The British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA) is calling on the public to help fight a major threat to honey bees and other pollinators – Asian hornets. Numbers of the destructive insect are rising rapidly this summer and more have been detected in the UK this year than in the previous six years…
Gilbert White’s House
June 2023 Gilbert White’s House and Gardens has just become the first institutional member of the British Beekeepers’ Association for 80 years. Rev. Gilbert White lived mostly in the Hampshire village of Selborne from 1720 to 1793. Also a keen gardener, he began to study nature by close observation –…
Our President presents jar of honey to the King
Friday 21 October 2022 Happy National Honey Day! BBKA President Anne Rowberry went to London yesterday and presented a jar of honey to the King. She presented herself to security at the side entrance to Buckingham Palace and asked if she could take her jar of honey in? After explaining…
Neonicotinoids
Statement from the British Beekeepers’ Association President, Anne Rowberry, on banned bee-killing pesticides: “The BBKA is totally opposed to the use of this and similar pesticides due to their effect on honeybees and other pollinators, and the wider environment. The UK government has yet again issued a licence for the…
First National Honey Day
Tuesday 18th October 2022 The British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA) is celebrating the first National Honey Day on Friday 21st October when we are encouraging people to buy a jar of local honey, produced by bees here in the UK. Not only do we want to ensure people are aware of…
Early Years Events 2024
One-day beekeeping course 2024 “The Early Years” A course for progressive beekeepers Sat 17th Feb: Lawshall, Suffolk Sun 18th Feb: Denton, Northampton About the course A one-day course to help and encourage beekeepers in their formative years who wish to move on from their initial teaching, gaining ideas, knowledge and…
CaSCA Events
BIBBA CaSCA One-Day Course 2024 Sat 27th Jan Ossett Community Centre Prospect Road, Ossett, Yorkshire. WF5 8ANhttps://ossettcommunitycentre.co.uk/ Sun 28th Jan Clayton Community Centre Northwood Lane, Staffordshire, ST5 4BThttps://www.claytoncommunitycentre.co.uk/ Sat 3rd Feb Lawshall Village Hall, Harrow Green, Suffolk IP29 4PBhttps://lawshallvillagehall.co.uk/ Sun 4th Feb Denton Village Hall, Vicarage Lane.…
2023 Hive Count
The National Bee Unit is pleased to launch the 2023 National Hive Count today, 1st of November. The hard slog of summer beekeeping is done so make yourself a nice cup of tea, grab your laptop and sink into your favourite chair. It’s time to update your BeeBase records! We…
Asian Hornet Watch App – Downtime
Essential server maintenance will occur on the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) watch app during 27th September until early 28th September. During this time sightings of Asian hornet need to be emailed to . When reporting via email please include a photograph or clear description including the insect’s behaviour, the location…
February 2023 – 2022 Hive Count
Over 11,000 beekeepers updated their details on BeeBase during the 2022 hive count compared to almost 9,000 in 2021. There are currently more than 48,000 beekeepers registered on BeeBase and approximately 23% of those contacted updated their records. The 2022 hive count produced a figure of 288,311 colonies in the…
Swarm Season is here!