The invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle control method, and the unmanned aerial vehicle control method comprises the following steps: when an area change instruction is received, determining position information of a target area according to the area change instruction; determining a target position of each first type unmanned aerial vehicle with a base station according to the positioninformation of the target area; generating a moving instruction according to the target position of each first type unmanned aerial vehicle, and sending the moving instruction to the corresponding first unmanned aerial vehicle, thereby enabling the first type unmanned aerial vehicle to move to the corresponding target position according to the moving instruction. With the method provided by the invention, automatic layout of the base stations can be realized, and movable range of the unmanned aerial vehicles can be increased. The invention also discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle control apparatus, a computer readable storage medium, an electronic device, a control method of a base station unmanned aerial vehicle, a control apparatus of the base station unmanned aerial vehicle, and an unmanned aerial vehicle, having the beneficial effects above.