Asian hornet update - no confirmed sightings in England as yet but do have a read of this article. The north east coast of Jersey is closest to the French coast where they destroyed 1000s of yellow legged (Asian) hornets last year!

Government responded: We recognise the serious threat posed by small hive beetle. EU areas affected by this pest are not permitted to export to the UK. Strict controls apply to imports into the UK from other areas. The Government recognises that some beekeepers are concerned about the new trading arrangements and the

You may be aware that there is an intention to circumvent the restrictions on the movement of bees from the EU and in particular Italy, by moving the bees via Northern Ireland into the UK. Some of the Italian bees are known to be infested with the Small Hive Beetle (SHB). If

Farmers will not be using DEFRA’s emergency authorisation allowing them to apply a banned neonicotinoid pesticide on sugar beet seeds this year, due to the yellows virus threat to crops being lower than expected, it has emerged. A bulletin from the British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO) published today states that Syngenta’s Cruiser SB,

What at first seems like terrible housekeeping turns out to be a clever ploy to fend off huge predators, which can otherwise easily destroy a hive. Follow the link for an interesting article on how Asian honeybees seem to be combating the Asian Giant Hornet (the "Murder Hornet"). Can our bees develop