Bee health plan for England and Wales
Healthy Bees Plan 2030
Ten-year plan launched by Defra to improve honey bee health and husbandry in England and Wales, with an implementation plan published on BeeBase.
What you will find
- The plan and its implementation plan
- Priorities for beekeepers, associations and government on bee health
Sources
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Useful websites
Beekeeping magazine
BeeCraft
British beekeeping magazine, available in print and digitally, with articles for new and experienced beekeepers.
The whole UK
Bee science charity and publisher
International Bee Research Association (IBRA)
UK charity founded in 1949 that shares information on bee science and beekeeping worldwide. It publishes the Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World; its Eva Crane Library is held by the National Library of Wales.
Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire and the Humberthe whole UK
Government bee health service
National Bee Unit (BeeBase)
The Animal and Plant Health Agency's bee health unit, which delivers the bee health programmes of Defra, the Welsh Government and Scotland. Its website, BeeBase, holds the voluntary register of beekeepers and apiaries.
The whole UK