Bee Disease Insurance (BDI) covers the insured for the statutory destruction of bees, honey and equipment only for American or European foul brood. Beekeeping memberships include cover for up to 3 colonies.

Please note, for insurance to be valid, all colonies owned by the beekeeper must be insured with BDI. BDI is valid from the 1st January of the year in which the subscription is paid to 31st December of that year, but BDI paid after 1 March only comes into force 40 days after payment is received, since your NLB membership will have lapsed.

Partner Members are no longer insured for BDI which is why their subscriptions have been reduced by £2 since 2013.