Bee Health Day Saturday 2nd September 2023
We are sorry to have to announce that the Bee Health Day that was to have been held on 2nd September has been cancelled by the National Bee Unit (NBU). We are told that all such forthcoming events, run by the NBU, have been cancelled. This is owing to the record number of Asian hornet nests that are being dealt with by the NBU along the south coast, with the staff from the NBU (who would have been running the Bee Health Day) pretty much all being called to assist with the tracking of Asian hornets and destruction of the nests.
There is a hope that we will be able to re-arrange the event for April next year. However, at the moment, we have no further details from the NBU.
In the meantime, please familiarise yourself with the characteristics of the Asian hornet and our Asian hornet policy (both of which can be found in the following link) and remain vigilant when out and about (but particularly when at your apiary).
https://lrbka.org/asian-hornets/