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Abstracts from the conference are available here  

A Bee Improvement workshop will be held in Sean Osborne’s (near Moycullen) apiary on Sunday 1st July. We will also include a beginners section so all beginners welcome. Bring your beesuit and gloves as many hives may be opened for … Continue reading →

Bee Improvement Workshop on Sunday 8th July at 2:00pm   Venue: Apiary at Ladytown, Naas, Co. Kildare   Entry:  €5  – in aid of NIHBS Bee Research Fund   Email for directions:  colmdoneill@eircom.net

Several local associations have already made a voluntary declaration to work exclusively with our native Irish honeybee. Derry and district BKA last night voted to become a voluntary conservation area for Amm. Other groups to have done the same this … Continue reading →

John Summerville is holding a Bee Improvement workshop on Sunday 17th June at 2.00 p.m. Venue:  Apiary at Clonminch, Tullamore. Email for directions   svillejohn@gmail.com

Eleanor Attridge FIBKA Bee Health Officer – URGENT 48 Stocks of bees wanted for research project.  1. Right now we need beekeepers to come forward and supply 48 stocks of bees ( nucs made up now with AMM bees, disease … Continue reading →

Workshop in Bee Improvement and Queen Rearing on Sunday 10th June,   at Glengarra Wood, Burncourt, Co. Tipperary     Workshops on various aspects of honey bee improvement and queen rearing   Registration at 2.00 p.m.    Members of GBBG and NIHBS – €5;    Non … Continue reading →

Great to see the research carried out at LIT and NUIG published in the Journal of Apicultural Research. NIHBS members contributed by sending in samples for DNA testing. Ireland has one of the most pure Amm populations in Europe. Many … Continue reading →

The annual COLOSS survey on winter colony losses is now available for completion online by clicking the hyperlink: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/coloss2018 Alternatively, it can be completed manually by printing the pdf file Completed surveys should be returned to Mary F Coffey, Teagasc, … Continue reading →

NIHBS information leaflets