News & Updates

Credit: Jan Gutzeit, Der Bundesverband Dunkle Biene Deutschland e.V. Germany The dark European honey bee ( Apis mellifera mellifera ) is...

Credit: Martin Feurer Mellifera CH, Switzerland For thirty years, SICAMM ( Societas Internationalis pro Conservatione Apis melliferae...

A Call to Action for the European Dark Honey Bee At SICAMM, we are dedicated to the conservation, protection, and promotion of the...

We are delighted to announce that SICAMM will be represented at the 49th Apimondia Conference in Copenhagen this September. Since 1895,...

We are pleased to share the September 2025 SICAMM Newsletter , our fourth issue of the year, bringing together news, events, and...

Germany has introduced a second Channel - Zweites Deutsches Fernseh. This is a compilation of local TV items and they have reports of...

We’re pleased to share this guest perspective from Dylan Farrugia  and Abner Joe Buttigieg , founders and administrators of the...

This Statement seeks to encourage all beekeepers in Northern Ireland to sign this petition calling on the UK government to close the loophole that currently allows unregulated imports of honey bees into the UK via NI.

At SICAMM, our mission is to champion the conservation of Apis mellifera mellifera by uniting beekeepers, scientists, and conservationists across Europe. As proud partners with the Native Irish Honey Bee Society (NIHBS), we are thrilled to amplify their influential Policy Statement on Biodiversity.

Dear Member of the European Parliament, On this World Bee Day, appointed by the United Nations (https://www.un.org/en/observances/bee-day), I am writing to you on behalf of the International Association of the European Dark Bee (SICAMM) and its Member Associations who are widely spread throughout Europe. I trust that you are aware of the vital roles of bees and other pollinators in ensuring global food security and nutrition.

SICAMM was thrilled to welcome the Foundation for the Conservation of the Maltese Honey Bee to our biannual conference, held in the...

SICAMM, the International organisation dedicated to the conservation of the European dark honey bee and The Native Irish Honey Bee...

We're excited to share some significant developments within the SICAMM. Expanding Our Network We are pleased to welcome three new German...

We are excited to present the March 2025 edition of the SICAMM Newsletter, your go-to resource for the latest in the conservation and...

We are excited to unveil the detailed programme for the SICAMM Conference 2025, taking place from 27th to 30th March 2025 in the...

We are pleased to present the February 2025 edition of the SICAMM Newsletter, your comprehensive resource for the conservation and...

SICAMM, the International Association for the conservation of the dark European honey bee ( Apis mellifera mellifera ), is thrilled to...

Call for Participation: SICAMM Membership Questionnaire SICAMM, the International Association dedicated to the conservation of the dark...

The inaugural SICAMM Newsletter is now available, providing a detailed and authoritative resource on the dark European honey bee