Latest Update – 9 February 2024
We have arranged with Aviva, the current insurer for the BBKA’s £10million public & product liability policy for members, to extend the description of activities for which members are covered by insurance to include more detail on Asian hornet. The description now reads:
The Business
Registered charity (CIO) and member association (including members activities), representing bee-keeping in the UK. Provision of publications, education and assessment programmes, telephone support and research on bee-keeping and related issues. Promotion of bee-keeping and education of the public about bee-keeping and the importance of bees in the environment (at events, online and by members) and ordinary bee-keeping activities, manufacture & supply of primary hive products, including bee health advice. They are also involved as the authority on honey bees, and accordingly are called upon to work in a wide variety of places, from schools to prisons, advise the public, move swarms and any other activities as required, including advising DEFRA and trapping, freezing and identification of Asian hornets. BBKA will be present when the NBU are involved in destroying nests.
Please note that there is no cover for releasing Asian hornets as it is illegal at present to do this, unless you have a licence.
Members can read and download a copy of the policy and schedule on the bbkanews.com website. We will be modifying the Insurance FAQs to incorporate these changes which we will circulate, once they have been submitted to and approved by insurers.
Kind regards
Leigh Sidaway, General Manager
January 2024
In our preparations for dealing with the Asian Hornet, the NBU will notify Beekeepers within a 20km radius of an Asian Hornet nest. This can only happen if you are registered on BeeBase.
Please save your 2 litre pop bottles to make a low-cost Asian Hornet trap; more information to come.
December 2023 – Thank you to Clive Stewart
Clive has been the SS&DBKA AHAT coordinator for many years. Due to other commitments, Clive has decided to step down. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Clive for all his support to the Association, it has been much appreciated.
10 August 2023 – Message to Members from BBKA
Please find attached some information about Asian hornet. It gives information about identifying Asian hornet, the App, and asks all members to put a trap out and monitor and report.
More information has been put together by the BBKA here – Help the fight against the Asian Hornet Invasion.
Click to access Help-the-Fight-Against-the-Asian-hornet-Invasion-Document-v-Aug-23-2.pdf
AHT Members have been invited to join the BBKA Asian hornet alert WhatsApp group.
Get the latest Asian hornet news stories, sent straight to your WhatsApp on your computer- all you need to do is click the link below. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KtHEKzoayn46VwwK0isFco