A number of research projects on bees, including honey bees have been funded by the EU commission through various research programmes over the years. The latest call in Feb 2017 was a topic on Bee health and sustainable pollination. Call…
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Bee Research in CIT – help needed
Whats the Gene Pool: It is essential for beekeeping in Ireland into the future, to measure the diversity that we still have, by surveying the spread of alleles that occur in local populations. This would provide the information by which,…
Swarmonitor – Whats buzzing?
The Swarmonitor project aims to develop a tool for diagnostic monitoring of honey bee colonies, by monitoring vibrations in the hive. This is an EU funded project carried out by a consortium of European partners led by the Bee Farmers…
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…
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…
