The combination of a mild winter followed by wet weather in April and May has meant that honey bees may be short of stores. A new article by Julian Routh has been published with hints and tips on spring feeding.
Burts Bees Join Forces With UK Celebrities to Help Save the Nation's Honey Bees.
Online auction of limited edition designed beehives to raise funds for Adopt a Beehive 1 - 8 May 2011
The BBKA calls on the UK government not only to take action to protect existing habitats but to find the ways and means to create new habitats beneficial to bees and other pollinators.
3.5 million pounds of honey harvested this summer for the nation's tea tables by amateur beekeepers
50 per cent increase in the number of bee colonies in the last six months
four times the value of BBKA members' honey harvests goes to the economy through pollination
5,000 people sign up as Armchair Beekeepers to support Adopt a Beehive fundraising campaign