Please see this link for the updated COVID-19 guidance from the NBU. You can also download and print the Covid-19_and_Beekeeping_Update_v2 as a PDF. Keep safe!
National Bee Unit
Covid-19 and beekeeping
Please see the attached Covid-19 Beekeeping NBU 25.03.20 advisory document, which was released today and is being disseminated by the Bee Health Advisory Forum.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) – Message from Lynda Christie, Welsh Beekeepers’ Association (WBKA) Chairperson
Dear Member, The impact of Coronavirus has seen the regrettable cancellation of the WBKA Convention 2020 and the cancellation of the March Module examinations. Your associations courses, talks, and meetings will be curtailed during this crisis, but I am sure local associations and groups will check in on their more vulnerable members, especially those who may be … Continue reading Coronavirus (Covid-19) – Message from Lynda Christie, Welsh Beekeepers’ Association (WBKA) Chairperson
Urgent Warning to PBKA Members
Would PBKA members please note that there has been an outbreak of EFB in the St David’s area and an outbreak of AFB in the Wisemans Bridge area. The information relating to this is on Beebase at http://www.nationalbeeunit.com/public/BeeDiseases/efbReport.cfm We have been advised by the Regional Bee Inspector for Wales to direct you to the National … Continue reading Urgent Warning to PBKA Members
Starvation Warning from the National Bee Unit
Beekeepers may wish to monitor their colony food levels closely over the next month as many colonies, particularly those which are strong and had their spring honey crop removed, will be at risk of starving. In some parts of the UK, the weather is still cold and foraging opportunities for large colonies are few and … Continue reading Starvation Warning from the National Bee Unit
