Rathbornes Candle Competition Rathbornes have recently launched their new Botanical Bee Candle collection, a set of hand poured wax candles scented with natural essential oils.Available from Rathbornes1488.com They have kindly offered one as a prize for the winner of this competition. Competition Question: Which three waxes are used by Rathbornes in their Botanical Bee candles? […]
Neonicotinoids: EU Update – by Myfanwy Blissett In May 2018 the EU introduced a ban on all outdoor uses of three neonicotinoid pesticides, clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. That ruling was appealed by chemical giant Bayer, on the grounds that it could have ‘far-reaching consequences for the certainty and predictability of active substance approvals in the […]
My Bee Suit Revamp – by Colette O’Connell Colette O’Connell With the long winter, it is always nice to think of sunny days ahead to look forward to. I took advantage of the downtime to revamp my first bee suit, a Sherriff suit from the ‘90’s. Well-worn, and never to appear white again, I took […]
Competition Winners Congratulations to Tom Byrne from Carlow who won a beautiful hamper from Absolutely Fabulous Hampers. Thanks to Valerie and Sue at AFH for sponsoring this prize in the Nov/Dec newsletter competition. www.facebook.com/AFHampers Mr Tom Byrne, Carlow Mr Raymond Conlon, Dublin Well done to Raymond Conlon from Eblana Beekeepers Association, who won the Adnor […]
Photo Competition It’s that time of year again folks, and due to the beautiful entries received in our last photo competition, we have decided to host another one. The IBA will use the photos to promote our organisation on our website, leaflets etc. So dust down the cameras folks, and start snapping! And don’t forget […]