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Welcome to the latest news about honeybees and beekeeping!

We are here to help you produce great stories by providing you with topical news, features and comment. We place a very high value on quality media coverage and we look forward to working with you to achieve this.

The stories we tell reflect the BBKA's leading role as a Education charity working to improve honey bee health, in support of beekeepers throughout the country and the environment that supports them. 

Our Press Officer Diane Roberts can be contacted by email: [email protected]


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.

Press Release: Beekeepers Put £90,000 Into Bee Health Research

Press Release: Beekeepers Put £90,000 Into Bee Health Research

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

Published: 12th August, 2022

Author: Diane Roberts

84% of Beekeepers Who Replied to Survey had No Winter Losses

84% of Beekeepers Who Replied to Survey had No Winter Losses

Winter hive losses of just 16% and worst areas in Eastern & South East regions Read more

Published: 24th July, 2022

Updated: 25th July, 2022

Author: Diane Roberts

Pictures from the opening of the National Apiary Garden

Pictures from the opening of the National Apiary Garden

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

Published: 23rd July, 2022

Updated: 8th August, 2022

Author: Diane Roberts

Bees Needs Week

Bees Needs Week

Bees Needs Week 18th -24th July when we ask you to do 5 simple things to help pollinators Read more

Published: 20th July, 2022

Updated: 25th July, 2022

Author: Diane Roberts

Bees feature at Queen's Ju-bee-lee Family Fun Days in Warwickshire

Bees feature at Queen's Ju-bee-lee Family Fun Days in Warwickshire

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

Published: 31st May, 2022

Updated: 5th August, 2022

Author: Diane Roberts

Award for 50 years of beekeeping

Award for 50 years of beekeeping

A long service award for 50 years of beekeeping has been presented to Frank Bell of Newcastle and District Beekeepers Association. Read more

Published: 25th May, 2022

Updated: 31st May, 2022

Author: Diane Roberts

What UK Beekeepers are doing to Support World Bee Day

What UK Beekeepers are doing to Support World Bee Day

World Bee Day is celebrated every year on the 20th May. Read more

Published: 20th May, 2022

Updated: 10th June, 2022

Author: Diane Roberts

First Asian Hornet of 2022 Confirmed

First Asian Hornet of 2022 Confirmed

The first Asian Hornet of 2022 found on the British mainland has been captured at Felixstowe in Suffolk. Read more

Published: 29th April, 2022

Updated: 24th June, 2022

Author: Diane Roberts

Successful BBKA Spring Convention

Successful BBKA Spring Convention

Despite uncertainties related to Covid, the 2022 Spring Convention at Harper Adams University in Shropshire proved popular. Read more

Published: 21st April, 2022

Author: diane drinkwater

First School Visit to National Apiary

First School Visit to National Apiary

The first school visit to the BBKA's new Apiary Garden and Education Centre has taken place. Read more

Published: 4th April, 2022

Updated: 21st April, 2022

Author: Diane Roberts

First Confirmed UK Sighting of Asian Hornet in 2021

First Confirmed UK Sighting of Asian Hornet in 2021

BREAKING NEWS: DEFRA says that a confirmed sighting of an Asian Hornet has been made in Berkshire. Read more

Published: 8th October, 2021

Updated: 22nd July, 2022

Author: Diane Roberts

Government responds to Small Hive Beetle Petition

Government responds to Small Hive Beetle Petition

"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

Published: 2nd May, 2021

Updated: 9th June, 2021

Author: Diane Roberts

Importing Bees

Importing Bees "against best practice for our environment"

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

Published: 24th March, 2021

Updated: 25th March, 2021

Author: Diane Roberts

Winter Survival Survey 2021

Winter Survival Survey 2021

Please fill in your form by the end of April to have your results included in the 2021 Winter Survival Survey Read more

Published: 23rd March, 2021

Updated: 3rd April, 2021

Author: Diane Roberts

Defra publishes blog about bee importation row

Defra publishes blog about bee importation row

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

Published: 22nd February, 2021

Author: Diane Roberts

25,000 Beekeepers Demand Govt Withdraw Neonic Licence

25,000 Beekeepers Demand Govt Withdraw Neonic Licence

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

Published: 18th January, 2021

Updated: 25th June, 2021

Author: Diane Roberts

BBKA Very Disappointed by Neonic Derogation

BBKA Very Disappointed by Neonic Derogation

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

Published: 9th January, 2021

Updated: 26th January, 2021

Author: Diane Roberts

November 2020 - NBU Starvation and Varroa Alert

November 2020 - NBU Starvation and Varroa Alert

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

Published: 7th December, 2020

Updated: 24th December, 2020

Author: Deleted User

Winners of Photo Competition Announced

Winners of Photo Competition Announced

The winners of the 2020 Photo Competition we ran in the BBKA's Asian Hornet Week in September have been announced. Read more

Published: 27th November, 2020

Updated: 8th September, 2021

Author: Diane Roberts

2021 International Meeting of Young Beekeepers Cancelled

2021 International Meeting of Young Beekeepers Cancelled

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

Published: 25th November, 2020

Updated: 26th November, 2020

Author: Diane Roberts

New Exam Board Secretary

New Exam Board Secretary

Introducing the new BBKA Exam secretary... Read more

Published: 2nd November, 2020

Updated: 13th April, 2022

Author: diane drinkwater

First Asian Hornet of 2020

First Asian Hornet of 2020

The first Asian Hornet of 2020 has been confirmed in Gosport in Hampshire. Read more

Published: 10th September, 2020

Updated: 30th September, 2021

Author: Diane Roberts

Veterinary Medicines Warning

Veterinary Medicines Warning

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is warning beekeepers to use veterinary medicines safely, effectively and legally. Read more

Published: 11th August, 2020

Updated: 8th September, 2020

Author: Diane Roberts

November 2020 Exams Cancelled

November 2020 Exams Cancelled

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

Published: 20th July, 2020

Updated: 25th October, 2021

Author: Diane Roberts

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    Further information about honey bee swarms together with photos of beautiful honey bees in swarms. It is hoped this page will help members of the public recognise honey bee swarms and then use our swarm map to find a beekeeper to collect the honey bees!

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    How do I become a beekeeper?

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