Yorkshire Beekeepers Association -YBKA

30/08/2026

A Wild Colony Turns Up at Scalby Mills

One of our members at Scarborough and District Beekeeping Association had quite a find last week. A wild colony had set up home out in the open, in a hawthorn tree near the apiary at Scalby Mills,…

24/08/2026

Protecting Your Beehives from Theft: Practical, Proven Strategies for UK Beekeepers
https://ybka.org.uk/2ldx

17/08/2026

Stolen: 4 hives from Thorpe Willoughby

4 x Abelo sage green 12-frame hives stolen today from a Barkston Ash Association member's apiary near Thorpe Willoughby.

Taken in broad daylight, full of bees, with a blue 4x4 seen nearby. Reported to police.

If you're offered hives for sale, please ask questions. Full details and photos in the link below.

https://ybka.org.uk/3w5v

BBKA - The British Beekeepers Association

17/08/2026

NBU is responding to a credible YLAH sighting in Immingham. Beekeepers, please stay vigilant. More to follow when there's news.

Members of the public wishing to help could go to www.ybka.org.uk/help to find out about registering on CATCH.

04/08/2026

We want to say a genuine thank you to the Animal and Plant Health Agency's National Bee Unit for the speed of their response to what was thought to be a credible YLAH sighting in Ripon.

Bait stations were out within hours and a monitoring team was ready to deploy the next day, all on the strength of what looked like a credible sighting.

That's exactly the kind of rapid action that keeps this invasive species from getting a foothold in the UK, and it's reassuring to see it in action.

A special thank you to Dhonn Atkinson, Regional Bee Inspector and his team.

03/08/2026

Thank you to Mark Millard and Wakefield & Pontefract Beekeepers Association for hosting the YBKA Honey Show at the Emley Show on Saturday. A report will follow in due course, but we wanted to share some photos from the day.

Congratulations to all our winners and exhibitors.

03/08/2026

The National Bee Unit has stood down from the credible YLAH sighting in Ripon.

After further investigation, it was a misidentification.

The National Bee Unit are taking no further action.

Members of the public are still encouraged to join the Catch Map in order to offer their services should a credible or confirmed sighting be made locally to them.

www.ybka.org.uk/help

31/07/2026

Why Every YBKA Member Should Get Themselves to a Healthy Bees Day

I went along not quite knowing what to expect from a day billed as "Healthy Bees," organised by the Bee Farmers Association and run by the National Bee Unit. What I got was two hours with Jack Silberrad, Regional Bee Inspector for Eastern England, that left me rewriting half of what I thought I knew about disease management, and a hands-on afternoon workshop to go with it. If you get the chance to attend one of these yourself, take it. Here's why.

Why Every YBKA Member Should Get Themselves to a Healthy Bees DayA report from Richard Senior, YBKA member, on attending a Bee Farmers Association-hosted Healthy Bees Day, run by the National Bee …

26/07/2026

Just dropped our Great Yorkshire Show 2026 report, written by Linda Schofield! 🐝

Four brilliant days at the showground with Look North's Amy Garcia getting suited up for a bee handling demo, our Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet awareness stand busier than ever, a blind honey taste test (74p supermarket "honey" vs the real deal), and of course the observation hive drawing crowds as always.

Huge thanks to everyone who helped plan, build, staff and pack down the stand this year. Read the full report here 👇

https://ybka.org.uk/gys-report-2026/

02/07/2026

Have you registered on CATCH yet?

By registering, you can help protect our bees by receiving alerts if a Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet is spotted in your area. It only takes around 30 seconds to register as a "Watcher".

Register here: https://catch.asianhornetalert.org.uk/register

Want to find out more about how you can help? Visit: https://ybka.org.uk/help/

Every extra pair of eyes makes a difference. Thank you for supporting the early detection of Yellow-Legged Asian Hornets.