Bee Keeping (Colonsay and Oronsay) Order 2013 (S.S.I. No. 279 of 2013). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Apiculture/sericulture Pests/diseases Quarantine Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This Order prohibits the keeping of animals of the genus Apis (honey bees) on the adjoining islands of Colonsay and Oronsay other than animals of the subspecies Apis mellifera mellifera. Any person who keeps or has in their possession or control on those islands a honey bee other than a black bee may be guilty of an offence under section 14ZC of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk