Monthly Archives: May 2013

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The Native Irish Honey Bee Society will host the first apiary demonstration of bee breeding in West Waterford on Sunday the 26th May at 2pm. The topics to be covered are selection, grafting, and the use of Apideas. It will … Continue reading →

Further details are now available: Lectures include: Jonathan Getty   How to set up a Queen rearing group Keith Pierce        My Queen Rearing system PJ Curran            Grafting and selection There will also … Continue reading →

The Ulster Beekeepers’ Association has a stand at this year’s Balmoral Show, 15th -17th May.  

Two colonies were stolen recently in the Mullingar area. Five frames of bees were removed from each of two hives and the rest of the frames and the flying bees were left behind. The apiary is in an isolated spot … Continue reading →

Don’t forget to check out the NIHBS Facebook page.

A series of queen rearing workshops have been planned over the summer starting on 26th May.