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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
BREAKING NEWS: DEFRA says that a confirmed sighting of an Asian Hornet has been made in Berkshire. Read more
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is warning beekeepers to use veterinary medicines safely, effectively and legally. Read more