Ryedale Beekeepers Association
For those that live in Ryedale and keep, or are interested in, bees…
A credible report of a single Yellow-legged hornet sighted in Mordon, County Durham on 28 May 2025. The insect was observed flying from a polytunnel, and a photo has been attached by the reporting member of the public. This represents…
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A new Risk Assessment for summer apiary visits has been completed and written-up. It is intended for use both by those hosting events and those attending. It is mostly common sense, and provides a useful reminder of the DOs and DON’Ts for…
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A new Risk Assessment for summer apiary visits has been completed and written-up. It is intended for use both by those hosting events and those attending. It is mostly common sense, and provides a useful reminder of the DOs and…
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The draft minutes of the 2024 AGM, including the Chair and Treasurer’s Reports, is available on the Publication page.
The first Asian hornet queens have been caught in the Channel Islands. See the attached link to the BBC website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-68779503
Fresh from the BBC website there is news of a recent development in Asian hornet detection technology…check the link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-68717793
A number of leaflets, soft-back and hard-back publications have recently been donated to the Association’s Library. Please consult the webpage for details of these and other publications available to members.
We have now established the following new email addresses, which are active: Chair [currently Louise Hampson] chair@ryedalebees.co.uk Treasurer [currently Tim Phillips] treasurer@ryedalebees.co.uk Secretary [currently Julie Thompson] secretary@ryedalebees.co.uk Training [currently Rhona Sutherland] training@ryedalebees.co.uk General Enquiries enquiries@ryedalebees.co.uk For the time being, old…
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Following discussions at the Beekeeping for Beginners Course last night, details of the Australian Flow Hive have now been posted in the Training Page.
The YBKA has announced a number of online meetings. If you think you might be interested in these please check out the BBKA/YBKA News page.