Yellow-legged hornet identification sheets:

•    Identification sheet
•    Identification poster
•    Nest identification

Managing Varroa advisory leaflet:

Managing Varroa: A comprehensive synopsis on the most up to date information on the honey bee parasite, Varroa, including monitoring, treatments and the biology of Varroa mites. This document is available in print on request.

Foulbrood advisory leaflet:

Foulbrood Disease of Honey Bees: Information on how to recognise European foulbrood and American foulbrood and how to help prevent these diseases from spreading. It also has information about the other common brood diseases of honey bees, including how to recognise, prevent and treat them. This document is available in print on request.

Starting Right with Bees advisory leaflet:

Starting Right with Bees: Our go-to guide for getting started with beekeeping. It provides an overview of all the equipment you need to get started, advice on how to source and set up your first honey bee colony, perform colony inspections and it provides lots of links to resources to help you expand your experience in beekeeping. 

Pests, Diseases & Disorders advisory leaflet:

Common Pests, Diseases and Disorders of the Adult Honey Bee: Learn about how to identify, prevent and manage the most common diseases and disorders in adult honey bees; take a look at our ‘Common pests, diseases and disorders of the adult honey bee’ advisory leaflet.

Exotic pest advisory leaflets:

Small Hive Beetle: A detailed review of the small hive beetle, a non native honey bee pest; including its biology, potential invasion routes into the UK, NBU surveillance of this threat, and how to monitor for its presence in honey bee colonies. This document is available in print on request.

Tropilaelaps: Parasitic Mite of Honey Bees: A detailed review of Tropilaelaps mites, an invasive parasitic mite native to Asia that have been accidentally spread to other countries around the globe. Find out everything you need to know about this invasive pest its; biology, potential invasion routes into the UK, NBU surveillance of this threat, and how to perform an exotic pest surveillance inspection on honey bee colonies. This document is available in print on request.

Contingency Planning Procedures Leaflet: This document outlines the law in relation to exotic pests and the actions taken by the NBU if an exotic pest is suspected in the UK and how beekeepers can contribute to keeping apiculture in the UK, safe from exotic threats.