Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 50279

Bees

Tabled: 6 May 2025

Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of honeybees in April (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

Answer

Mary Creagh

There is currently no compulsory registration system for bees and beekeeping in the UK, so it is difficult to provide exact figures for honey bee populations. Beekeepers are however encouraged to voluntarily register on the Animal and Plant Health Agency’...

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