BeeLife European Beekeeping Coordination

20/08/2026

🐝 B-THENET's journey is reaching its final chapter

Over the past few years, B-THENET has been building something beekeeping in Europe didn't really have before: a proper network connecting beekeepers, advisers and researchers across 13 centres, all sharing what actually works on the ground.

From 27–29 August, we're heading to Lukovica, Slovenia, for the project's closing event: the B-THENET European Beekeeping Event.

It's bringing together researchers, beekeepers, advisers and policymakers to talk through some of the sector's toughest current challenges: Tropilaelaps, invasive hornets, and practical solutions beekeepers can actually use.

There's also a policy dialogue on where European beekeeping goes from here, and we'll be bringing our own voice to that conversation too, talking about generational renewal, gender balance, invasive hornets roadmap and fake honey.

The good news: the network and its knowledge base remain open beyond this.
To discover more on the event please visit the link in comment.

07/08/2026

🐝 POLLINATOR PERSONALITIES

The Independent Minds: Solitary Bees

No hive.
No queen.
No honey.

Yet solitary bees are among Europe's most important pollinators.
Each female builds her own nest, gathers pollen for her young and quietly helps flowers, fruit trees and wild plants thrive.
They may work alone… but nature couldn't do without them. 🌸

💬 Did you know that most bee species are actually solitary?
Tell us in the comments!

🌼 Follow our channels and join the growing BeeLife community working to better understand and protect Europe's pollinators.

𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 of Valmont Group, Apivita, Lorella Tamberi Canal, Infinitus, Chimiver Panseri SpA, Avvocati Associati, @1% for the Planet, Benevity 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟.

05/08/2026

Nature is our common home. Its future depends on the choices we make today.

Across Europe, governments are finalising their National Restoration Plans.

These plans may sound technical, but they will influence something that matters to all of us: our health, our food, our landscapes and the future of biodiversity.

To help explain why they matter, BeeLife has published three articles built around three simple ideas:

🌱 We cannot restore nature while continuing to poison it with harmful pesticides.

🐝 Nature restoration works best when all public policies support pollinators instead of working against them.

🤝 Every one of us can contribute to protecting biodiversity through our choices and by supporting better policies.

Nature does not belong to us.

We belong to nature.

📖 Read the series on our website.

✍️ Join the campaign For Healthy Bees and Farmers and help build a healthier future for bees, farmers and people.

29/07/2026

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 𝐍𝐆𝐓 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

BeeLife is among 300 organisations that have signed a joint appeal examining the implications of the new EU Regulation on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs).

The document, addressed to the Slovak Government and relevant to all EU Member States, outlines legal, scientific and policy considerations following the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/1388.

Among the key issues raised are the possible implications for pollinators, biodiversity and the precautionary principle.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞. (LINK IN COMMENT)

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28/07/2026

🐝 Save the date! European Beekeeping Event — 27–29 August 2026, Lukovica, Slovenia 🐝

Three days dedicated to bees, beekeepers and the future of European beekeeping! Organised by B-THENET.

What's on the programme:
🔹 Thursday: A plenary lecture on the Tropilaelaps mite, followed by a hands-on workshop on Varroa monitoring
🔹 Friday: Talks on invasive vespids, the launch of a new manual of best beekeeping practices, a Policy Dialogue for Sustainable EU Beekeeping (BeeLife will be speaking!), and a field demonstration on managing Vespa orientalis
🔹 Saturday: Technical tours and excursions to local Slovenian apiaries and cooperatives

The event is hybrid, so wherever you are, you can join the plenary sessions online — or come along in person for the practical workshops and social dinners.

📍 Slovenian Beekeepers' Association, Brdo pri Lukovici
✈️ Nearest airport: Ljubljana, with shuttle transfers available

Find out more in COMMENTS

-THENET

21/07/2026

🐝 POLLINATOR PERSONALITIES

The Ultimate Team Players: Honey Bees
Imagine sharing a home with 60,000 relatives.

That's everyday life for a honey bee. 🍯

Inside the hive, every bee has a job and every job matters. Together, they build something stronger than any individual could achieve alone.

💬 Which role would you choose?
🍯 Forager
🏗 Builder
🛡 Guard
👑 Queen

Tell us in the comments!

🌼 Follow our page and join the BeeLife and Butterfly EU project community to discover more amazing pollinator stories and learn how you can help protect them.

16/07/2026

The EUBeeLovers campaign is BeeLife's commitment to giving European honey the visibility it deserves, a precious product that carries within it the work of beekeepers, the richness of local landscapes and the health of our ecosystems. 🐝

The website is also available in multiple languages, and this is just the beginning.

Over time, it will grow with new content: interviews, in-depth features and stories about the world of honey, developed by professionals in the sector with consumers in mind. The aim is to give everyone the tools and the narratives to truly appreciate the extraordinary diversity of European honeys and the landscapes that produce them.

🌿 Because this campaign, rooted in Belgium, speaks to something that concerns all of us: European citizens and inhabitants of the many and remarkable natural environments we share with our bees.

(NL Hieronder)
Avez-vous déjà consulté notre nouveau site web ?

Vous pouvez y découvrir tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur notre campagne consacrée au miel européen, ainsi que bien d’autres informations, notamment sur l’importance :
💛des pollinisateurs et de la biodiversité
💛de l’agriculture durable
💛de la responsabilité collective

Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous ici : https://eubeelovers.eu/
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Heb je onze nieuwe website al gezien?

Je kunt er alles ontdekken over onze campagne rond Europese honing en nog veel meer, waaronder het belang van:
💛Bestuivers en biodiversiteit
💛Duurzame landbouw
💛Collectieve verantwoordelijkheid

Ontdek dit alles en nog veel meer hier: https://eubeelovers.eu/

Funded by the European Union and BeeLife. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

09/07/2026

🐝 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐬? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞

Did you join EU BeeLovers webinar?

We talked about agriculture, biodiversity, bees, beekeepers, and practical solutions for protecting bees, improving honey quality across Europe.

But these conversations shouldn't stop when the webinar ends.

That's why BeeLife created EU BeeLovers Campaign, a campaign that helps tell the story behind European honey and the people who make it possible.

🎥 Here's the official campaign video:
https://youtu.be/gQ-r0tJOY3E?si=g3BRPBuQLjkdtByX

Because every jar of honey contains much more than honey:
🌼 biodiversity
🐝 pollination
🍯 beekeeping traditions
🌍 sustainable agriculture

👉 Follow EUBeeLovers and stay part of the conversation.
𝐸𝑈𝐵𝑒𝑒𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝑈 𝑐𝑜-𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑒 𝐸𝑈 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑔𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠.

07/07/2026

🐝🚨 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨.

The invasive hornets is spreading across Europe and putting increasing pressure on pollinators, beekeepers and ecosystems.
In a national survey in France, V. velutina was cited by 22% of beekeepers as the leading explanation for winter colony losses in 2023–2024, the most frequently identified cause, with hive losses rising by as much as 30% where hornets are present in large numbers, according to field reports from beekeepers in France, Italy and Spain.

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?

🔍 Scientists have identified more than 1,400 species in its diet.
🌼 Many of them are pollinators.
🐝 Beekeepers in heavily affected regions report growing colony losses and increasing costs to protect their hives.

That's why BeeLife, together with Copa-cogeca, Apimondia Federation and EPBA, has published a new roadmap calling for better monitoring, stronger research and coordinated action across Europe.

Because protecting pollinators means addressing every threat they face.

The roadmap is a starting point, not an endpoint. The more organisations that co-sign it, the stronger the case for coordinated European action.

If your organisation works in environmental protection, agriculture, public health or food systems, we'd welcome your voice.

📖 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.

📩 To co-sign: CONTACT US

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑅𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑎𝑝 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 B-THENET 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡

01/07/2026

🐝🍯 What can we do, right now, to help bees?

Good news: you're invited to a free online webinar bringing together beekeepers and experts who work with bees every day.

No buzzwords. No theory disconnected from reality.

Just:
🌻 Real experiences from the field
🔬 Scientific insights
🍯 Practical tips for sustainable beekeeping
🐝 Ideas to help protect pollinators and support European honey

Join Étienne Bruneau and Bruno Harmant as they share their knowledge and experience.

📅 8 July
🕖 7 PM
💻 Online
🗣️ French with translations available
🎟️ Free registration

👇 Find the registration link in the comments.

Because protecting bees is something we can all contribute to.

EUBeeLovers 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝐵𝑒𝑒𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑐𝑜-𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛.