We have read the following and thought we would share it with you.
We have read the following and thought we would share it with you.
As our petition to Stop the Importation of Honeybees into GB from the EU via Northern Ireland has passed 10,000 the point at which the government has to give a response Defra have responded and you can see that below.
The BBKA has decided to stage the 2021 Spring Convention as a virtual ‘armchair’ event which will be held from Friday 16th April to Sunday 18th April 2021.
The National Bee Unit (NBU) is urging beekeepers to please not forget this year’s Hive Count!
The first Asian Hornet of 2020 has been confirmed in Gosport in Hampshire. Beekeepers and members of the public were today asked to remain vigilant.
Recording of Asian hornet conference 2021 | British Beekeepers Association (bbka.org.uk)
As well as honeybees there are around 24 species of bumblebee and over 240 species of solitary bee in the UK.
Almost a quarter of the estimated 20,000 bee species on Earth may be in decline, researchers have found.
A lecture given by Ben Harden at the 2015 National Honey Show entitled “Bees in Winter”. The National Honey Show gratefully acknowledge the Nineveh Charitable Trust for their support and the sponsorship by B J Sherriff.
