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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.

Exports

Scottish Government Officials have worked with colleagues in DEFRA and the National Bee Unit (NBU) on producing guidance for exporting bees from Great Britain (GB). The full guidance has been published by the National Bee Unit and beekeepers based in Scotland are asked to note the relevant contact details for the Scottish Government Bee Inspectorate: bees_mailbox@gov.scot. 

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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