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Moving your bees to the heather?  

BeeBase is our best tool to monitor and control the spread of honey bee pests and diseases. However, BeeBase is only as good as the information it is given. By the very nature of Scottish beekeeping, hives are moved around the country– for example to the heather, and to the rapeseed.  

We are therefore asking you to please ensure: 

• all your apiaries, including heather sites, are registered on BeeBase with the current information on apiary location and the number of colonies in each apiary. Any apiaries you are not currently using should be marked as “non-current” 
• your contact details are up to date, including your current phone number and email address 

You cannot be alerted of a disease outbreak in your area if BeeBase does not know that you have bees there. 

If you are no longer actively beekeeping, please mark your account as “non-current” on BeeBase.  

If you need help updating your BeeBase record, or if you have forgotten your username or password, please get in touch with us by email at 

Bees_Mailbox@gov.scot  

All the information you enter into BeeBase is confidential and secure.   

Scottish Government’s Honey Bee Health Team