 5 | 1 | Wood |
| Nucleus No 6 | 1 | Wood |
| Nucleus No 7 | 1 | Wood |
| Nucleus No 8 | 1 | Wood |
| Nucleus No 9 | 1 | Wood |
| Nucleus No 10 | 1 | Wood |
| Poly Nuc | 1 | Polystyrene |