🌍 Happy #EarthDay
It’s a reminder that even the smallest actions can make a big difference. From #planting #wildflowers to supporting #pollinators we all have a part to play in protecting our #planet
Together, we can create a world where #nature thrives for generations to come.
There are limited tickets left for the next Bee Health Day in Inverness on the 30th of May.
To secure your place today please visit
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bee-health...
#BeeHealthDay #scottishbeekeepers #honeybee #health
🐝 Practical Exams Deadline this Mon 13Apr
Be recognised for your skills & knowledge by taking one of our #practical #exams this summer, like our Junior or Basic #Beekeeping Certificate, Intermediate or Apiarian? Our Junior is FREE to sit! ⬇️
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/practi...
🐝 🏴Calling All #Scottish Hobby #Beekeepers 🍯
Help us gather vital insights into the 2025 Scottish #honey harvest & we’ll share results!
If you harvested and/or sold honey from hives in Scotland in 2025 please take part ⬇️
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🗓️Deadline 30th Apr
Thank you
⏰ The deadline to register your attendance at our #AGM on 25Apr in Aberdeen is this Sun 12Apr. To book
www.tickettailor.com/events/sba/2...
Afternoon talk with Dr Yourstone on impacts of competition & pathogen spillover from managed honeybees to rare bumblebees
#scottish #beekeepers #members
🐰🌬️The #Easter Bunny is arriving this weekend… but so is Storm Dave!
With strong winds on the way, now’s the time to check your apiary & make sure everything is secure. Strap down those roofs, steady your #hives & keep your #bees safe 🐝💛
Stay safe & have a Hoppy Easter! 🐰🐣
Due to a cancellation, we’ve 1 place now available on our sold out Train the Trainer course on 25th May at Dumfries House
Grab it while you it can!
www.tickettailor.com/events/sba/1...
#scottishbeekeepers #teach #education #mentor #beekeepers
Wishing all our beekeepers the best of luck in tomorrow’s module exams. Don’t worry about the exam & just think how much you’ve learned
🐝🎓📚☘️
#scottish #beekeepers #beekeeping #honeybee #exams #modules #knowledge #growth
The Bee Health Improvement Partnership (BHIP) Annual Report is now live. The report reflects on the progress made by the BHIP over the past year as well as outlining the BHIP’s key priorities in 2026.
Read the report: www.gov.scot/publications...
A very happy St Patrick’s Day to all our Irish beekeeping friends & followers!
Enjoy the celebrations 🎉☘️🐝💚
#stpatricksday #irish #beekeepers #friends #celebrations #stpaddysday
On this #MothersDay we celebrate the incredible mums among us, we remember those who are no longer with us and we cherish the wonderful motherly figures who surround us.
Wishing you a lovely day and comfort to those who carry cherished memories in their hearts today 💕🐝
Our popular #Wax #workshop is on Sat 2nd May in Peebles
This fun hands-on workshop is all about candles, wired foundation, polish, moisturising cream, flowers, rolled candles & wraps. Plus it would make a fab gift!
www.tickettailor.com/events/sba/2...
#beeswax #candles #craft #mothersdaygift
Happy #WorldBookDay to all our #bee lovers & #beekeepers📚🐝
Beekeeping is built on shared knowledge, from books, mentors, courses & experience in the apiary. Today we celebrate the books that inspired us, taught us & helped us become better stewards. What’s your favourite 🐝book
There's still time to register your attendance at our last #webinar of this season. Next Tues 10th Mar at 7.30 pm (GMT), our webinar host Dr Gino Jabbar will talk us through the different systems of honey judging.
To book
buytickets.at/sba/2067137
#beekeeping #honey #judging
Our #AGM is on Sat 25 Apr at SRUC Craibstone in Aberdeen.
After the AGM & awards' presentations our guest speaker, Dr Johanna Yourstone, will discuss the COMPETITION BETWEEN MANAGED #HONEYBEES & #BUMBLEBEES
Lunch & lecture open to non-members
buytickets.at/sba/2040879
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
Happy St David’s Day!
Today we send our warmest wishes to all our #Welsh #beekeeping friends & followers
Just as St David encouraged people to care for the land & live simply, #beekeepers continue that tradition nurturing bees
#StDavidsDay #dyddgwyldewi
Delighted to have been invited by Lorraine Johnston of SRUC to the Farm Advisory Service Scotland’s Power of Pollinators day in Dumfries today. A very informative & insightful day
Their next event is 27th March in Perth⬇️
www.fas.scot/events/event...
#pollinators #matter
🍯 Happy #PancakeDay 🥞
There’s nothing better than a warm stack of #pancakes topped with delicious local #honey, a simple treat that also celebrates the incredible work of our #honeybees
Support your local #beekeepers choose local honey & help keep our #pollinators thriving
Happy St Valentine’s Day
While others celebrate with roses & chocolates, #beekeepers know real love is hefting #hives on a cold morning, watching the first cleansing flights of spring & caring for thousands of tiny lives
#Beekeeping teaches patience, kindness & respect for nature
#StValentinesDay
There’s only 1 day left to register to sit our #module #exams on Sat 21 Mar. It closes tomorrow night!
To register please visit
form.jotform.com/253293345593...
For more info on each module
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/sba-services...
#scottish #beekeepers #beekeeping #honeybee #knowledge #learning
If you’re looking to train and support beekeepers in your area, association, school or club but not quite sure how to go about it, then our 1 day Train the Trainer course could be just the thing!
With two thirds of the places already booked, don’t delay!
APISCOTIA 2026
📣 Half the Tickets Sold🚀
Join us for an unmissable weekend of #beekeeping insights, hands-on activities, & a chance to connect with fellow #beekeepers from across #Scotland
🔗 qrco.de/ApiScotia26
For more
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/events/apisc...
A great line up of speakers at The Welsh Beekeepers Spring Convention in March. Go on make a weekend of it 🏴🐝
wbka.com
#welshbeekeepers #beekeeping #honeybee #convention
⏰Saturday Awards Deadline
Do you know a young beekeeper who deserves recognition? Then please nominate them!
Sat is also the deadline for our local association awards, where you can nominate those members who consistently go above & beyond in your area.
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/events/
Haggis on the table, poems in the air & bees in our hearts 🐝💛
This #BurnsNight we’re celebrating #beekeepers & #honeybees who work hard across our lands.
Here’s tae guid company, guid honey, & guid stewardship of nature🐝🥃🍯🏴
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/news/the-bee...
Slàinte!
#RabbieBurns
It’s back! Have you got an hour to spare this weekend, to help the RSPB Scotland with its Big Garden Birdwatch?
For all the details and how to log your results please visit
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
#RSPB #RSPBScotland
#BigGardenBirdwatch
#nature #birds #outdoors
Our fantastic winter #webinar series continues on Weds 11 Feb at 7.30pm when we're delighted to have Ray Baxter join us to discuss Bottom-Up Beekeeping
To book your place please visit
www.tickettailor.com/events/sba/1...
It’s free for SBA members or £2 for non-members
#scottishbeekeepers #beekeeping
📣Calling all #young #beekeepers in Scotland🏴
How would you like to represent #Scotland at the next IMYB - International Meeting of Young Beekeepers in Belfast on 4-8July this year?
Aged 12-18, got junior, basic or NPA beekeeping certs, then ask your parent or guardian to msg us
The next #beekeeping #webinar from our friends at the Welsh Beekeepers' Association - Cymdeithas Gwenynwyr Cymru is sure to #bee popular!
Addressing Sustainable Beekeeping with Dr Jamie Ellis
To register to this webinar on the 22nd Jan please visit
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Does your local association have #members who go above & beyond? Please ask your committee to consider them for one of our awards! Know any #young #beekeepers who deserve to be recognised?
scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/about-the-sb...
Closing 31Jan
#scottishbeekeepers #localheroes