Asian Hornet Events

Asian Hornet Week: 2nd - 8th September 2024

Held in September each year to help raise awareness, improve identification and encourage people to download the 'Asian Hornet Watch' App. The 'Yellow-legged' Asian hornet could decimate our pollinators so it is important to have everyone actively looking for it.

Identification and reporting information.
BBKA Press Release for Asian Hornet Week 2024 and accompanying spotting sheet.
Nigel Semmence, Contingency Planning and Science Officer, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)/National Bee Unit (NBU) presents a special update on yellow-legged Asian hornets for Asian Hornet Week. Watch the recording here.

A 'Beekeepers Update' from Andrew Durham for Asian Hornet Week 2024. Watch the recording here.

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If you would like to watch all of the 2023 Asian Hornet Week presentations a list is available here.

Media Support and Tips for AHAT Teams: Tuesday 30th April 2024

Advice and guidance from Kirsteen Thorne, BBKA Outreach Officer, for AHAT Teams on how to engage with the media and make the most of interview opportunities with regard to Asian hornet awareness.

Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFFbKGiR7bY

Asian Hornet Conference: Saturday 17th February 2024

This year’s online conference provided updates from the NBU, Kent and Jersey together with further information as to how beekeepers fit into the fight against the Asian Hornet.

Nigel Semmence: 'An Update from the NBU'
Martin Smith; eR2 Project Manager: ‘Communication is the key’
Kirsteen Thorne; BBKA Outreach Officer
Alastair Christie: 'An update on Jersey and what BBKA could learn from the Jersey Experience'
Jackie Aucott: An update from Kent

Questions and answers from the 2024 Conference:

eR2 Questions
NBU Questions
BBKA Questions for Defra and the NBU

Watch the recording here:

Asian Hornet – Special Briefing for Beekeepers – update for 2024 by Andrew Durham

This briefing covered:

The situation as at the end of 2023
The effect on beekeeping
The prospect for 2024 and beyond
A report on the first year in operation of the new French National Plan for fighting the hornet

Watch the recording here:

Recordings of Previous Asian Hornet Conferences

Banner photo: Dave Heaton

Latest

BBKA Zoom Talks

Next talk: 'Beekeepers' Question Time' Tuesday 17th September 2024
September

September is a turning point. It’s a time to slow down after a busy season and an opportunity to take stock and make those final winter preparations. By next month nature is largely in the driving seat!
Nigella’s Honeyed Tarte Tatin

"My Honeyed Tarte Tartin celebrates the gloriousness of British honey"; Nigella Lawson
Margaret Johnson

One of the founder members of Meridian Beekeepers' Association along with her husband Alan.

Identify & Report Asian Hornet

How to identify if the insect in front of you is an Asian Hornet together with details of how to report any potential sightings. Also, further information about how to monitor for Asian Hornet activity in your area.
Asian Hornet Sightings and Incursion Map

Details of recent sightings together with an incursion map.
Asian Hornet Resources

A variety of resources about Asian hornets to download and share.
Asian Hornet Teams

All BBKA Associations are asked to select a team of members to assist with local requests for help in identifying Asian Hornets.
Asian Hornet FAQs

Answers to some frequently asked questions about Asian Hornets.
Asian Hornet Flight

You may be wondering how Jersey beekeepers have worked out the distance they are from an Asian Hornet's nest by timing how long it takes a hornet to fly from bait to nest and back?

Find Beekeeping Near You

Please use our BBKA map to find branches and members who can help you on your way to becoming a beekeeper.
Swarm Collection

Beekeepers are often approached about winged, flying creatures, especially in the spring and summer period, when they are their most active simply working and are no cause for alarm. We can only help if they are honeybees.
Find a local Swarm Collector

If the bees have been identified as honey bees you can enter your postcode to find our nearest volunteer swarm collectors.
Honeybee Swarms

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!
What bee is this?

What bee is this? Pictures of the bumblebees and solitary bees often mistaken for honeybees. Easy ways to identify them.
Learn the craft of beekeeping

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Identify & Report Asian Hornet

How to identify if the insect in front of you is an Asian Hornet together with details of how to report any potential sightings. Also, further information about how to monitor for Asian Hornet activity in your area.
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