EBA
EUROPEAN BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATION

Exploring scientific evidence and natural strategies for better immunity and lung health 🗓️ Date: 23 November 2025 🕙 Time: 10:00 (CET) 🌍 Organized by: European Beekeeping Association (EBA) 🗣️ Language: English   The European Beekeeping Association (EBA) is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar focused on the vital link between bee products and respiratory health. […]

The European Beekeeping Association (EBA) and the European Professional Beekeepers Association (EPBA) have sent a joint letter to EU Agriculture Commissioner Christoph Hansen and EU Agriculture Ministers, warning about the risk of fraudulent honey entering the EU market following the increase of Ukrainian honey import quotas. Both associations stress that current testing methods fail to […]

Тhe European Beekeeping Association (EBA) is pleased to share that the Organic Beekeeping Community (Hellas) from Greece has sent honey sample as part of an EBA campaign aimed at promoting sustainable beekeeping and raising awareness about the importance of honey and pollinators at the European level. The European Beekeeping Association sincerely thanks the Organic Beekeeping […]

Icelandic Beekeepers Assoociation confirmed that it is joining the European Beekeeping Association!    

During the  written meeting of the EBA Executive Board, members voted to approve the admission of a new member to the EBA Scientific Committee on Bee Health. The European Beekeeping Association is pleased to welcome Prof. Uroš Glavinić, PhD, DVM Associate Professor and Research Associate, Chief of the Laboratory for Animal Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary […]

The European Beekeeping Association (EBA) wishes to extend its sincere gratitude to the Office of the President of the European Parliament, Ms. Roberta Metsola, for the kind response acknowledging the concerns raised by EBA regarding the proposed abolition of the beekeeping envelope under the new Common Agricultural Policy framework. We highly appreciate the reassurance that […]

Today I had a video meeting with MEP Matej Tonin from Slovenia. He absolutely supports all EBA initiatives and wants to actively help. In 2026, with his help, we will organize a major beekeeping event in the EU Parliament. The content will be dedicated to the preservation of bees and beekeepers and consumer awareness. We […]

A new Varroa mite treatment is on the market in the USA. I have asked the EBA Bee Health Committee for its opinion on this treatment and in particular for its assistance in its registration and approval for use in Europe.

The Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association has today sent 1 jar of Slovenian honey with a protected geographical indication. We sent the honey to the EU Member of Parliament, Mr. Petar Agius, who collects honey from all EBA member states. The recipient of the honey will be the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen, to […]

The European Beekeeping Association (EBA) warmly thanks MEP Peter Agius for providing the official address to send authentic honey from all 30 EBA member countries to EU Commissioner Christoph Hansen. We appreciate MEP Agius’ support in promoting local, European and authentic honey.