Hello, I am Peter Kirkup, your Asian Hornet Co-ordinator, I work for Natural Resources Wales and part of this work involves investigating reports of alien species including the Asian Hornet. In an effort to raise awareness I am interested to hear from anyone willing to be a verifier. A verifier will simply be asked to … Continue reading Asian Hornet Co-ordinator
Bee Health
World Bee Day 2024
Bees are so important to the health of our planet that they have their own special day. World Bee Day takes place on 20 May each year, and its aim is to spread awareness of the significance of bees. Bee campaigners also ask people everywhere to do more to help and protect the special insects. The Food … Continue reading World Bee Day 2024
How to identify the Asian Hornet
Click on Asian_Hornet_poster to identify and find details on how to report sightings of the Asian Hornet.
Starvation Warning!!🐝
In most areas of the UK our Bee Inspectors carrying out inspections over the last few days are seeing bee colonies which are extremely short of food stores within hives. Sadly, we have also attended apiaries where colonies have already died as a result of starvation. After such a prolonged wet and cold Spring beekeepers … Continue reading Starvation Warning!!🐝
Asian Hornet update!
By the end of 2023 72 asian hornet nests had been confirmed in Britain. This is an enormous increase on previous years but increased awareness and reporting contributed to the total. There were many unconfirmed sightings, including a report from Slebech. As an observation, European hornets seemed to be more abundant in 2023 too. So … Continue reading Asian Hornet update!
