The Honey Bee Health Strategy

To achieve a sustainable and healthy population of honey bees for pollination and honey production in Scotland.


Footnotes

1 Scottish Government - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Agriculture/animal-welfare

2 National Audit Office - http://www.nao.org.uk//idoc.ashx?docId=04373F6B-3B1A-4474-85AC-F628E1F50618&version=-1

3 Veterinary Medicines Directorate ( VMD) website: http://www.vmd.gov.uk/VetSQP/Bee/bee.htm

4 While pesticides is a devolved issue, the day to day administration of the pesticides approval system is undertaken by the Chemicals Regulation Directorate ( CRD), a Directorate of the Health and Safety Executive. Further information can be found at http://www.pesticides.gov.uk

5 England and Wales - http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/beeHealth

6 Northern Ireland - http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/animal-health/bees.htm

7 Scottish Biodiversity Strategy - www.biodiversityscotland.gov.uk

8 Recipe for Success - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/277346/0083283.pdf

9 Food Standards Agency - http://www.food.gov.uk

10 Veterinary Medicines Directorate - http://www.vmd.gov.uk/VetSQP/Bee/bee.htm

11 Honey Regulations available at: http://www.oqps.gov.uk/legislation/ssi/ssi2005/ssi_20050307_en_1

12 BeeBase available at: https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/index.cfm

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