Statement from the British Beekeepers' Association President, Anne Rowberry, on banned bee-killing pesticides. Read more
Welcome to the latest news about honeybees!
The BBKA is calling on the public to help fight a major threat to honey bees and other pollinators - Asian hornets! Read more
First institutional member of the British Beekeepers' Association for 80 years. Read more
BBKA President Anne Rowberry astounded police guarding a side entrance to Buckingham Palace when she was invited in to hand a jar of honey to a member of the King's household who assured her it would be on his breakfast table on National Honey Day. Read more
The British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) is celebrating the first National Honey Day on October 21st Read more
The CB Dennis British Beekeepers Research Trust, Bee Diseases Insurance Ltd and The British Beekeepers Association are funding a three year post graduate research post. Read more
Winter hive losses of just 16% and worst areas in Eastern & South East regions Read more
The National Apiary Garden has been formally opened and the Master of the Wax Chandlers planted a tree for the Queen's Jubilee Read more
Bees Needs Week, 10th - 16th July 2023, when we ask you to do 5 simple things to help pollinators Read more
The British Beekeeper's Association (BBKA) Show Team have been giving families at Compton Verney mansion in Warwickshire a fascinating show of Beekeeping skills. Read more
A long service award for 50 years of beekeeping has been presented to Frank Bell of Newcastle and District Beekeepers Association. Read more
Despite uncertainties related to Covid, the 2022 Spring Convention at Harper Adams University in Shropshire proved popular. Read more
The first school visit to the BBKA's new Apiary Garden and Education Centre has taken place. Read more
The BBKA welcomes the National Honey Show's initiative in setting up a Just Giving Page in recognition of the long association beekeepers here have with Ukrainian beekeepers. Read more
BBKA President Anne Rowberry has been talking to our Patron Jimmy Doherty about the importance of the bee population. Read more
The government has ignored the advice of its scientific advisors and allowed sugar beet farmers to use a banned bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticide in 2022. BBKA President says this decision will not just kill our bees now, but will affect them and the environment for several years to come . Read more
We have a new Area Association in the BBKA voted for at the Annual Delegate Meeting. Read more
The Veterinary Medicine Directorate is encouraging all members to report unauthorised veterinary products and illegal activity. Read more
National bee unit statement - April 2021 - Reporting Varroa Read more
Beekeeping Associations from around the UK are warning that import arrangements since Brexit are causing an imminent and serious risk that the exotic bee pest the Small Hive Beetle (SHB) could be introduced to the British Isles. Read more
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is warning beekeepers to use veterinary medicines safely, effectively and legally. Read more