Ryedale Beekeepers Association
For those that live in Ryedale and keep, or are interested in, bees…
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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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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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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