Mutual bee disease insurance
Bee Diseases Insurance (BDI)
Insurer owned by the beekeeping associations that join it. It compensates beekeepers in England and Wales for equipment lost when colonies are destroyed or treated under the statutory foulbrood orders.
What you will find
- Compensation for equipment destroyed because of AFB or EFB
- Separate fund for small hive beetle and Tropilaelaps destruction
- Cover taken out through your local beekeeping association
- Research project grants
Good to know
All the colonies a beekeeper owns must be covered; compensation is capped per beekeeper per year.
Source
Listing written from these pages on 26 October 2026. Prices and terms may have changed since: check them before you order.
Associations and bee health
Trade association of professional beekeepers
Bee Farmers' Association (BFA)
UK trade association for professional beekeeping, representing around 450 bee farming businesses, from part-time operations to farms with a dozen or more staff.
The whole UK
Bee breeding charity
BIBBA – Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association
Charitable incorporated organisation working to conserve and improve Apis mellifera mellifera, the native dark bee of Britain and Ireland, and to encourage locally adapted bees elsewhere.
The whole UK
National beekeeping charity
British Beekeepers Association (BBKA)
Charity representing around 30,000 hobby beekeepers in England and Wales through its area associations. It runs education programmes, keeps a directory of local associations and is based at the National Beekeeping Centre, Stoneleigh Park.
Stoneleigh, West Midlandsthe whole UK