The 2017 AGM of County Cork Beekeeper’s Association is being held on: Wednesday December 6th at the Bessborough Centre, at 8.00pm. Venue: Meeting Room in Coach House at the Bessborough Centre off Skehard Rd. Blackrock. Directions:   Google Maps Link. On…

The 86th UK national honey show was held at the end of October 2017 at Sandown Race course in Esher in the UK. This honey show attracts entries from all over the world with 1863 entries in different classes. One…

The Secret Ingredient That Stops Honeybees From Becoming Queens. In a paper published Thursday in PLOS Genetics, researchers found specific molecules in the pollen and honey mixture that honeybee larvae feed on cause physical changes that determine whether females develop…

Please complete the the COLOSS Winter Loss Survey which you will see is again being conducted on behalf of the National Apiculture Programme through University of Limerick for Teagasc and DAFM.   Survey online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/coloss_irl_2017  

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