All Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025 – by Eddie Hill Eddie Hill On Friday 26th March a new, even more ambitious, All-Ireland Pollinator Plan was launched, aiming to help all pollinators and our wider biodiversity. Pollinators are declining because their need for food , shelter and safety is not being met due to decreasing forage and […]
Chairpersons Address – by Derek Hanley Derek Hanley – Chairperson IBAclg Chairperson’s Address to members. As Chair of the Board of Directors of IBA clg the honour falls to me to welcome you all to our re-launched Newsletter, Webpage and Logo. While the honour falls to me, I have done very little of the work […]
NUIG Bee Research Survey NUIG Bee Research Survey Please consider following the link below to the survey from Grace McCormack of NUIG. Everything is explained in the following text and Grace will be only too happy to answer any questions. Dear Beekeeper, In recent years some beekeepers in Ireland have begun to monitor levels of […]
Quiz Asian Hornet Identification Quiz Try this Asian Hornet quiz intended to help you recognise Asian Hornets and toensure you know what to do if you should see one. (Courtesy of CheshireBeekeepers)
December Book Review “An Efficient Production of Bee Colonies”, Author Flemming B. Thorsen Flemming B. Thorsen, a commercial beekeeper who concentrates on breeding pure Danish Buckfast bees. There are no pure English Buckfast bees in Denmark anymore, but he continues to use the methods of Brother Adam from Buckfast Abbey in England Fleming is a […]