From the Blue\White Corner – by Caroline McDonald Buyer beware Something caught my eye when I read the recent information update from DAFM. My attention was drawn to the part where the rules and regulations regarding the importation of Apis mellifera and Bumble bees. To start, all imports of bees from other EU states must […]

All-Ireland Honeybee Strategy – by Dr Grace McCormack All-Ireland Honeybee Strategy Included in The All Ireland Pollinator Plan is the All-Ireland Honeybee Strategy, a standalone part of the plan that is covered in section 4 and includes areas such as education and biosecurity. The latter part of this, still under development, is the conservation of […]

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 […]