The Seasonal Bee Inspector contact information is available during the summer season (starting of April to end of September) on BeeBase at http://www.nationalbeeunit.com/public/Contacts/contacts.cfm

During the rest of the year it will only display the Regional Bee Inspectors’ contact details.

Please remember that the Seasonal Bee Inspectors are not paid by the National Bee Unit (NBU) from October through to the end of March and therefore are unlikely to reply to any messages left at that time of year.

Information sources

BeeBase www.nationalbeeunit.com

Bee Health Advisory Forum https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/index.cfm?pageid=339

SMARTBees (Sustainable Management of Resilient Bee Populations) http://www.smartbees-fp7.eu/

Reporting Asian hornet sightings alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk. Better still, install the Asian hornet watch app which allows you to send an image directly to the Non-Native Species Secretariat for identification.

Killgerm dome traps for monitoring Asian hornets.

Vita Apishield www.vita-europe.com

Beetle blaster – Mann Lake http://www.mannlake.co.uk/beekeeping-supplies/product/DC-685.html