In summer we get many calls and questions from members of the public with bees in their houses, outbuildings and gardens.
Our volunteer members can only help with swarms of honey bees so it is important to correctly identify the bees.
There are around 250 species of bee found in the UK and only one of these is the honey bee. The BBKA looks after members who keep honey bees and our volunteers will be pleased to collect swarms of honey bees so they can be re-homed. A swarm of honey bees is many thousands of bees in a cluster shaped like a rugby ball typically found hanging off a tree or fence.
As well as honey bees there are around 24 species of bumblebee and over 240 species of solitary bee in the UK. Please use the identification section below to help identify what type of bee you have and who to approach for help.
Information to help identify what type of bee you have and who to approach for help and further information. The BBKA can only help if they are honey bees. Read more
Further information about honey bee swarms and swarm collection. Read more
If the bees have been identified as honey bees you can enter your postcode to find our nearest volunteer swarm collectors. Read more
Information to help those who find themselves with a honey bee colony which has set up home in the structure of a building. Read more