Responsible Urban Beekeeping in London

Here are our guidelines for responsible urban beekeeping in London:

• Be considerate of the social context, other beekeepers, all bees and other wildlife
• Good training
• Keep nice bees
• Practice swarm prevention and control
• Manage bee health
• Prioritise apiary hygiene
• Register and insure
• Join a Beekeeping Association
• Prepare contingency plans for adversity (absence, disease control orders, onsite destruction orders, etc)
• Plant appropriate flowers