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One of the world's most famous shopping destinations in London, Carnaby Street will be renamed Carnabee Street for Bees Needs Week this year 8-14 July on now! Read more
The first Asian Hornet of 2019 on UK mainland has been found in New Milton in Hampshire close to the New Forest. Read more
The annual survey carried out by the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA ) to measure winter survival of honeybees shows that losses at 8.5% are at their lowest since the current survey programme was started in 2007/08. Read more
Children at Heron Hill Primary School in Kendal, Cumbria are delighted to be winners of a 'Year of Green Action' award from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Read more
Manchester & District Beekeepers have been given the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. Read more
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
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
Southport & District Beekeepers were moving their Apiary from just outside Formby to Hesketh Park in Southport when they discovered an old microscope they had been given back in the 70s 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
The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) team for the International Meeting of Young Beekeepers in July has been chosen. Read more
The first Asian Hornet of 2019 has been found in the British Isles. A foundress queen hornet emerged from hibernation at St Heliers Bay on the island of Jersey. Read more
Latest on Asian Hornet - AHAT action required Read more
9 year old Rosie Edmundson was 'over the moon' to receive the British Beekeepers Association President's Prize for 2018 during morning assembly. Read more
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If you are in Birmingham in December check out the video billboard appeal about Adopt a Beehive. It's message is that you don't have to be a superhero to help honeybees. Read more
It's just been confirmed that two Asian Hornets have been found in Dungeness in Kent. One on ivy in someone's garden - the other was found at the Dungeness Bird Observatory. Read more
The island of Jersey has found, destroyed or prevented 52 Asian Hornet nests so far this year with almost equal numbers of them in trees and buildings. Read more
A second Asian Hornet nest has been destroyed in Hampshire. This one was near Brockenhurst. Read more
An Asian Hornet nest has been destroyed at New Alresford and another sighting of hornets has been confirmed at Brockenhurst in Hampshire Read more
Defra says a second Asian Hornet nest has been found by bee inspectors at Fowey in Cornwall and destroyed. A hunt for further nests is continuing. Read more
Two more sites where an Asian Hornet has been found and confirmed emerged today. Liskeard in Cornwall and the city of Hull in East Yorkshire. Read more