Bees Needs Week

Bees Needs Week: 10th - 16th July 2023

The BBKA will be sharing our favourite beekeeping moments on our social media: sharing our members photos of their beekeeping and our most popular stories from the last 12 months. Follow us on social media.

These are the five simple actions you can take to help pollinators and make sure their populations are sustained:

Our Chair Stephen Barnes has been reflecting on how we can all help pollinators for Bees Needs Week:

What is Bees Needs Week?

Bees Needs Week is an annual event coordinated by Defra, working alongside charities, businesses, conservation groups and academic institutions to raise awareness of bees and other pollinators.

Bees and other pollinators are vital for growing lots of our favourite foods and for plants to flourish in our fields and gardens

Some of the BBKA pages that will help you

Gardening for bees
A variety of leaflets including "Ten favourite flowers for small gardens"
What Bee is This?
Bees in Schools

Other useful websites

Campaign for School Gardening

Pollinating Insects Spotter Guide

National Insect Week

The Bee Cause (Friends of the Earth)

Plants for Pollinators- Teaching Resources Countryside Classroom

STEM Pollination Resources

BBC- Science KS1 / KS2: What is pollination and how does it work?

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Latest

Melomakarona

These delicately spiced semolina biscuits are a Christmas staple in many Greek households. Hot from the oven they soak up an aromatic honey syrup resulting in a soft crumb that showcases the flavours of honey.
December In the Apiary 2023

Karl Colyer, Cheshire BKA. Leave the bees alone. Winter as a selection tool. Looking and planning ahead.
BBKA Asian Hornet Documents
BBKA Asian Hornet Artwork

Oakgrove School

The latest school to be awarded BBKA Beacon School status.
Beekeepers call on the public to help fight record Asian hornet invasion

The BBKA is calling on the public to help fight a major threat to honey bees and other pollinators - Asian hornets!
Gilbert White’s House

First institutional member of the British Beekeepers' Association for 80 years.
Neonicotinoids

Statement from the British Beekeepers' Association President, Anne Rowberry, on banned bee-killing pesticides.
Our President presents jar of honey to the King

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.
First National Honey Day

The British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) is celebrating the first National Honey Day on October 21st
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.
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
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
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.

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

Find your local BBKA branch.
Log in information
Site search

Site search using a Google Custom Search Engine
How many eyes does a bee have?
How do I become a beekeeper?

How do I become a beekeeper? Why you should join a local association? Where can I find out about courses?

What is Bees Needs Week?Bees Needs Week is an annual event coordinated by Defra, working alongside charities, businesses, conservation groups and academic institutions to raise awareness of bees and other pollinators.

Bees and other pollinators are vital for growing lots of our favourite foods and for plants to flourish in our fields and gardens

Some of the BBKA pages that will help you

Other useful websites

What is Bees Needs Week?

Bees Needs Week is an annual event coordinated by Defra, working alongside charities, businesses, conservation groups and academic institutions to raise awareness of bees and other pollinators.