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EU Import report

Please Note: The Table gives Notification of the intention to import bees for the Member States listed. The bees may not yet have been imported into the country.


Queen Bees or nucleus colonies imported from the EU into England, Scotland and Wales in 2018
Country of origin Number of consignments imported Batched number of queens Batched number of nucleus Batched number of packages Batched number of Colonies Number of consignments inspected
Croatia 2 0 0 100 25 1
Cyprus 3 33 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic 3 0 0 200 0 0
France 1 0 0 120 0 1
Greece 26 1289 0 0 0 6
Italy 14 865 0 1280 0 3
Malta 4 330 0 0 0 1
Poland 1 0 0 100 0 1
Portugal 1 0 0 0 4 0
Romania 1 4 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 24 1127 0 0 0 2
TOTALS: 80 3648 0 1800 29 15

For more information on legislation governing the importation of bees, click here.
For guidance notes, click here.