Post-Brexit rules keep European bees out of Britain

A British beekeeper says post-Brexit regulations are preventing him from bringing bees into the UK. The bees are likely to be seized and destroyed. Since the end of the transition period, only queen bees, rather than entire colonies, can be imported. For decades, bees have been imported into Britain from warmer countries to replenish stocks and to serve as early awakening pollinators for fruit farms. But Brexit means bringing bee colonies into mainland Britain from Europe is now banned.