British Beekeepers Association
@bbka.org.uk
This is the page for the British Beekeepers' Association, a national charity supporting bees and beekeepers.
https://www.bbka.org.uk/
https://www.bbka.org.uk/
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
National Bee Unit (BeeBase website) 2025 map of Inspections with European Foul Brood by 10km
www.nationalbeeunit.com/diseases-and...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/diseases-and...
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
National Bee Unit (BeeBase website) 2025 map of Inspections with European Foul Brood by 10km
www.nationalbeeunit.com/diseases-and...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/diseases-and...
Winter capped brood monitoring
The status of capped brood in honey bee colonies during winter is critical information beekeepers must consider when choosing an appropriate control product for the mite Varroa destructor.
agriculture.auburn.edu/research/enp...
The status of capped brood in honey bee colonies during winter is critical information beekeepers must consider when choosing an appropriate control product for the mite Varroa destructor.
agriculture.auburn.edu/research/enp...
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Winter capped brood monitoring
The status of capped brood in honey bee colonies during winter is critical information beekeepers must consider when choosing an appropriate control product for the mite Varroa destructor.
agriculture.auburn.edu/research/enp...
The status of capped brood in honey bee colonies during winter is critical information beekeepers must consider when choosing an appropriate control product for the mite Varroa destructor.
agriculture.auburn.edu/research/enp...
A new licensed oxalic acid powder Varroa treatment is available this winter.
Product information for Varroxal suggests use appropriate for:
Sublimation:
Spraying - swarms
Trickle
Use information includes:
Broodless colonies
No honey super on hive
www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/ProductInfor...
Product information for Varroxal suggests use appropriate for:
Sublimation:
Spraying - swarms
Trickle
Use information includes:
Broodless colonies
No honey super on hive
www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/ProductInfor...
November 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A new licensed oxalic acid powder Varroa treatment is available this winter.
Product information for Varroxal suggests use appropriate for:
Sublimation:
Spraying - swarms
Trickle
Use information includes:
Broodless colonies
No honey super on hive
www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/ProductInfor...
Product information for Varroxal suggests use appropriate for:
Sublimation:
Spraying - swarms
Trickle
Use information includes:
Broodless colonies
No honey super on hive
www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/ProductInfor...
Yellow-legged Asian hornet update 14.11.25
2025
159 nests
541 sightings
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
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2025
159 nests
541 sightings
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Yellow-legged Asian hornet update 14.11.25
2025
159 nests
541 sightings
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...
2025
159 nests
541 sightings
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...
Yellow-legged Asian hornet update 14.11.25
2025
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
With leaves falling please look up for nests
Report using the Asian Hornet Watch app with a photo
Nest photos need to be supported with a photo of the insect to be investigated
Photo APHA Crown Copyright
2025
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
With leaves falling please look up for nests
Report using the Asian Hornet Watch app with a photo
Nest photos need to be supported with a photo of the insect to be investigated
Photo APHA Crown Copyright
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Yellow-legged Asian hornet update 14.11.25
2025
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
With leaves falling please look up for nests
Report using the Asian Hornet Watch app with a photo
Nest photos need to be supported with a photo of the insect to be investigated
Photo APHA Crown Copyright
2025
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
With leaves falling please look up for nests
Report using the Asian Hornet Watch app with a photo
Nest photos need to be supported with a photo of the insect to be investigated
Photo APHA Crown Copyright
Yellow-legged Asian hornet update 14.11.25
2025
159 Nests
541 sightings
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...
2025
159 Nests
541 sightings
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...
November 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Yellow-legged Asian hornet update 14.11.25
2025
159 Nests
541 sightings
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...
2025
159 Nests
541 sightings
1 new nest Etchingham, East Sussex
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...
Concerns over fraudulent honey imports raised in Europe
The European Beekeeping Association & the European Professional Beekeepers Association have sent a joint letter to EU Ministers, warning about the risk of fraudulent honey entering the EU.
ebaeurope.eu/eba-and-epba...
The European Beekeeping Association & the European Professional Beekeepers Association have sent a joint letter to EU Ministers, warning about the risk of fraudulent honey entering the EU.
ebaeurope.eu/eba-and-epba...
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Concerns over fraudulent honey imports raised in Europe
The European Beekeeping Association & the European Professional Beekeepers Association have sent a joint letter to EU Ministers, warning about the risk of fraudulent honey entering the EU.
ebaeurope.eu/eba-and-epba...
The European Beekeeping Association & the European Professional Beekeepers Association have sent a joint letter to EU Ministers, warning about the risk of fraudulent honey entering the EU.
ebaeurope.eu/eba-and-epba...
Currently 92 flood warnings and 194 flood alerts in England.
Colonies close to rivers & streams may be vulnerable in some areas.
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-w...
Colonies close to rivers & streams may be vulnerable in some areas.
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-w...
November 15, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Currently 92 flood warnings and 194 flood alerts in England.
Colonies close to rivers & streams may be vulnerable in some areas.
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-w...
Colonies close to rivers & streams may be vulnerable in some areas.
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/alerts-and-w...
Yellow-legged Asian hornet update 13 Nov
A total of 541 sightings in 2025.
1 more nest has been discovered in Etchingham, East Sussex. This nest has been destroyed and will be removed.
159 confirmed nests
A total of 541 sightings in 2025.
1 more nest has been discovered in Etchingham, East Sussex. This nest has been destroyed and will be removed.
159 confirmed nests
November 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Yellow-legged Asian hornet update 13 Nov
A total of 541 sightings in 2025.
1 more nest has been discovered in Etchingham, East Sussex. This nest has been destroyed and will be removed.
159 confirmed nests
A total of 541 sightings in 2025.
1 more nest has been discovered in Etchingham, East Sussex. This nest has been destroyed and will be removed.
159 confirmed nests
National Bee Unit (BeeBase website) 2025 map of Inspections with American Foul Brood by 10km
www.nationalbeeunit.com/diseases-and...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/diseases-and...
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
National Bee Unit (BeeBase website) 2025 map of Inspections with American Foul Brood by 10km
www.nationalbeeunit.com/diseases-and...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/diseases-and...
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Autumn has been unusually warm so far Colonies may need checking for stores periodically.
Fondant consumption can be quick initially and slow as temperatures drop.
It is likely to increase again around February as weather warms and colonies start to raise brood.
Fondant consumption can be quick initially and slow as temperatures drop.
It is likely to increase again around February as weather warms and colonies start to raise brood.
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Autumn has been unusually warm so far Colonies may need checking for stores periodically.
Fondant consumption can be quick initially and slow as temperatures drop.
It is likely to increase again around February as weather warms and colonies start to raise brood.
Fondant consumption can be quick initially and slow as temperatures drop.
It is likely to increase again around February as weather warms and colonies start to raise brood.
Mahonia is coming into flower now. It can be a good late autumn/early winter forage source when warm enough for bees to fly.
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Mahonia is coming into flower now. It can be a good late autumn/early winter forage source when warm enough for bees to fly.
BBKA November Talk: ‘Becoming a Show Judge’
The next BBKA Zoom talk will be ‘Becoming a Show Judge’ with Shirley Bond on Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 7pm. A recording of this talk will be available afterwards.
'Shirley is a Master Beekeeper, BBKA Show Judge and Chair of the BBKA Exam Board.
The next BBKA Zoom talk will be ‘Becoming a Show Judge’ with Shirley Bond on Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 7pm. A recording of this talk will be available afterwards.
'Shirley is a Master Beekeeper, BBKA Show Judge and Chair of the BBKA Exam Board.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
BBKA November Talk: ‘Becoming a Show Judge’
The next BBKA Zoom talk will be ‘Becoming a Show Judge’ with Shirley Bond on Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 7pm. A recording of this talk will be available afterwards.
'Shirley is a Master Beekeeper, BBKA Show Judge and Chair of the BBKA Exam Board.
The next BBKA Zoom talk will be ‘Becoming a Show Judge’ with Shirley Bond on Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 7pm. A recording of this talk will be available afterwards.
'Shirley is a Master Beekeeper, BBKA Show Judge and Chair of the BBKA Exam Board.
This BBKA News special issue covers equipment, ingredients, methods for mead, melomel (fruit mead), metheglin (spiced), payment (grapes), hippocras (medicinal herbs) & cyder (apple)
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This BBKA News special issue covers equipment, ingredients, methods for mead, melomel (fruit mead), metheglin (spiced), payment (grapes), hippocras (medicinal herbs) & cyder (apple)
Late season yellow-legged Asian hornets sightings continue, including in new areas.
Please take a moment to look at National Bee Unit advice on monitoring both now and for next spring.
www.nationalbeeunit.com/assets/PDFs/...
Diagram APHA Crown copyright
Please take a moment to look at National Bee Unit advice on monitoring both now and for next spring.
www.nationalbeeunit.com/assets/PDFs/...
Diagram APHA Crown copyright
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Late season yellow-legged Asian hornets sightings continue, including in new areas.
Please take a moment to look at National Bee Unit advice on monitoring both now and for next spring.
www.nationalbeeunit.com/assets/PDFs/...
Diagram APHA Crown copyright
Please take a moment to look at National Bee Unit advice on monitoring both now and for next spring.
www.nationalbeeunit.com/assets/PDFs/...
Diagram APHA Crown copyright
Yellow-legged Asian hornet secondary nest this week - Broad Oak East Sussex
No further details to date on a unconfirmed credible sightings in Crosby, Merseyside last weekend.
Another recent unconfirmed credible sighting reported in Nether Edge, Sheffield
No further details to date on a unconfirmed credible sightings in Crosby, Merseyside last weekend.
Another recent unconfirmed credible sighting reported in Nether Edge, Sheffield
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Yellow-legged Asian hornet secondary nest this week - Broad Oak East Sussex
No further details to date on a unconfirmed credible sightings in Crosby, Merseyside last weekend.
Another recent unconfirmed credible sighting reported in Nether Edge, Sheffield
No further details to date on a unconfirmed credible sightings in Crosby, Merseyside last weekend.
Another recent unconfirmed credible sighting reported in Nether Edge, Sheffield
YLH update 7.11.25 Great Britain
158 nests
534 sightings
1 new nest this week
Red icons represent the last weeks nest locations
Eye icon = sighting
House icon = Nest
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...
158 nests
534 sightings
1 new nest this week
Red icons represent the last weeks nest locations
Eye icon = sighting
House icon = Nest
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
YLH update 7.11.25 Great Britain
158 nests
534 sightings
1 new nest this week
Red icons represent the last weeks nest locations
Eye icon = sighting
House icon = Nest
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...
158 nests
534 sightings
1 new nest this week
Red icons represent the last weeks nest locations
Eye icon = sighting
House icon = Nest
www.bbka.org.uk/asian-hornet...
www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/bee...