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We have brought together under the umbrella of Community Interest Company the main groups of bee keepers who have an interest in conserving the Cornish population of Apis mellifera mellifera or Amm.

25/10/2026

Beekeepers in Yorkshire are fighting a trademarking application that could see legal action being taken against anyone who refers to themselves as a "Yorkshire Beekeeper".

They are asking for support from everyone to help evidence their case: https://ybka.org.uk/the-yorkshire-beekeeper

Allowing this trademark could set a worrying president for other locations in the UK.

Yorkshire Beekeepers’ Association (Registered Charity No. 509743) · Last updated 25 October 2026 An application has been made to register “The Yorkshire Beekeeper” as a trade mar…

09/09/2026

It's Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet week this week. Make sure you know how to identify this invasive insect.

It's Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet Week. This invasive species is spreading across the UK and every sighting matters, whether it turns out to be a hornet or not. Over the next seven days we'll show you exactly what to look for and how to report it.

Fact: Yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) arrived in France in 2004 where it spread rapidly. A number of sightings have been recorded in the UK since 2016.

👉 Full ID guide and how to report at ybka.org.uk/help

04/09/2026

Scilly’s hidden honey bees featured in BeeCraft

We’re delighted to see the Scillonian Bee Project, which B4 is proud to support and be involved with, featured in the September 2026 edition of BeeCraft.The article, “Scilly’s hidden hives: A wild bee chase”, follows the latest stage of work investigating wild-living honey bee colonies acros...

06/07/2026

The Scillonian Bee Project brings together beekeepers, researchers and local communities to protect the distinctive honey bees of the Isles of Scilly. Working in partnership with B4, the community-led project aims to conserve the native dark honey bee and support colonies that are healthy, resilient and well adapted to the unique island environment.
https://www.b4project.co.uk/scilly

11/06/2026

Free living honey bees in log hive

11/06/2026

Matt Somerville https://beekindhives.uk/

10/06/2026

REMINDER FROM Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust: please do join us :)

Conservation organisation Buglife is working with Small is Beautiful – landscape recovery in the Isles of Scilly, on a feasibility study to investigate the possibility of reintroducing one of the islands lost species, the Scilly Bee, and we would really like to hear your thoughts.

🐝 Following the success of our on island drop-in events Buglife Senior Conservation Officer, Laura, is now offering an online session for those who were unable to join the conversation in person.

🗓️ Thursday 11 June 2026
🕙 19:00 - 20:00
📌Online via Teams

Come along and discover more about this iconic island bee, why it went extinct in Scilly and what could be done to help it return.

🎟 Book your free place and find out what the buzz is about
➡️ https://trybooking.com/uk/GMWP

📝 Just want to complete the short survey?
Head to ➡️ https://bit.ly/ScillyBee

Buglife is working with Small is Beautiful (SiB) – landscape recovery in the Isles of Scilly on a feasibility study to investigate the possibility of reintroducing one of the islands lost species, the Scilly Bee, and we would really like to hear your thoughts. The Scilly Bee (Bombus muscorum scyll...

05/06/2026

Help find the South West's hidden free-living honey bee colonies

B4 is supporting a University of Plymouth research project asking people across Devon and Cornwall to help record free-living honey bee colonies in old trees, walls, roof spaces and other natural or man-made cavities.

17/05/2026

University of Plymouth are mapping wild (AKA free-living) honey bee colonies across SW England as part of a research project.
If you spot honey bees repeatedly entering a hole in a tree, wall or other cavity, it could be a wild colony.
Follow this page for updates as they discover more wild colonies!

10/05/2026

Wild living honey bees. B4 2026 symposium.

The B4 Project is a Community Interest Company representing a group of beekeepers whose aim is to protect the UK’s native dark honey bee, Apis mellifera mellifera.

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