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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 23 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 January 2024. It was answered by Rebecca Pow (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 January 2024 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Beekeeping

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made on the number of beekeepers.

Answer

Our annual Hive Count exercise indicates that as of October 2022 there were 48,130 beekeepers in England and Wales registered on BeeBase – the National Bee Unit’s website.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11116
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Beekeeping
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk