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Today is World Bee Day - 20 May 2026. With the theme “Bee together for people and the planet – a partnership that sustains us all,” 

The theme is a powerful reminder that the health of bees, people, and the natural world are deeply connected and that real change happens when we work together.

We must all do what we can to BEE together.

We have a new addition to the Bee Academy Library

A CD containing over 200 rare beekeeping books. Each book is in PDF file format 

The catalogue Number for the CD is 648.

There is only one copy available.

Reserve the CD now at:

The Bee Academy Library

A weekend of guest lectures, trade exhibitors and informal catch ups.

Also the Scottish National Honey Show .

Early Bird Tickets £30 until 31 July. Students & Juniors £15.

Book your Tickets Here

Honey bees adjust how well they dance depending on the audience!

Researchers found that when the audience is small the dancing bee becomes less precise. The dance is not a fixed message about food but a flexible performance shaped by social feedback  

                                Read More Here

Do your bit to support to support wildflowers, pollinators an biodiversity. For beekeepers it offers a way to improve forage for your bees right outside the hive.

When you pledge to join No Mow May, you receive a FREE No Mow May Guide with tips and wildflowers and other pollinators to look out for.

Join Here

The Scottish Beekeepers Association will be hosting the Honey Tent at this year's Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, and the tent wouldn't be the same without the competition entries on display. The schedule is now available for all the competition classes, to download it please click here.  With everything from novice classes, honey, beeswax, crafts, skeps, baking, photography, to young beekeepers' classes there's a competition to suit everyone! So why not give it a go, and who knows, you could be adding 'Award Winning'  or 'Scottish Champion' to your products or promotions! You need to register first before you enter, so please click below and look for Honey Show registration Royal Highland Show Competition Entry Closing date for online entries is Monday 11th May

Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon often rely heavily on small-scale farming for income, requiring them to clear land.

Stingless beekeeping creates income without forest loss, empowering communities to protect their environment.

Bees for Development are fundraising so that they can:

Support 200 people to develop sustainable livelihoods through stingless beekeeping

Train Indigenous Stingless Bee Champions in three regions of Peru

Develop local and national markets for stingless bee products

Protect stingless bees and their habitats

Engage schools and young people through stingless bee education

Make a donation between 22–29 April 2026 and all donations will be doubled!

Using

                   The Demaree method - Read about it Here

The Pagden method - Read about it Here

Read the Blog Post Here