The government has produced a report showing that the only nests found last year were the two we reported in Portsmouth and Ascot. Analysis shows that neither were related to a nest the previous year in Hampshire.

Beekeepers have been following the news of Asian hornet nest searches in the UK for five years. But what really happens in the hunt for the nest of the invasive insect that threatens honey bees and other pollinators?

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.