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Please find the downloadable pdf for the Asian hornet banner and extra updates about Asian hornet week 2019 Read more
Please see the current advice on Schools Membership. We want you to forge relationships with local schools in whichever way you choose. Here you will see what is offered from HQ to support you on your way. Read more
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Mark White of East Dorset Beekeepers has headed to Jersey to learn how to deal with Asian hornets. Read more
Please make sure you read this notification that has been sent out to all beekeepers in the UK Read more
In July 2018 CEH launched the National Honey Monitoring Scheme (NHMS) which aims to work with both amateur and professional beekeepers across the UK to measure long term changes in the pollen content of honey. Read more
The 1st Primary nest found was in Jersey on the 19th April and up to the time of Spring Convention (12 April 2019) 8 Asian Hornets had been spotted. Numbers are expected to rise. Read more
Please have a look here for information on Schools' membership and implications for your local branch. Read more
Pan-European assessment, monitoring, and mitigation Of Stressors on the Health of BEEs Read more
This year the BBKA is conducting the annual winter colony survival survey online and would like to invite all members to take part. Read more
A PHD student at University of Plymouth is trying to recruit bee keepers to perform a survey of traits in their bees over the summer and then use genetic tests to associate those traits with lineages of honey bees. She wants to measure drone brood timings, worker brood cycle and thriftiness and will then work out their heritage. Read more
There are many book on gardening for bees and other pollinators, some even include some basic beekeeping information on beekeeping, but as of yet there has been no beekeepers' bible to flowers and honeybees. Read more