Mark Newenham of Coolmore Farm hosted a queen rearing session on Sunday June 1st. The weather just about held out . About 30 people attended where they were instructed in marking queens, use of incubators & hot boxes, grafting, hive…
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COLOSS 2014 Survey on Colony losses
Colony losses are a serious problem facing beekeepers as indicated by the high losses (37%) experienced by Irish beekeepers last year. Although this season, the situation looks more positive, it is still important to quantify the losses and identify the…
Swarm Collection
Swarm collection services in the Cork Area. Honeybees swarm typically from May to July in Ireland, but as beekeepers will tell you there’s nothing typical with Bees so you may see them at other times. Is it a swarm of…
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Beginners at CCBKA apiary.
Cork Co Beekeepers brought the beginners to the apiary on Saturday 19 April 2014. The apiary has 6 hives at the moment , 1 commercial , 1 national poly , 2 rose hives and 2 more nationals. Samples were taken…
National Survey on disease prevalence in managed honeybee colonies
Update May 15th 2014: The survey has started with selected beekeepers. Dear Beekeeper, One of the aims of National Apiculture Programme 2013-2016 is to carry out a national survey to assess the prevalence of diseases in the managed honeybee colonies…
