Our Honeybee Swarm Collection Coordinator provides this update to his advice first published last year about dealing with the newly arrived Tree Bumblebee that has a particular preference for nesting in bird boxes and can be very aggressive …. More…
Food for Foragers
One very direct way that everyone with a garden, large or small, can help the honeybees is to grow a selection of some of the plants that honeybees are particularly fond of as sources of nectar or pollen or both. More…
Public Asked to Help Fight Asian Hornet Threat
Sighting of the Asian hornet confirmed in Gloucestershire – the first time it has been discovered in the UK. Smaller than our native hornet, the Asian hornet poses no greater risk to human health than a bee. However, they do pose a risk to honey bees. More…
Asian Hornet – new BBC Film Report
This short film report provides a glimpse of the issues facing the honey bee in the UK, if this non-native and REPORTABLE hornet becomes established here. More…
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