Ryedale Beekeepers Association
For those that live in Ryedale and keep, or are interested in, bees…
Hornets have been seen targeting apiaries. If you see a colony where the bees are congregating at the entrance seemingly without purpose with reduced foraging flights, it’s worth spending some time observing. The hornets ‘just appear’, flying around the colonies…
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As of 24 September, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has informed us that it has received further credible reports of YLH. To date there have been 207 sightings in 2026 resulting in the identification of…
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As of 27 August, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has informed us that it has received further credible reports of YLH. To date there have been 157 sightings in 2026 resulting in the identification of…
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As of 20 August, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has received further credible reports of YLH. To date there have been 145 sightings in 2026 resulting in the identification of 41 nests. The nests confirmed…
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As of 13 August, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has informed us that it has received further credible reports of YLH. To date there have been 120 sightings in 2026 resulting in the identification of…
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As of 30 July, the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has received further credible reports of YLH. To date there have been 82 sightings in 2026 resulting in the identification of 21 nests. The nests confirmed…
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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 last week.On 4 July, a householder in Ramsgate, Kent reported an active nest in their shed. The Animal and…
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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. On 19 June, a member of the public reported multiple hornets inside an industrial unit in Southampton,…
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The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) has received two further credible reports of Yellow-Legged Hornet (YLH) sightings this week.A beekeeper reported a hornet in Folkestone, Kent on 8 June. The hornet, likely to be a queen,…
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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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