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Monthly Archives: May 2016
NUIG wants to bring back the native Irish honey bee
NUIG has joined forces with NIHBS (The Native Irish Honey Bee Society) to breed a strain that will be tolerant to the devastating Varroa Destructor parasite. Read more in the Connacht Tribune
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Galtee Bee Breeding Group – Bee Improvement Workshop 19 June
Galtee Bee Breeding Group – Bee Improvement Workshops Hosted by GBBG and Galtee Honey Farm Glengarra Wood, Burncourt, Cahir Sunday,19th. June, 2.00 p.m. Cover Charge: NIHBS Members – €5, Non Members – €10 Programme of Demonstrations Colony Evaluation and Simple … Continue reading
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Varroa project mite counts
We now have participants for Count 1 from all counties except: Dublin, Wicklow, Kilkenny, Longford, Roscommon, Cavan & Fermanagh It would be great to get data on Varroa from all 32 counties. Can you help by encouraging a beekeeper from … Continue reading
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Varroa count demonstration Tullamore 15 May
Varroa Tolerance Breeding Programme: Keith Browne of NUIG, will give a demonstration on the sugar shaker method of counting mites and will give a talk on the breeding programme in Tullamore on 15th May at 1.00 p.m. Venue: OBKA apiary … Continue reading
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COLOSS survey on winter colony losses
The annual COLOSS survey on winter colony losses is now available for completion online Alternatively, it can be completed manually by printing the PDF file here. Completed survey should be returned to Mary F Coffey, Teagasc, Oakpark Research Centre, Carlow. … Continue reading
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