Yearly Archives: 2013

EU funding for Beekeeping Programmes

Beekeeping is practiced in all EU Member States without exception, being characterised by the diversity of production conditions, yields and beekeeping practices. The EU supports this sector through national apiculture programmes in order to improve the production and marketing of

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Honey removed from CCBKA Apiary

On Saturday 17th August there was the years final Apiary Demonstration for this years beginners with Noel and Eleanor removing the honey. Despite the difficult start to the year the class saw an impressive honey crop (and some new beesuits).

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Amazing video of honeybees mating

Watch an amazing video clip of close up of a Queen emerging and honey bees mating. Taken from a new documentary “More than Honey” by director and producer MARKUS IMHOOF. Theres a review on Scientific American.

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Bees and Pesticides

Theres been a vote to restrict the use of 3 pesticides belonging to the neonicotinoid family (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam) for a period of 2 years. Full details at the European Commission website Ireland abstain in vote: The journal article

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