The UK government has given emergency approval for the use of a pesticide banned because of the harm it can cause bees, for the fourth year in a row. Permission to use the neonicotinoid on sugar beet seeds has been needed despite a vow by the industry to find an alternative by the end of … Continue reading Neonicotinoids given approval for use!
Bee Health
Starvation risk warning!
Just to advise beekeepers everywhere to check their bees for stores (especially nucs), particularly if you didn't give yours a full winter feed at the end of last season. So give your hives a heft and if needed, give them some fondant or candy (not liquid feed!) and recheck regularly! This is also a good … Continue reading Starvation risk warning!
Protected: Hive cleaning and sterilisation
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Protected: Email from the NBU, re Asian Hornets
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Asian Hornets – Message from Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA)
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 … Continue reading Asian Hornets – Message from Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA)
Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association 