A Message from our Incoming Chair I am honoured to have been chosen as a director and elected Cathaoirleach (Chair) of IBA clg. It has been a privilege to assist Peter McEvoy since last summer as Company Secretary, a position for which Peter is eminently qualified and which he fulfills in a most professional manner. […]
IBA Winter 2021 Newsletter Contents and Request Articles Incoming Chair Outgoing Chair NKBKA 60th Anniversary UBKA Flyer Munster Agricultural Show Blackwater Honey Winter Forage Ten of the Best Future Forests BIBBA Seasonal Notes Keeping Strong Colonies Cookies Exams ABC’s of Bees Competition Time Obituary Please send articles for the newsletter to editor@irishbeekeepersassociation.com They may be […]
At this time, I think of the effect of Covid 19 as it has had an impact on all our lives. The loved ones, the friends, and acquaintances we have lost from our lives over the last 21/22 months. The way we lived before and what was normal in our lives, let’s hope it returns to […]
Recent months have seen one confirmed finding of Asian Hornet here in Ireland with two possible but as of yet unconfirmed sightings. In last December’s IBA webinar, https://youtu.be/puYNYbNsNjc we were fortunate to have John De Carteret and Alaistair Christie from Jersey, provide us with their experiences and knowledge on dealing with this apex predator. This […]
Wild Honeybees Project by Chiara Binetti Feral bees in a tree Apis mellifera mellifera, the only native honeybee subspecies in Ireland, was once feared extinct in the wild. Some of the causes of this loss are parasitism by Varroa destructor, habitat loss, and the effects of agricultural pesticides. The major threat of extinction is hybridisation […]