Hornets

Asian Hornets – Message from Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA)

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This is to update you on Asian Hornet sightings in GB this year. So far in 2023 there have been 43 Asian hornet nests found in 36 locations – the majority of which are in Kent. More information, rolling updates and information on previous sightings can be found on the website of the National Bee Unit.

We would be grateful for your support in helping to raise awareness and encourage reporting of any further sightings. Alert posters and ID sheets are available to help, please see the Asian hornet alert page for details.

Any suspected sightings should ideally be reported with a photograph via the Asian hornet watch app or the online reporting form.  For more details on identification and reporting please visit the Asian hornet alert page.

GB Non-Native Species Secretariat

Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA)

Sand Hutton

York

YO41 1LZ

Reminder – Asian Hornet webinar this evening – Thursday 29th June

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The next WBKA Webinar will be on Thursday 29th June when Nigel Semmence will be talking about Asian Hornets. As usual this webinar is open to all so please promote the event as widely as possible. As usual there will be the opportunity to ask questions after the presentation but if you have any questions or specific things about Asian Hornet that you would like to know can you please send them to Caroline Mullinex on ld@wbka.come by 22nd June.  These questions and topics will help Nigel to ensure that his presentation covers all the queries.
Asian Hornets – Nigel Semmence – Join us for a webinar on Jun 29, 2023 at 7:30 PM BST.

Register now!

Nigel started beekeeping whilst he was a teenager in Norfolk learning from his uncle and grandfather who were both bee farmers. After university he worked in scientific sales before joining the Oxford Bee Company where he enjoyed three years on pollination projects with solitary bees and commuted between the UK and California. In 2009 Nigel joined the National Bee Unit (NBU) as Regional Bee Inspector (RBI) for Southern region running a team of seven Seasonal Bee Inspectors (SBIs). In 2015 Nigel became the Contingency planning and science officer for the NBU with responsibility for developing contingency plans for exotic pests and diseases of honeybees such as the Asian hornet, Small hive beetle and Tropilaelaps mites. This was just in time for the first Asian hornet incursion in 2016 and the NBU has learnt much since then on how to deal with Asian hornets as well as how to run contingency responses.
Nigel’s talk will cover the current situation with Asian hornet in Europe and the UK, focusing on the contingency response by the NBU and how beekeepers can help.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Asian Hornet webinar – Thursday 29th June

apiarymanager Education & Training, Events, Hornets, Stories of Interest, Training

The next WBKA Webinar will be on Thursday 29th June when Nigel Semmence will be talking about Asian Hornets. As usual this webinar is open to all so please promote the event as widely as possible. As usual there will be the opportunity to ask questions after the presentation but if you have any questions or specific things about Asian Hornet that you would like to know can you please send them to Caroline Mullinex on ld@wbka.come by 22nd June.  These questions and topics will help Nigel to ensure that his presentation covers all the queries.
Asian Hornets – Nigel Semmence – Join us for a webinar on Jun 29, 2023 at 7:30 PM BST.

Register now!

Nigel started beekeeping whilst he was a teenager in Norfolk learning from his uncle and grandfather who were both bee farmers. After university he worked in scientific sales before joining the Oxford Bee Company where he enjoyed three years on pollination projects with solitary bees and commuted between the UK and California. In 2009 Nigel joined the National Bee Unit (NBU) as Regional Bee Inspector (RBI) for Southern region running a team of seven Seasonal Bee Inspectors (SBIs). In 2015 Nigel became the Contingency planning and science officer for the NBU with responsibility for developing contingency plans for exotic pests and diseases of honeybees such as the Asian hornet, Small hive beetle and Tropilaelaps mites. This was just in time for the first Asian hornet incursion in 2016 and the NBU has learnt much since then on how to deal with Asian hornets as well as how to run contingency responses.
Nigel’s talk will cover the current situation with Asian hornet in Europe and the UK, focusing on the contingency response by the NBU and how beekeepers can help.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

View System Requirements