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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticulture Divisions: Registered Files,...

Catalogue reference: MAF 409

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MAF 409

The records in this series relate to the oversight and regulation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of commercial beekeeping and honey producing operations, and deal with honey supply and quality issues, diseases of bees,...

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Reference

MAF 409

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticulture Divisions: Registered Files, Beekeeping and Honey (AX Series)
Date

1965-2014

Description

The records in this series relate to the oversight and regulation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of commercial beekeeping and honey producing operations, and deal with honey supply and quality issues, diseases of bees, environmental threats to bees, research into beekeeping, advice to beekeepers and liaison with beekeeping organisations.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Former file reference

Related material

For earlier files on beekeeping and the production of honey see MAF 126

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

AX file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Horticulture Division II, 1963-1977
Physical description

95 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2000 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Accruals

Occasional further accruals are expected into this series.

Administrative / biographical background

In 1965, responsibility for control of 'hobby' horticultural activities, including beekeeping, passed from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources. Horticulture Division II handled the remaining commercial beekeeping organisations for which MAFF retained responsibility.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15253/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticulture Divisions: Registered Files, Beekeeping and Honey (AX Series)