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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 7h

BBKA October Talk: ‘Tropilaelaps’
The next Zoom talk will be ‘Tropilaelaps’ with Maggie Gill on Tue 21 Oct 2 @ 7pm. Zoom link details have been sent to associations to circulate.

A recording of this talk will be available afterwards on YouTube for those unable to watch live.

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 8h

What do beekeeping and brain engineering have in common?

In this Oxford Taster Lecture, Professor Tim Denison explores how lessons from beekeeping can help shape better, more collaborative ways of working in complex systems.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=8EkD...

University of Oxford Engineering Science - Open Days - Materials Engineering

YouTube video by Oxford Engineering

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 9h

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 11h

Europe has the lowest density of free-living colonies in the world, as managed hives far outnumber wild ones. Thanks to a recent analysis provided by our fellow assessors, we know that their numbers are declining.

Pre-print study: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

theconversation.com/wild-honeybe...

European wild honeybee populations are endangered

ecoevorxiv.org

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 11h

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 23h

The [Northern Ireland] Environment Minister Andrew Muir said "this is a solitary Asian hornet, but a departmental response is underway to ensure that no other Asian hornets are present".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Asian hornet: Environment agency confirm NI's first sighting

The insect was captured in the Dundonald area on Friday by a member of the public.

www.bbc.co.uk

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 23h

Please note incorrect species image used by Belfast Telegraph

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 23h

Please note incorrect species image used by Daera

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 1d

The Asian Hornet was captured in the Dundonald area of Belfast on 10 October by a vigilant member of the public.

Suspected nests should not be disturbed but reported immediately

www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/vigilan...

Vigilance urged following confirmed record of Asian hornet in Belfast

The first confirmed sighting of an Asian Hornet in Northern Ireland was today confirmed by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.

www.daera-ni.gov.uk

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 1d

Poor photo choice but the story is correct.
Took at least 7 years to get English press to get photos right and persistently pointing out error

British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 1d

The sighting of an Asian hornet in Northern Ireland has been confirmed for the first time, the NI Environment Agency (NIEA) has said.
An Asian Hornet was captured by a resident in the Co Down area on Friday October 10.

m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environ...

Warning as Asian hornet found in Northern Ireland for first time: ‘This is a harmful species’

The sighting of an Asian hornet in Northern Ireland has been confirmed for the first time, the NI Environment Agency (NIEA) has said.

m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 1d

First report of Vespa orientalis in North West Belgium

waarnemingen.be/observation/...

Observation.org

Biodiversity Citizen Science & Monitoring

waarnemingen.be

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 1d

“Solar farms can be refuges for bumblebees in the present day and in the future and could play a part in mitigating habitat loss – if managed well,”

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

Solar Farms as Potential Future Refuges for Bumblebees

Solar farms offer an opportunity for habitat creation for insect pollinators, but it is unknown whether cobenefits would persist under future land-use changes. For solar farms across Great Britain, w....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 1d

This study highlights the value of beekeeper surveys which, alongside direct analyses of bee samples and longitudinal studies, help identify effective management strategies and environmental risks.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Insights from U.S. beekeeper triage surveys following unusually high honey bee colony losses 2024–2025

In January of 2025, U.S. commercial beekeepers reported unusually high honey bee colony losses as they prepared colonies for almond pollination. Two i…

www.sciencedirect.com

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 1d

The University of Liège has developed BeeToxWax, a tool that allows beekeepers to calculate the toxicity of waxes that have been subjected to a pesticide analysis. (It is available in French, Dutch and English.

butine.info/beetoxwax-un...

BeeToxWax : un outil calculant la toxicité de vos cires – Butine.info

butine.info

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 1d

Some of the yellow-legged Asian hornet nests found by NBU in Kent & East Sussex in October.
Please stay vigilant.
Please report all sightings using the Asian Hornet Watch app.
If reporting a nest the photo needs to show the insects as well.

Photos courtesy APHA, Crown Copyright

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 2d

The last day of British Food Fortnight today but never too late to buy some delicious British honey

www.lovebritishfood.co.uk/british-food...

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 2d

Romania has been warned by the EU about its continued use of a banned pesticide which is harmful to bees, with the EC sending Bucharest a letter of formal notice for failing to comply with the bloc’s regulations on the sale and use of pesticides.

balkaninsight.com/2025/10/08/r...

Romania Warned by EU Over Banned Pesticide That Poisons Bees

The EU issued a warning to Romania to stop using a pesticide containing neonicotinoids, which are toxic to pollinating insects, after Bucharest sought to aid its cereal crop and sunflower farmers by p...

balkaninsight.com

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 2d

Romania has been warned by the EU about its continued use of a banned pesticide which is harmful to bees, with the European Commission sending Bucharest a letter of formal notice for failing to comply with the bloc’s regulations on the sale and use of pesticides.

balkaninsight.com/2025/10/08/r...

Romania Warned by EU Over Banned Pesticide That Poisons Bees

The EU issued a warning to Romania to stop using a pesticide containing neonicotinoids, which are toxic to pollinating insects, after Bucharest sought to aid its cereal crop and sunflower farmers by p...

balkaninsight.com

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 2d

Turkey produces most of the world’s pine honey, notably along the Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. Now that pine honey is nationally protected thanks to the geographic indication (GI) recently awarded by TURKPATENT

www.fao.org/europe/news/...

Türkiye’s unique pine honey is nationally protected thanks to new GI status

Türkiye produces most of the world’s pine honey, notably along the Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. And now that pine honey – Türk Çam Balı – is nat...

www.fao.org

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 2d

Overall, fire is an important disturbance affecting bee communities, and while some species may benefit from certain fire regimes, other species are vulnerable

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Bees feeling the burn

Fire is a major form of environmental disturbance, and in recent years, due to anthropogenic climate change and anthropogenic land management, we are seeing increases in the frequency and intensity o...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 2d

Nearly 100 additional wild bee species in Europe are now threatened according to the latest assessment of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of threatened species.

iucn.org/press-releas...

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theconversation.com/wild-honeybe...

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 3d

The small hive beetle was first reported in India in September 2022 from West Bengal and was subsequently detected in Andhra Pradesh and Assam.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/...

Invasive pest threatens Himachal beekeeping industry | Chandigarh News - The Times of India

Himachal Pradesh's vital beekeeping sector faces a new threat with the first detection of the Small Hive Beetle in Una and Kangra districts. This inva

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · 3d

143 nests
503 sightings
7 new nests in the last week

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