Beekeeping regulations

Can my Neighbour keep bees? “”Beekeepers have the right to keep bees. Their neighbours have the right to enjoy their property in peace. Badly kept and positioned colonies can be a nuisance””. It is a beekeeper’s responsibility to avoid their bees becoming a nuisance and to take appropriate steps if they so become. Read more … Read more

Do you need a Licence to keep bees? You don’t need a licence to keep bees but Camilla says it is good to belong to a local association to keep you in touch with local expertise, local problems and conditions. Read more on www.independent.co.uk Beekeeping has grown in popularity over the past few years, and … Read more

Do you need permission to keep bees? ?It’s not worth the risk of keeping bees without permission. You can face stiff penalties for not registering your hive or keeping bees in an area where they’ve been banned. A hive of buzzing bees is not exactly a covert operation, and you’re bees will have trouble flying … Read more