The aims of this collaborative project have been to improve the knowledge of the beekeeping sector in the Basque Country (BC) (Spain) and to evaluate the structural and key production parameters affected by the invasion of the Asian hornet - Vespa velutina. The study has been conducted by different Beekeepers Associations, NEIKER, and the University of the BC. Beekeepers were asked to fill out a questionnaire with the aim of identifying the strengths and current threats to beekeeping related to V. velutina. Furthermore, policies and recommendations on how to improve and support beekeeping activity were assessed. Briefly, a survey was designed in 2017 to compile data corresponding to 2016. Experts carried out a pre-test to refine questions and adapt the content of the questionnaire. The surveyed population were beekeepers from the 3 Beekeepers Associations of the BC who participated in the study. The survey consisted of 31 questions grouped into 5 categories: Beekeeper characteristics; Beekeeping activity; Impact from the arrival of the Asian hornet in the Basque Country; Control measures used by beekeepers against Asian hornet; and health impact. Questionnaires have been analysed and discussed by the project team, and a final report has been completed. This study has enabled different stakeholders to establish collaboration. This cooperation has given a first approach about the characteristics of the beekeeping sector in the BC, as well as an exploratory assessment of the impact of the arrival of the Asian hornet. In the future, new studies have to be done in order to improve current information about this invasive species in the BC. Additionally, it would be of interest to compare these results with those obtained in the rest of Spain and Europe.