# Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1200969 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1200969)
- Website: https://www.bibba.com
- Latest income: £42.4k; spending £26.3k
- What it funds: Animals, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bee-improvement-and-bee-breeders-association

The overall Object of the Association is the conservation, restoration, study, selection, and improvement for the public benefit of the native honey bee of Britain and Ireland (Apis mellifera mellifera), and of near-native and locally adapted honey bees. It does this by: information, education, applied and scientific research and study, sustainable beekeeping, and conservation initiatives.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association is registered under the Charity Commission purposes animals and environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association reported income of £42.4k and spending of £26.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (bibba.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association?

In its latest reported year Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association reported income of £42.4k and spending of £26.3k.


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