“Honeybee Forage” Video Series – by Eddie Hill Eddie Hill If you’ve previously read the IBAclg newsletters, you are likely familiar with the writing contributions of North Kildare member, Eddie Hill. Eddie has worked in all aspects of Horticulture, Plant importation, Nurseries, Landscape Design and Garden Maintenance. He is currently employed as a Craft Gardener […]
“It Only Takes One!” (Asian Hornet) – by Colette O’Connell Colette O’Connell Photo copyright & courtesy of the BBKA Beekeepers here in Ireland are only too aware of the threat of foreign alien species to honey bees and other pollinating insects in our country. The Asian Hornet, Vespa velutina nigrithorax, a species native to Asia, […]
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You may have noticed our IBAclg Youtube channel has lost a lot of our previously recorded webinars from the last 3 years. Due to a technical error at the end of 2020, our Youtube Channel was deleted, worse still, the channel was just shy of the requirement of hours watched for it to be backed […]
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 […]