Native Irish Honey Bee Society Annual Conference 2025
Venue: Athlone Springs Hotel, N37 F9T3
Date: March 7th and 8th, 2025
Theme: Protecting what we have: Conserving Ireland’s unique ecotype
Friday, 7th March 2025
- 5:30 PM: Opening and Welcome Address – Gerard Coyne, NIHBS
- 5:35 PM – 5:50 PM: 2025 NIHBS Beekeeping Posters – Karin Stierle
- 5:50 PM – 6:50 PM: Minnowburn: A Queen Rearing Year – James McCreight
- Tea and coffee
- 6:50 PM – 8:00 PM: Queen Rearing – A Way Forward (Panel Discussion) chaired by Paula Somers-Kennedy
Saturday, 8th March 2025
- 9:00 AM: Welcome – Loretta Neary, Chair of the Native Irish Honey Bee Society
- 9:05 AM – 9:30 AM: A Whistlestop Tour of Latest Scientific Research – Grace McCormack
- 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: How to Manage the Treasure of Genetic Variability in Black Bees? – Jacques Van Alphen
- 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: The Story from Scotland: How They Are Protecting What They Have – Gavin Ramsay
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Tea and Coffee Break
- 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Climate Change: Measures for the Protection and Monitoring of the Native Irish Bee Are Urgent – Maria Bouga
- 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM: The Pattern of the Irish Beekeeping Industry – Findings from a Recent Survey of Irish Beekeepers 2024 – Norman Carreck
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch
During lunch, there will be an opportunity to view the Paddy na Meachain TG4 Documentary featuring Connemara beekeeper Paddy Ó Fiannachta and islander John O’Halloran.
- 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Reverend Sam Millar Award
- 2:15 PM – 2:45 PM: Rights of Nature – The Way Forward? – Cliona Kimber
- 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM: Parasitic Burden of Free-Living Irish Honeybees – Alex Valentine
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM: Tea and Coffee Break
- 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM: Advantages and Disadvantages of Small Islands for Maintaining Purebred Populations of Honeybees – Andrew Abrahams
- 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM: Drones for All – Colm O’Neill
5:15 PM: Conference will close with the ever-popular Raffle
Online Booking and Rates
Online booking is now open!
Friday, 7th March:
- Member €20
- Non-Member €25
Saturday, 8th March:
- Member €40
- Non-Member €50
Accommodation can be booked directly with the hotel. Use Group Reference 368355 to avail of the group rate. Early booking is advised.
The Conference Program Can be dowloaded here
2 Responses
Can you share the online booking link for Athlone
Míle Buíochas
Jill
Hello Jill,
Here is the online booking link you requested https://nihbs.org/product-category/nihbs-conference/
But if you go onto our website https://www.nihbs.org you will be able to book conference directly from there also. Make sure to log in to your account for the membership discount. Everyone is welcome to attend. When booking you can book for Friday or Saturday or both, as well as booking a lunch at the venue which is optional. The Venue is Athlone Springs Hotel. All details will be on the website.
If you have any questions or suggestions just send us an email at nihbs.secretary@gmail.com
See you there.
Therese Scanlon
NIHBS Secretary