Defra have published guidance on importing animals, which includes bees, if the UK leaves the EU with no deal. Read More
The National Bee Unit is investigating a confirmed sighting of the Asian hornet in Dungeness. Read More
The National Bee Unit is investigating the finding of a dead Asian hornet found between a car grill at a car dealership in Guildford. Read More
A new ‘Asian Hornet: UK sightings in 2018’ page has been published on Gov.Uk. This, along with BeeBase, will be updated with new developments as they occur. Read More
The National Bee Unit has confirmed a sighting of a single Asian hornet in Lancashire. More information can be found in the Defra Press release: Read More
Torbay BKA’s, Colin Lodge, introduces his national initiative to create an Asian Hornet Action Team (AHAT) network of beekeepers across the UK Read More
We will be holding a member’s meeting on Friday 23 March at East Challow Village Hall starting at 7.30 Read More
Watch the video of Martyn Hocking’s talk at Harberton Village Hall Read More
We are pleased to announce that our highly informative evening classes for Beginners will be starting again on Thursday 11 January 2018 – places still available. Read More
We have a new venue for our AGM; East Challow Village Hall, Main Street, East Challow, OX12 9SR, on 20th October 2017, at 7.30pm. Read More
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