Federation of beekeeping associations in Ulster
Ulster Beekeepers' Association (UBKA)
Federation of local beekeeping associations across Ulster, formed in 1942. It runs courses with CAFRE and an annual conference at CAFRE Greenmount Campus.
What you will find
- Beekeeping courses from beginner to senior level, with CAFRE and OCNNI
- Annual two-day conference
- Map of the fourteen affiliated local associations
- Swarm guidance and webinars
Source
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Associations and bee health
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.
England and Wales
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