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The INIB in conjunction with Clogher Valley Beekeepers Association and Mid Ulster Beekeepers Association are hosting Mr Alan Riach, President of the Scottish BKA, on Saturday 20th April. Alan will be presenting two lectures. Venue: Salleys Restaurant, Aughnacloy, 2pm to 5pm. See INIB Website...

I haven't been posting much on the forum of late however, following a conversation this morning, a request for your considered observations. Nuc transfered into full hive day 1. Queen present and laying. Emerging brood/brood-in-all-stages present. Eggs and various sized larvae present. Bees...

Thought it would be of interest to share this: NIHBS News Update June 2018 The long-awaited Research Paper has been published in the Journal of Apiculture Research and NIHBS have paid for ‘Open Access’ so the full work is available for all to view – just follow this link...

The Institute of Northern Ireland Beekeepers hosts its 2017 Annual Conference and honey show on Saturday 21st October. The INIB return to the Lough Neagh Discovery Centre in the Oxford Island National Nature Reserve for the conference. Bookings are now being taken. Once again, the INIB brings...

The first regional meeting for the All Ireland Pollinator Plan will take place on the 17th and 18th February 2017 at the Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, Lurgan, County Armagh: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/projects/irish-pollinator-initiative/all-ireland-pollinator-plan/ I understand the UBKA...

I wasn't sure if this thread was best placed here or in the beginners section..... Sometimes it pays to Bee Curious.... Where does honey come from? What do bees do in Winter? If these questions have ever crossed your mind, meet up with the Institute of Northern Ireland Beekeepers in The...

NIHBS Conference: February 10th and 11th 2017 - Athlone Springs Hotel Presentations by: Norman Carreck, University of Sussex Dr ErinJo Tiedeken, Biodiversity Ireland Dr Dara Kilmartin NIHBS Research in conjunction with NUIG & LIT Aoife Nic GiolaCoda Dr Mary Coffey Dr John McMullen...

The Ulster Bee Keepers Association, 2nd Annual Honey Show takes place this Saturday at Greenmount: http://www.ubka.org/latest-news/2nd-annual-ubka-honey-show/

The Institute of Northern Ireland Beekeepers - 14th Annual Conference & Annual Honey Show - 22nd October 2016 Established in 2001 the INIB was established to advance the service of apiculture and to foster an atmosphere of mutual support among beekeepers, to encourage the sharing of information...

I am just back from a lunchtime meander and thought I'd share a snippet from an impulse purchase in a nearby charity shop. Over the years i have purchased a few bee keeping books in this shop and so I pop in from time to time and always look at the books on display in the window when passing...

Thought this might be of interest: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/nuig-researchers-come-up-with-plan-bee-for-survival-1.2757114

Any tips on eradicating this stuff? Have already trampled the growth ready for spraying with Roundup and I am expecting that I will need to respray. HAs anyone used Acetic Acid to burn it off?

I caught a wee bit of the BBC news last night and it showed a pair of Beekeepers caught up in the floods, surveying a mess of supers and frames etc in the back garden of a house. Was it any of the forum members?

For information. Press release accompanying the All Ireland Pollinator Plan National Biodiversity Data Centre Ireland is buzzing as 68 organisations enlist to save our Bees September 17th 2015 sees the launch of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, which identifies actions to help protect...

Lifted from the Native Irish Honeybee Society webpages: 2015 Bee Health Update To date there has been a total 18 apiaries with AFB confirmed, one of which has two beekeepers with confirmed colonies at the one site. In addition there have been 2 apiaries confirmed with EFB, one of these...

For info: Event organized by the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and supported again this year by the INIB as part of their programme of outreach and education. The event is primarily directed at non-beekeepers but plenty on offer for the whole family...

The Institute of Northern Ireland Beekeepers will host its 13th Annual Conference on Saturday 24th October. The INIB's annual honey show will take place at this event also. The event will be held in the Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, set in the environs of Oxford Island National Nature Reserve...

Hi Folks, The Institute of Northern Ireland Beekeeper's 2014 Annual Conference will be held on Saturday 27th September in the Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, Lurgan, County Armagh. Further details here: http://www.inibeekeepers.com/

Here's a question for the commercial beekeepers on the forum (I know you guys are busy at present). How often do you inspect colonies for disease? I know it is something I am thinking about each and every time I look at a frame of brood from one of my hives or from someone else's. I was at...

Comments and tips on dealing with bad tempered colonies of honeybees and the reasons why temperament may change (for the worse) please.