Native bee conservation society
Scottish Native Honey Bee Society (SNHBS)
Society working to identify and conserve the Scottish native honey bee, Apis mellifera mellifera. It runs a conservation project begun in 2018 and supports small queen rearing groups.
What you will find
- Conservation project to identify native stocks
- Support and breeding material for queen rearing groups
- Information on the Colonsay black bee reserve
- Advice on sourcing native Scottish bees
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