Ryedale Beekeepers Association
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The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has received three further credible reports of Yellow-Legged Hornet (YLH) sightings this week.A sighting of a hornet associated with a bumblebee nest in a bird box was reported in Tunbridge…
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The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has received five further credible reports of Yellow-Legged Hornet (YLH) sightings this week. One sighting was reported in Shirley, Southampton on 22 May by a member of the public. The…
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The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they had received: A report, previously shared on 1st May 2026, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire has also been reclassified as the first embryo nest of 2026.
In December 2025 Defra confirmed that the NBU will not be asked to carry out spring trapping for YLH in England in 2026. This decision was taken in response to the high number and geographic spread of later season nest…
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NBU update – 5 further credible Yellow-legged Asian hornet reports (26–28 April) in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Hampshire. All were single hornets, and at this time of year are unlikely to be linked to nests, so no further action is planned…
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The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed BBKA that they had received a report of Yellow-Legged Hornets in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire made on 13th March 2026. The person who reported the sighting found several dead hornets which…
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On Thursday, 26th February the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed BBKA that they had received a report made through the app of a Yellow-legged hornet in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. At this time, it has not…
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2026 spring queen trapping update In the December 2025 Bee Health Advisory Forum, Defra confirmed that they will not ask APHA’s National Bee Unit to carry out Spring trapping activity for yellow-legged hornet (YLH) in 2026….. https://www.nationalbeeunit.com/about-us/beekeeping-news/yellow-legged-hornet-spring-trapping
As of 21st November, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they have received further credible reports of YLH’s. This means that currently there has been a total of 544 sightings in 2025. Since…
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As of 13th November, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they have received further credible reports of YLH’s. This means that currently there has been a total of 541 sightings in 2025. Since…
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