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.
What you will find
- Journal of Apicultural Research (peer-reviewed)
- Bee World
- Books and practical leaflets
- IBRA / Eva Crane Library at the National Library of Wales
Sources
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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