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Beekeeping in the United Kingdom is the maintenance of bee colonies by humans within the United Kingdom.It is a significant commercial activity that provides those involved with honey, beeswax, royal jelly, queen bees, propolis, flower pollen and bee pollen.
The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales [1] that was founded in 1874, holding its first meeting on 16 May. [2] [3] It is made up of 75 associations in England & Wales plus one in Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey. [4]
Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in artificial beehives. Honey bees in the genus Apis are the most commonly kept species but other honey producing bees such as Melipona stingless bees are also kept.
In the 1950s, Bee Health was the responsibility of the National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAAS), with units in Harpenden and Trawsgoed.These merged in 1979 to form the National Beekeeping Unit at Luddington, Warwickshire.
Colletes cunicularius, vernal colletes bee or spring mining-bee; Colletes daviesanus, Davies' colletes bee; Common in England, scarce in Scotland and Ireland; Colletes floralis, northern colletes bee
The International Bee Research Association is a charity based in the United Kingdom which exists to promote the value of bees and provide information on bee science and beekeeping worldwide.
Urban beekeeping with hay bales strapped to them on 3 sides to winterize and protect from the wind knocking it over [1]. Urban beekeeping is the practice of keeping bee colonies (hives) in towns and cities.
European bee-eater. The European bee-eater occurs in Britain mainly as a spring overshoot.Until the late 20th century the species was a national rarity i.e. a species whose records are collected by the British Birds Rarities Committee.