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The BBKA's objectives are to advance the education of the public and beekeepers in the craft of beekeeping and promote the importance of bees in the environment.
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 18th -24th July 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
World Bee Day is celebrated every year on the 20th May. Read more
The first Asian Hornet of 2022 found on the British mainland has been captured at Felixstowe in Suffolk. 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
BREAKING NEWS: DEFRA says that a confirmed sighting of an Asian Hornet has been made in Berkshire. Read more
"We recognise the serious threat posed by small hive beetle. EU areas affected by this pest are not permitted to export to the UK. Strict controls apply to imports into the UK from other areas" Read more
Beekeeping Associations, from all around the UK, are in agreement that the importation of bees from overseas is totally against best practices for the protection of our environment. Read more
Please fill in your form by the end of April to have your results included in the 2021 Winter Survival Survey Read more
A blog has been published on the Defra website setting out the law as it relates to bee importation following recent stories about a Kent importer who wanted to import bees from Italy and had been told he could not. Read more
More than 25,000 beekeepers voted to demand that the government withdraw the neonic licence for sugar beet and allow no further breaches of the ban. Read more
British Beekeepers Association is sending a letter to associations expressing extreme disappointment in the neonic licence issued by government for sugar beet & is urging all members to express their objections to a public consultation on pesticides. Read more
The National Bee Unit says their inspectors across the UK are reporting some colonies of bees are becoming short of food and need feeding Read more
The winners of the 2020 Photo Competition we ran in the BBKA's Asian Hornet Week in September have been announced. Read more
The 2021 International Meeting of young beekeepers which was due to take place in Slovenia has been cancelled. In the current pandemic, the organisers have decided that to ensure the wellbeing of participants the meeting cannot go ahead Read more
Introducing the new BBKA Exam secretary... Read more
The first Asian Hornet of 2020 has been confirmed in Gosport in Hampshire. Read more
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is warning beekeepers to use veterinary medicines safely, effectively and legally. Read more
We have taken the difficult decision to cancel the BBKA assessments for the remaining part of 2020 due to the global outbreak of Covid-19. Read more