Full programme attached
Monday 28 July
Time Topic
08.00 Breakfast
08.00 Registration Room 13
09.30-12.00 Staging of Honey Show Entries
Beginners/Novice
Video Room 1
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Getting Started Philip McCabe
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 The Occupants of the Hive Liam McGarry
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Group Photograph for All on front Steps
14.00-15.00 Hives & Frames Vanessa Drew
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45-16.45 Apiary Selection & Management Ethel Irvine
17.00 Evening Meal
18.45-19.45 Assembling & Nailing Frames Jim Ryan
Intermediate
Video Room 2
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 FIBKA Education System John Cunningham
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 MAQS for Varroa Control Part 1: PowerPoint
followed by
MAQS for Varroa Control Part 11 Practical Renate Wapenhensch & Kathleen Ireland
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Group Photograph for All on front Steps
14.00-15.00 An Overview of the Circulatory, Respiratory and Digestive systems of the Honeybee Dan Basterfield
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45-16.45 A New Approach Roger Patterson
17.00 Evening Meal
Senior
Main Hall
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Maintaining Healthy Colonies Irene Power
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 Ongoing Bee Research on Honeybee Health Mary Coffey & Carla Surlis
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Group Photograph for All on front Steps
14.00-15.00 The Flight Guidance Mechanisms of Honeybee Swarms Thomas Seeley
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45-16.45 Stock Increase Thomas Prendergast
17.00 Evening Meal
Workshops
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-12.45 Microscopy Demonstration and talk on microscopes Alan R. Potter of Brunel Microscopes
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 Colony Evaluation (on the lawn) Michael Maunsell & Jim Power
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Group Photograph for All on front Steps
14:00 - 16.45 Microscopy Basics Bea Flavin & Elizabeth O'Brien
14:00 - 16.45 Microscopy: Disease Diagnosis Jim Ryan & Ruary Rudd
14:00 - 16.45 Brunel Staff available to meet beekeepers Alan R Potter & Helen Murray of Brunel Microscopes
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
17.00 Evening Meal
19.00 - Demonstration of Furniture Polishing Part 1 John Donoghue
Examinations
Lecture Hall 1
14.00-17.00 Senior Practical Paper
14.00-17.00 Intermediate Practical Paper
Evening Programme
18.00-19.00 Lectureship Examination
18.00 Choir Practice in Church
19.00 Meeting of BIBBA Members
20.00 Film - More than Honey (90 minutes)
Tuesday July 29th
Time Topic
08.00 Breakfast
08.00 Registration Room 13
Beginners/Novice
Video Room 1
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Disease and Hygiene Vanessa Drew
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 Summer and Spring Management Lorraine McBride
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Announcement of Honey Queen and opening of Honey Show
14.00-15.00 Working with brood and a half Dennis Ryan
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45-16.45 Outdoor Demo (On the Lawn) All Available lecturers
17.00 Evening Meal
18.45-19.45 Our Native Flora Noel Power
Intermediate
Video Room 2
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 The Importance of Nuclei & how to make use of them Thomas Prendergast
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 Honey, the Beekeeper, DAFM and what is needed at Inspection and why Ted Massey
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Announcement of Honey Queen and opening of Honey Show
14.00-15.00 Communication Dances in the Hive Pam Hunter
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
16.00-17.00 Evaluation and Selection of Honeybee Colonies for Breeding Michael Maunsell
17.00 Evening Meal
Senior
Main Hall
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Hive Thirst Thomas Seeley
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 Honeybee Health in Scotland Stephen Sunderland
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Announcement of Honey Queen and opening of Honey Show
14.00-15.00 Working with brood and a half Dennis Ryan
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45-16.45 The dance language of Honeybees Thomas Seeley
17.00 Evening Meal
Workshops
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-12.45 Microscopy Workshop (Limited to 16 participants, bookings to John Cunningham email
[email protected]) Helen Murray & Alan R. Potter of Brunel Microscopes
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 The CDB Hive and Irish Sections Thomas Ellis
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Announcement of Honey Queen and opening of Honey Show
14:00 - 16.45 Microscopy Basics Bea Flavin & Elizabeth O'Brien
14:00 - 16.45 Microscopy: Disease Diagnosis Ruary Rudd & Redmond Williams
14.00 - 16.45 Brunel Staff available to meet beekeepers Alan R Potter & Helen Murray of Brunel Microscopes
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45 - 16.45 Queen Rearing by grafting method - practical (Indoor) Eoghan MacGiolla Coda
17.00 Evening Meal
19.00 - Demonstration of Furniture Polishing Part 2 John Donoghue
Examinations
Lecture Hall 1
09.30-12.30 Senior Scientific Paper
09.30-12.30 Intermediate Scientific Paper
Evening Programme
18.00-19.00 Lectureship Examination
19.15 - Presentation of Honey Show Prizes
20.15 Deasy Memorial - Looking forward to the Past: Jim Ryan
20.30 Film - Vanishing of the Bees (60 minutes)
Wednesday July 30th
Time Topic
07.45 Annual Mass for living and deceased members and friends
08.00 Breakfast
08.00 Registration Room 13
Beginners/Novice
Video Room 1
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Lecture in Main Hall - for all attendees
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 Swarming Irene Power
12.30 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Nuclei for Beginners Lorraine McBride
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45-16.45 Outdoor Demo (On the Lawn) All Available lecturers
17.00 Evening Meal
18.45-19.45 Revision for Preliminary Examination Course Lecturers
Intermediate
Video Room 2
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Lecture in Main Hall - for all attendees
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 Controlling bees and working for honey Noel Power
12.30 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Swarming, Why & what do I do, Help. Ethel Irvine
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
16.00-17.00 The Importance of pollen in the nutrition of the honeybee Peter Whyte
17.00 Evening Meal
Senior
Main Hall
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Honey bee Democracy Thomas Seeley
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 Bee Foraging Behaviour Peter Whyte
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Announcement of Honey Queen and opening of Honey Show
14.00-15.00 Dissection of the Honeybee Dan Basterfield
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45-16.45 S.O.S - Is the Small Hive Beetle our next visitor? William O'Byrne
17.00 Evening Meal
Workshops
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Lecture in Main Hall - for all attendees
09.30 a.m. - Microscopy Workshop (Limited to 16 participants, bookings to John Cunningham email
[email protected] ) Helen Murray & Alan R Potter of Brunel Microscope
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 The use of Apidea in Queen Rearing - Part 1 (Indoor) Terry Clare
12.30 Lunch
14:00 - 15.00 Breeding Bees - Have you checked their Morphometry? Alan Jones & Conal McDonnell
14:00 - 15.45 Candle making Dennis Ryan
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
17.00 Evening Meal
Evening Programme
18.00-19.00 Lectureship Examination
19.30 - A man and his website - Dave Cushman Memorial: Roger Patterson
Thursday July 31st
Time Topic
08.00 Breakfast
08.00 Registration Room 13
Beginners/Novice
Video Room 1
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Preparing for Winter Liam McGarry
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 Harvesting the Honey Crop Philip McCabe
12.30 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Preliminary Examination
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45-16.45 Preliminary Examination continued
17.00 Evening Meal
18.45-19.45 Extracting Honey (Practical) Philip McCabe
Intermediate
Video Room 2
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Lecture in Main Hall - for all attendees
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 Honeybee orientation and communication Simon Rees
12.30 Lunch
14.00-15.00 How to make increase without affecting the honey crop Keith Pierce
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
16.00-17.00 Honeybee Products- their preparation for Show and Sale Dennis Ryan
17.00 Evening Meal
Senior
Main Hall
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 The Bee Hive as a Honey Factory Thomas Seeley
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 The Evolution of Plants and Insectsr Pam Hunter
12.30 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Honeybees in the Wild Thomas Seeley
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45-16.45 Queen Rearing to Increase Honey Production Noel Power
17.00 Evening Meal
Workshops
Time Topic Lecturer
09.30-10.30 Lecture in Main Hall - for all attendees
10.30-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.15-12.15 The use of Apidea in Queen Rearing - Part 2 (Outdoor) Terry Clare
12.30 Lunch
14:00 - 15.00 DNA of the Honeybee Jack Hassett
14:00 - 15.45 Candle making Dennis Ryan
15.00-15.45 Tea /Coffee Break
15.45 - 16.45 Analysis of Honey Conal McDonnell
17.00 Evening Meal
Evening Programme
18.00-19.00 Lectureship Examination
21.30 - Monster Social Evening - Music, Cheese, Wine and Finger Food
Miscellaneous
19.00-19.45 Meeting Gormanston Committee
20.00-21.00 Education Board Meeting
Friday August 1st
Time Topic
08.00 Breakfast
08.00 Registration Room 13
Beginners/Novice
Video Room 1
Time Topic Lecturer
09.00-09.45 The Beekeeping Year Noel Power
10.00-10.45 Where to from Here? Philip McCabe
10.45-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.30-12.30 Main Hall
12.30 Lunch & Departure
Intermediate
Video Room 2
Time Topic Lecturer
09.00-09.45 Creating the Garden Honey pot to attract the Bees Padraig Horkan
10.00-10.45 Diseases of the Hive Megan Seymour
10.45-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.30-12.30 Main Hall
12.30 Lunch & Departure
Senior
Main Hall
Time Topic Lecturer
09.00-09.45 The Winter Cluster Ben Harden
10.00-10.45 Bee Maths for easy swarm control Keith Pierce
10.45-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.30-12.30 Closing Ceremony and Presentations
12.30 Lunch & Departure
Workshops
Time Topic Lecturer
09.00- Beeswax for Cosmetics and Flowers Lorraine Priestley & Jim Ryan
10.45-11.15 Tea /Coffee Break
11.30-12.30 Main Hall
12.30 Lunch & Departure
