Ryedale Beekeepers Association
For those that live in Ryedale and keep, or are interested in, bees…
As of 4th September, 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 384 sightings in 2025. Since…
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Effective monitoring does not need to be expensive or complicated. A homemade trap made from a plastic bottle and sugar-based bait, placed somewhere it can be checked daily, is a simple and reliable method. The NBU guidance on Asian hornet monitoring,…
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Beekeepers within 10km of Langton are asked to be especially vigilant.
BBC Article – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgpxz9lxxro An invasive Asian hornet has been spotted in North Yorkshire amid a “surge year” for the species, the British Beekeepers Association said. The hornet was reported by a member of the public in Langton, near Malton,…
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National Bee Unit have uploaded an image of a yellow-legged Asian hornets on a snowberry shrub from the nest find in Langton, nr. Malton North Yorkshire https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FCHxdaMcd/?mibextid=wwXIfrw
As of 7 August, 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 140 sightings in 2025. Two…
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A total of 22 individual Yellow-Legged Hornets (YLHs) were confirmed between January and early June 2025. Some of these hornets were captured during spring trapping led by the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) which was carried…
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Update on the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit’s (NBU) work against yellow-legged Asian hornet (YLH), week ending 18th July. As of 17 July, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) informed us that they…
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The latest BBKA Spring Convention 2025 lecture to be released is Peter Davies, Operational Delivery Lead for yellow-legged Asian hornets, National Bee Unit.This lecture is a must see for members of BBKA Yellow-legged Asian hornet teams as well as others.