Bridgend and District Beekeeping Association has a long history originally being created as the Glamorgan Beekeepers Association in 1880.

To meet the needs of both bees and beekeepers an extensive training programme has been run in the class room each winter and in the apiary each summer. With the help of some grant money the Association apiary has been expanded and improved. These initiatives have attracted a steady flow of new beekeepers and the association has grown year on year to its current level of 160 members.