Native Irish Honey Bee Society – Apis mellifera mellifera

Native Irish Honey Bee Society
Apis mellifera mellifera

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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  1. I have a big lavander bush in my garden that i especially keep for the honeybees and at this time every year it is full of honeybees. This year their are NO bees so far and i am a bit worried as i love the little honeybee!!! I live in Lucan Co Dublin.

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