2025 Links

 Interview: The young Welsh beekeeper keeping his grandfather’s legacy alive

20-Dec-25 – Nation Cymru
https://nation.cymru/feature/interview-the-young-welsh-beekeeper-keeping-his-grandfathers-legacy-alive/

Britain’s bees are losing the fight against Asian hornets

13-Dec-25 – Telegraph

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/13/britains-bees-are-losing-the-fight-against-asian-hornets

£8 wrinkle cream made with manuka honey that mature shoppers swear by

12-Dec-25 – Essex Live

https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/shopping/manuka-doctor-eye-cream-wrinkles-10699038

Battle to save Britain's bees begins as invasive Asian hornets march north - 'Out of control!'

08-Dec-25 – GBN

https://www.gbnews.com/news/asian-hornets-bees-extinction-fears-new-technology

Studying impact of honeybees on local wild bees

04-Dec-25 – Irish Examiner

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outdoors/arid-41754162.html

Natural habitats don't always boost pollination, major study finds

04-Dec-2025 – FarmingUK

https://www.farminguk.com/News/natural-habitats-don-t-always-boost-pollination-major-study-finds_67662.html

Cyprus has new law to define what counts as true honey

02-Dec-25 – Cyprus Mail

https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/12/02/new-law-to-define-what-counts-as-true-honey

Urgent Action Required on Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet Incursion.

30-Nov-25 – Change.Org

https://www.change.org/p/urgent-action-required-on-yellow-legged-asian-hornet-incursion

Rod Stewart's secret hobby at home is also a major celebrity obsession

29-Nov-25 – Hello

https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/870042/celebrities-royals-with-beehives-at-home

The volunteers using tiny radio tags to find a record number of Asian hornet nests

24-Nov-25 – ITV

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2025-11-24/how-tiny-tech-is-used-to-fight-back-against-record-asian-hornet-numbers

Which sting is worse – a bee's or a wasp's?

14-Nov-25 – BBC Countryfile

https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/which-sting-is-worse-a-bees-or-a-wasps

Solasta Bio ready to commercialise from new lab

12-Nov-25 – Daily Business Group

New 'Lucifer' bee with devil-like horns found in Australia

11-Nov-25 – BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c051yjv90dmo

The most expensive honey in the world has a 'Taranaki tang'

07-Nov-25 – RNZ

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/578144/the-most-expensive-honey-in-the-world-has-a-taranaki-tang

Experts issue Asian hornet warning after sightings in the UK

05-Nov – The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/asian-hornets-uk-deaths-size-warning-b2859270.html

This rare ‘mad honey’ is only found in two places in the world. It’s strong enough to fell bears and soldiers

03-Nov – CNN Travel
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/mad-honey-deli-bal-turkey-black-sea

The Great British honey scandal

The Observer

https://observer.co.uk/listen/the-slow-newscast/the-great-british-honey-scandal

An uncomfortable transition? The buzz about Asian hornets. Cosmic ray neutrons and soil moisture

30-Oct-25 – BBC Farming Today

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002lfxj

Aucklanders told to look out for hornets after queen found

24-Oct-25 – RNZ

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/576778/aucklanders-told-to-look-out-for-hornets-after-queen-found

David Austin Roses scores with a white rose inspired by David Beckham

22-Oct-25 – Country Living

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a69116994/david-austin-david-beckham-rose

The unbreakable link between the protection of honeybees and pollinators and the future of agriculture

21-Oct-25 – OpenAccess Government

Extending Countryside Stewardship agreements avoids funding cliff edge

15-Oct-25 – Wildlife Trusts

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/extending-countryside-stewardship-agreements-avoids-funding-cliff-edge

‘Serious threat’ warning as Asian hornets found in part of UK for first time

14-Oct-25 – The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/asian-hornet-northern-ireland-first-sighting-b2844853.html

Jersey method to track hornets 'used across Europe'

09-Oct-25 – BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39rm9m997eo

Crossford beekeeper receives international recognition

01-Oct-25 – Dunfermline Press

https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/25508379.crossford-beekeeper-receives-international-recognition

Honeybee pollen may hold natural antibiotics to save hives from infection

30-Sep-25 – OpenAccess Government

Insects in Britain not in freefall, but facing local upheavals, study finds

22-Sep-25 – Envirotec

Flowers that don't attract bees – 5 types to keep in mind when creating a haven for these beneficial insects

22-Sep-25 - Homes and Gardens

https://www.homesandgardens.com/gardens/flowers-that-dont-attract-bees

Experts issue warning over Asian hornets as sightings rise

18-Sep-25 – The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/asian-hornets-uk-sightings-rise-2025-b2829265.html

Stricter neonicotinoid guidance piles pressure on British farmers

11-Sep-25 – FarmingUK

http://farminguk.com/news/stricter-neonicotinoid-guidance-piles-pressure-on-british-farmers_67202.html

Honey bees can be used to monitor PFAS levels in the environment, says study

10-Sep-25 – Envirotec Magazine

Scientists and Conservationists Scramble to Protect Pollinators

08-Sep-25 – TrillMag

https://www.trillmag.com/news/climate/scientists-and-conservationists-scramble-to-protect-pollinators

Tracking technology taking on the yellow-legged hornet

01-Sep-25 – Apha Science
https://aphascience.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/01/tracking-technology-taking-on-the-yellow-legged-hornet/

Invasive Asian hornet spotted in North Yorkshire

30-Aug-25 – BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgpxz9lxxro

Warning after first Surrey sighting of dangerous Asian hornet this year

28-Aug-25 – Surrey Live

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/warning-after-first-surrey-sighting-32365670

'Game-changing' Asian hornet tracker leads to nest

22-Aug-25 – BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7j3vk4d41o.amp

A new 'superfood' could help declining honeybees – but here’s why it’s not enough

21-Aug-25 – Country Living

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/a65860366/superfood-declining-honeybees-why-not-enough/

There's a wasp boom in the UK. Here's what's causing it

20-Aug-25 – BBC Countryfile

https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/what-is-causing-the-wasp-boom

Wasps are ‘widely vilified’ but ‘essential’ this spring

20-Aug-25 – The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/wasps-uk-useful-heatwave-climate-change-b2811008.html

Public in Northern Ireland urged to be vigilant after Asian hornet found in Co. Cork

19-Aug-25 – The Irish Post

https://www.irishpost.com/news/public-in-northern-ireland-urged-to-be-vigilant-after-asian-hornet-found-in-co-cork-296188

Bee species get lifeline through habitat project

16-Aug-25 – BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn43j1el9w3o

Tiny transmitters on Asian hornets a 'game-changer'

09-Aug-25 – BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy08xx2j500o

Asian hornet’s unique buzz may hold secret to containing invasive species

08-Aug-25 – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/08/asian-hornets-unique-buzz-may-hold-secret-to-containing-invasive-species

France’s top court strikes down pesticide clause in farming law

07-Aug-25 – Value the Markets

https://www.valuethemarkets.com/news/frances-top-court-strikes-down-pesticide-clause-in-farming-law

Drivers of nocturnal and diurnal pollinating insect declines in urban landscapes

06-Aug-25 – The Royal Society

https://royalsociety.org/blog/2025/08/drivers-of-nocturnal-and-diurnal-pollinating-insect-declines-in-urban-landscapes/

Ministers urged to tackle surge in Asian hornets after rise in sightings

05-Aug-25 – The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/asian-hornets-species-uk-bees-sighting-b2802528.html

Radioactive wasp nest: Nest with radiation levels ten times what is allowed under regulations found at old US nuclear weapons site - have there been any in UK?

01-Aug-25 – National World
https://www.nationalworld.com/us/radioactive-wasp-nest-nest-found-at-old-us-nuclear-weapons-site-have-there-been-any-in-uk-5252362