This invasive species week on Thursday 18th May the National Bee Unit received a credible triaged report of an Asian hornet discovered in a workshop, approximately 15 miles from Ashford in Kent. The insect was caught and will be analysed by scientists. This was a single hornet incursion and follow…
Asian Hornet – Gravesend, Kent
The National Bee Unit (NBU) responded to a credible sighting of Asian hornets (Vespa velutina) in Gravesend, Kent on the 20th of July. Shortly after NBU inspectors reached the site they located a small primary nest in a nearby residential garden. The nest was destroyed on the same day. It…
Asian Hornet Sighting – Canterbury, Kent
On Sunday 28th May a bee farmer, whilst doing a routine apiary inspection near Canterbury, Kent, recognised an Asian hornet that had been attracted to the colonies and knocked it down. The NBU has collected the specimen which will be analysed by scientists and follow up activities will take place…
Update: Asian Hornet Dover District, Kent
National Bee Unit (NBU) inspectors are currently carrying out enhanced surveillance in the Dover district in response to a confirmed sighting of Asian hornet (Vespa velutina). A single hornet was captured and reported on 17th July to the NBU by a local beekeeper. An NBU Inspector collected the sample which…
Association Apiary
We are lucky to have our Association Apiary at Wentworth Castle. Members are given the exact location.
Association Apiary Location
We are lucky enough to have our own association apiary which is located in the gardens of Wentworth Castle at Stainborough, thanks to National Trust. It can be a little difficult to find as access isn’t through the usual public route. You should arrive via the Steeple Lodge entrance (Lowe…
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Bees in a bird Box?
Most bird boxes are too small for a honeybee colony and it is almost certainly bumblebees that you have. Tree Bumblebees love birdboxes although other species of bumblebees will take over an old bird’s nest in a birdbox. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust writes: We do not recommend moving nests unless…
Happy New Year….now what’s your plan?
Well with 2022 nearly over, I wanted to write and wish you all the very best for 2023. The new bee season started the minute that we put the bees to bed for winter with the first job being to plan for 2023. So what is your beekeeping plan for…
Swarm Season is here!