UK beekeeping guides
Plain-English guides to the record-keeping and rules side of keeping bees in the UK.
Selling honey in the UK: labels, rules and records
What your jar label legally needs, allergens for flavoured honey, registering as a food business, and the records worth keeping.
7 min readThe veterinary medicines record, explained
The 5-year record every beekeeper who treats for varroa must keep - exactly what to write down at purchase, treatment and disposal.
5 min readVarroa and foulbrood: what UK law asks of you
Varroa is reportable, foulbrood is notifiable - two very different duties, and what to actually do for each.
6 min readAsian hornets: identify and report a sighting
Telling the yellow-legged hornet from our native one, what to do at your apiary, and reporting in two minutes.
5 min readMore guides on the way
- Recording a great inspection (and the glove-friendly shortcuts)
- Reading the season: reminders and the beekeeping calendar
- Winter preparation: feeding to weight and closing down well