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It is highly recommended that all bee keepers register with BeeBase.

They provide useful information on the art of apiculture and send out information regarding disease outbreaks in the area or alerts for possible starvation / varroa problems.

Beebase News Feed

  • Julian Parker – Head of APHA’s National Bee Unit.
    on November 23, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Following a recent recruitment process Julian Parker has been appointed as Head of the National Bee Unit (NBU) within Defra’s Animal and Plant Health Agency. […]

  • Email issues
    on November 16, 2020 at 12:00 am

    If you have sent an email to nbu@apha.gov.uk between the 10th November and the 16th November, due to a system failure your message has not been received. […]

  • Healthy Bees Plan 2030 Published
    on November 3, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Defra, Welsh Government and the National Bee Unit have worked with stakeholders to produce a review of progress made under the Healthy Bees Plan, a ten-year […]

  • Healthy Bees Plan Review Published
    on November 2, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Defra, Welsh Government and the National Bee Unit have worked with stakeholders to produce a review of progress made under the Healthy Bees Plan, a ten-year […]

  • The National Hive Count 2020
    on November 2, 2020 at 12:00 am

    The 2020 Hive Count launches today (2nd November)It is time to update your BeeBase records with the total number of overwintering hives as of 1st November […]