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Bee campaigner Brigit Strawbridge describes why bees depend on trees and how we have lost so many of our wooded areasRead more
Ted Gradosielski, who has kept bees in Epping Forest for 38 years, has been awarded British Empire Medal in Queen's Birthday Honour.Read more
The public is invited to ‘plant or protect’ to celebrate World Bee Day on May 20thRead more
Our chair of trustees, Margaret Wilson, is asking all beekeepers to monitor the insects in their garden, allotment or hedgerows.Read more
EU member states have voted to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on outdoor crops. BBKA says we must be alert to what farmers will use instead of neonicotinoids.Read more
The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) is disappointed to hear of the first confirmed sighting of an Asian Hornet in 2018. We are grateful for the sharp eyes of a member of the public who spotted it and hope continued vigilance will keep the Asian Hornet threat to honeybees at bay.Read more
An Asian Hornet has been found by a member of the public in a cauliflower in Bury in Lancashire. The finding has been confirmed by the Non Native Species Secretariat (NNSS).Read more
The module 7 paper taken by many beekeepers at the weekend was missing a diagram. The Examinations Board has sent out a letter explaining what it will do.Read more
DEFRA is surveying beekeepers in England about their Queen rearing practices - the BBKA would like all beekeepers to answer it, you can find the survey here: bit.ly/2DxKoeSRead more
Honeybees are starting to emerge from their hives and will soon be enjoying all the new pollinator patches of wildflower seeds you planted. Don't forget the competition to send in pictures of those patches and win £100 to spend at this year's Spring Convention.Read more
European Food Standards Authority (EFSA) has released its peer review of 1500 studies looking at whether neonicotinoids harm honeybees, bumblebees and wild bees. It says the risk is confirmed. British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) still supports EU ban on neonicotinoid pesticides.Read more
You can carry out a flowers and insects survey in your own garden or volunteer to help with surveys of 75 agricultural or semi-natural sites that will help the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology with their conservation work.Read more
Win a free signed book Bee Boy: Clash of the Killer Queens by Tony De Saulles the illustrator of the bestselling Horrible Science series.Read more
The British Beekeepers Association is backing four diverse projects to help honeybees in 2018.Read more
Adopt a Beehive have launched a competition for the best photos of your wildflower plantings following the give away of free packs of wildflower seeds last year at the Spring Convention. The winner will receive a £100 shopping voucher plus a gift pack from Burt's Bees.Read more
The 2018 British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) President's Prize has been awarded to Luke Charnock a young beekeeper in the Medlock Branch in Lancashire. Luke, who is 15, suffers from T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma and finished three years of chemotherapy in 2016.Read more
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) is asking all beekeepers, amateur and professional, to take part in a National Honey Monitoring Scheme which aims to identify new environmental threats to honey bees.Read more
Tim Lovett, former President and Director of Public Affairs for British Beekeepers' Association ( BBKA) has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Beekeeping Industry in the 2018 New Year's Honours List.Read more
The National Hive Count by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is underway and you only have until the end of December to register. With the finding of the first Asian Hornet nests it is more important than ever that APHA has accurate and up-to-date figures about colonies of honey bees.Read more
Calderstones School in Liverpool has won the Eco Project of the Year at the Educate Awards held in Liverpool Cathedral.Read more
The BBKA is pleased that Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said new advice from Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) meant government would now support total ban on neonicotinoid pesticides.Read more
The country’s average honey crop remains depressingly small, just 24 lbs or approaching 11 kilos per hive, pointing to a steady decline in the crop and an increase in worries about the future of honey bees.Read more
British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA) 10th Annual Colony Survival Survey results show a reduction in the over-winter losses compared to the previous yearRead more
Calderstones School Liverpool shortlisted for ECO School Project of Year in North West.Read more