Bee health contacts
Information and advice relating to DAERA’s support to beekeeping can be obtained from the various divisions covering inspections, disease diagnosis and education.
Bee health inspections
Plant Health Inspection Branch (PHIB) is responsible for the delivery of bee health inspections. General queries can be directed to headquarters staff by contacting:
Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural AffairsPlant Health Inspection Branch
Clare House
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
Telephone: 028 9052 4168
Email: beehealth@daera-ni.gov.uk
Bee inspectors
The team of bee inspectors consists of a senior bee inspector and local inspectors. For queries relating to bee health inspections, please contact:
Thomas Williamson (Senior bee inspector)Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs
Plant Health Inspection Branch
Atek Building
Edenaveys Industrial Estate
Newry Road
Armagh, BT60 1HS
Telephone: 028 37529053
Email: tom.williamson@daera-ni.gov.uk
Local bee inspectors
Antrim and Londonderry
Kevin BradleyDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Plant Health Inspection Branch
Meadowlane Shopping Centre
Moneymore Road
Magherafelt
BT45 6PRTelephone: 028 7939 5331
Email: kevin.bradley@daera-ni.gov.uk
Armagh and Down
Vacant(Contact Tom Williamson in the interim)
Telephone: 028 37529053
Email: tom.williamson@daera-ni.gov.uk
Tyrone and Fermanagh
Joanne RedmondDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Sperrin House
Sedan Avenue
Omagh
BT79 7AQ
Telephone: 028 8225 3417
Email: joanne.redmond@daera-ni.gov.uk
Disease diagnosis for bees
Disease diagnosis for bees is provided by the Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI). For further information, please contact:
Ivan Forsythe (Entomologist)Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Zoology & Entomology
Newforge Lane
BELFAST BT9 5PX
Tel: 028 9025 5288
Email: ivan.forsythe@afbini.gov.uk
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Zoology & Entomology
Newforge Lane
BELFAST BT9 5PX
Tel: 028 9025 5480
Email: archie.murchie@afbini.gov.uk
Educational courses relating to bees
Educational courses relating to bees are run by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). For further information, please contact:
Hazel MarcusCAFRE
Greenmount Campus
Tirgracey Road
Antrim BT41 4PS
Telephone: 028 9442 6964
Email: hazel.marcus@daera-ni.gov.uk