EBA
EUROPEAN BEEKEEPING ASSOCIATION

Jürgen Binder from Germany was preparing his opinion for yesterday’s European Parliament summit THERE. More about summit is THERE.

Today at the European Parliament, policymakers, scientists, and industry leaders gathered for the high-level conference “EU Honey Market Integrity: Trade Importance and Fraud Risks.” Hosted by MEP Elena Yoncheva, the event addressed a deepening crisis regarding the survival of the European beekeeping sector in the face of sophisticated fraud and a flood of low-priced imports. […]

    Dear beekeepers, dear friends of beekeeping,      In February 2024, we founded the European Beekeeping Association (EBA) in Belgrade, and on 22 April 2024, I was unanimously elected as its President. Today, EBA already brings together 32 countries and more than 420,000 beekeepers. This is not just a number – it is […]

After the world’s first innovative method for detecting honey counterfeits was accredited in Serbia (the EIM-IRMS of the Analab laboratory, which was later robbed, causing the mafia to shut down its operations), we are pleased to announce that the method of the Estonian laboratory Celvia CC has now been accredited and has now received ISO […]

Imkerverband Rheinland-Pfalz e. V. confirmed that is joining the European Beekeeping Association!  

On April 8, 2026, the regular annual Assembly of the European Beekeeping Association (EBA) was held via the online platform. The assembly was attended by representatives of member states, as well as members of scientific committees, while interested organizations had the opportunity to participate as observers without the right to vote. During the Assembly, a […]

The Executive Board of the European Beekeeping Association (EBA) held an online meeting today, attended by members of the Supervisory Board and the president of the EBA Scientific Committee. The meeting took place in a constructive atmosphere, with the active and proactive participation of members of the Supervisory Board, who made a significant contribution to […]

  The twenti-second issue of the electronic monthly EBA magazine “NO BEES, NO LIFE” was published. The magazine is completely free and you can download it from this post.   This issue of the magazine has 71 pages. The magazine is published in English, but today there are programs that can read the PDF file […]

As part of the 7th International Symposium on Bee Products and the Annual Meeting of the International Honey Commission (IHC), held in Poreč, Dr. Nik Lupše, Head of the Scientific Committees of the European Beekeeping Association (EBA), delivered an opening address highlighting key perspectives from the scientific community on the major challenges currently facing the […]

The European Beekeeping Association is sounding a critical alarm regarding the westward spread of the Tropilaelaps spp.mite, a parasite that reproduces faster and causes more devastating colony losses than the well-known Varroa mite. Recent detections in Georgia and Russian regions bordering Ukraine, alongside unconfirmed reports from Belarus, have signaled an immediate biosecurity threat to the […]