SRUC Beekeeping | Best practice

Beginning beekeeping

Welcome to the world of beekeeping. It is an exciting one and a lifelong learning curve.

Responsible beekeeping advice

As a responsible beekeeper following beekeeping best practice, you will have healthier and more productive bees.

Other pollinators

Coming soon.

Swarming

Coming soon.

Scottish Beekeepers Association

Supporting honey bees and beekeepers on Scotland

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BeeBase

BeeBase is the Animal and Plant Health Agency's (APHA) National Bee Unit website, designed for beekeepers and supporting Defra, Welsh Government, and Scotland's Bee Health Programmes.

Go to BeeBase

Honey bee health guidance

from Scottish Government

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Need advice?

If you need advice on your bees or beekeeping, feel free to get in touch with Lorraine Johnston, SRUC Bee Advisor for Scotland.

Email: Lorraine.Johnston@sruc.ac.uk
Phone: 077 95 91 92 09

Based at SRUC Barony Campus, Parkgate, Dumfries, DG1 3NE

Honey bee health: Key diseases explained

Learn more about diseases in Scottish beekeeping and if they are notifiable or non-notifiable.

Honey bee health: Key pests explained

Learn more about pests in Scottish beekeeping and if they are reportable, a non-native species, notifiable, or non-notifiable.

Beekeeping education

Learn more about bees and beekeeping with our training library, blog, podcast, and other educational resources.

Beekeeping community

Explore Scotland's beekeeping community through beekeeping events, partnerships, businesses, and products.

Dandelion Project

With the aim of re-establishing Harvest as an event on the national calendar, Dandelion brought together community development, horticulture, live music, learning, sustainable thinking and innovative arts practice to support the people of Scotland to sow, grow and share together.

Plant sciences

Working towards achieving global food security by developing resilient crop and grassland systems.

Food systems

Generating knowledge and influencing policy for safer, more sustainable, and more productive agriculture that supports healthier diets and economic growth.