The Beekeeping Year By Pauline Walsh – 3 Counties BKA OCTOBER We have largely prepared the hives for winter now. The following are jobs which may be necessary if not already done. Ensure the hives are watertight.Make sure there is ventilation at the top of the hive by inserting matchsticks under the corners.This will prevent […]
DAFM Beekeeper Registration Registration of primary producers of honey with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine Beekeepers are food producers and a requirement exists to register with the competent authority, even when the operation occurs in a private domestic dwelling. EU Regulations on food and food safety, came into effect in 2006. The objective […]
Tales from Beaufort, Social Beekeepers! By Ulrich Schraewer It is the year 2020. It is a dark and cold February night. The crowds are pouring into the warm and cosy country bar in Beaufort. It is just like hundreds of foragers coming back from their quest of finding the best source of food. There is […]
IBA Membership Survey 2020 Irish Beekeepers Association (IBA) clg Survey of Members When the new Board of Directors met (virtually!) after our zoom AGM we decided to engage directly with the members of IBA clg in order to find out what they want from the organisation. The Board of Directors (BOD) want to spend our […]
Why I hate my bees by Millicent McNaught I close them up for the winter, I slope my shoulders at everything being done for the season. I have attended to the apiary for the last time, before cluster, stiffened to attention and saluted my girlfriends and informed them that our next date will be […]