Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 75548
Beekeeping: Farmers
Tabled: 5 September 2025
Answered: 8 October 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with farming organisations on subsidies for beekeeping.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleFigures from the annual hive count suggests that the number of beekeepers has remained relatively stable and is not declining. Defra supports beekeepers through the work of the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit which operates our bee pest...
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