“BIBBA [Bee Improvement & Beebreeders' Association] is the only group of beekeepers in the British Isles that has been established since the 1970s to breed and improve our stock of Native Honey Bees Apis mellifera mellifera, and by breeding from our own stock can help stop the spread of parasites and viral diseases being introduced by importation of exotic species from overseas.
A small dedicated group of beekeepers maintain and this essential beekeeping charity”