Katie Hughes works for a famous car company and also makes stupendous bee cakes which raised lots of money on World Bee Day. Read more
McQueens Flowers have opened their tunnel of flowers at RHS Chelsea Flower Show Read more
Beekeepers are often approached about winged, flying creatures, especially in the spring and summer period, when they are their most active simply working and are no cause for alarm. Read more
New study has been commissioned to try to find out if certain bee behaviours are governed by genetics. Beekeepers are asked to take part. Read more
With the National Pollinators Strategy in full swing we could all do more to plant our gardens in optimisation for our hungry honeybees.
Our aim is to get bees in the curriculum onto the website for schools members to be able to enjoy in the next academic year, term 1.
Beekeepers are often approached about winged, flying creatures, especially in the spring and summer period, when they are their most active simply working and are no cause for alarm.
Bees are facing a number of problems in the UK. Here are some ideas to enable you to act to help in whatever way you can.
We currently use our Apiary only 10 - 12 days maximum throughout the year to conduct beekeeping exams and assessments. Our aim is to turn it into a fee free visitor centre to teach as many people as possible about the magic of bees and pollinators. Read more
Become a citizen scientist and learn how to identify this invasive species that is a threat to UK honeybees Read more
It's World Bee Day and the BBKA has renewed its call for people to plant for pollinators - we need that more than ever. Read more
Our fundraising assistant Claire Hartry takes you on a tour of the national apiary and describes plans to improve it while drawing the winner of the two RHS Chelsea tickets donated by McQueen's Flowers. Read more