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Publication - Advice and guidance

Honey bee health: guidance

Last updated
5 May 2023 - see all updates
Directorate
Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Part of
Farming and rural

Guidance on policy, pests, legislation and inspection relating to bees in Scotland.

Diseases and pests

There are a number of notifiable pests and diseases in the UK which may affect your bees. If you suspect they are present within your colonies you must report it to the Bee Inspector by contacting the Bees_mailbox@gov.scot or phoning your local SGRPID office and asking for a local Bee Inspector. Failure to do so is an offence.

For more information on beekeping, please visit the BeeBase website.

Guidance has been produced on spotting, reporting and preventing the following diseases and pests of bees:

First published
15 November 2019
Last updated
5 May 2023 - show all updates

  1. Updated bee awareness events.

  2. Minor updates to Inspections, Legislation, Diseases and pests and Introduction.

  3. Add exports page.

  4. Health strategy page updated.

  5. Health strategy page updated.

  6. Health strategy page updated.

  7. Minor updates to introduction, notifiable diseases and contact details, broken links amended.

  8. Minor amendment to introduction and information about legislation making Varroa reportable added to legislation page.

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