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SUMMARY:EWBA AGM 2022
DESCRIPTION:The 64th AGM of the East Waterford Beekeepers’ Association will be held on Wednesday November 16th 2022 in Dunhill Education Centre at 7:30.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/ewba-agm-2022/
LOCATION:Dunhill Education Centre\, Dunhill Ecopark
ORGANIZER;CN="EWBA":MAILTO:waterfordbees@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20221026T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20221026T213000
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SUMMARY:Lecture - Wax Rendering and Candle Making
DESCRIPTION:Gavin Fitzpatrick will give a talk on rendering bees wax and candle making in Dunhill Education Centre at 7:30 Wednesday 26th October.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-wax-rendering-and-candle-making/
LOCATION:Dunhill Education Centre\, Dunhill Ecopark
ORGANIZER;CN="EWBA":MAILTO:waterfordbees@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220120T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220120T210000
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SUMMARY:Lecture at 7pm
DESCRIPTION:A challenging season (2021) – what happened and why? with Geoff Blay MB\nThursday\, 20 January⋅19:00 – 21:00\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDescription:Geoff reflects on 2021’s unusual and challenging season and looks at what we lessons we can take from it to make the the coming year better. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-challenging-season-2021-what-happened-and-why-with-geoff-blay-mb-tickets-230249822417?aff=eand
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-at-7pm/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220118T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20220118T210000
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SUMMARY:Lecture Wednesday 18/01/2022..Bee Viruses
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 19th January\, 8pm with Professor Robert Paxton\nBee viruses past\, present & future: impact & management\nArguably the most serious threat to honey bees worldwide are viruses\, some of which can also be found in other\ninsect species. What is the evidence for spillover\, what impact do they have and how can they be controlled?\nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__4RFGq4ER0ebUx_8ajM1_A
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-wednesday-18-01-2022-bee-viruses/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211127T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211127T163000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Chronic bee paralysis: An emerging disease of honey bees by Prof Giles Budge Essex Beekeepers
DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\nChronic bee paralysis is a serious disease of the honey bee that can manifest as symptoms in individual adult honey bees as well as whole colonies. \nGiles Budge will provide the historical context of chronic bee paralysis\, introduce the causative virus and explain the symptoms before describing recent research that highlights the increase in cases across England and Wales. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker \nProfessor Giles Budge obtained his degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of East Anglia and his PhD in Molecular Plant Pathology from the University of Reading. He previously worked for Horticulture Research International\, ADAS\, Central Science Laboratory and Fera before moving to Newcastle University in 2018 to set-up a pathology laboratory specialising in crop and bee health. \nGiles is an applied scientist with expertise in apiculture\, pathology and diagnostics. He worked as the research coordinator for the National Bee Unit for 12 years\, where he was responsible for developing an internationally recognised programme of applied research. Most notably he led a project funded under the Insect Pollinators Initiative on European foulbrood and a transatlantic partnering award. His researchinterests include combining experimental biology\, molecular detection and modelling to improve our collective understanding of disease epidemiology. Giles has provided expert evidence to inform government policy reviews surrounding pollinator health and is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society. \nMost recently Giles has been working on the repeated invasions of the yellow-leggedhornet\, helping to optimise government disease surveillance schemes\, and investigating the emerging honey bee disease chronic bee paralysis.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-chronic-bee-paralysis-an-emerging-disease-of-honey-bees-by-prof-giles-budge-essex-beekeepers/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211110T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211110T203000
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SUMMARY:Lecture - Voluntary Conservation Areas in Ireland
DESCRIPTION:East Waterford Beekeepers association will be hosting an online talk at 7.00pm on Wednesday 10 November on Voluntary Conservation Areas in Ireland for the Native Irish Honey Bee given by Aoife Nic Giolla Coda.\n\n\n\nAoife is a co-founder and current chairperson of the Native Irish Honey Bee society https://nihbs.org/\n\n\n\nEast Waterford Beekeepers Association at their recent AGM voted to designate Co Waterford as a Voluntary Conservation Area for the Native Irish Black Bee.\n\n\n\nThe talk will be hosted on Zoom and is open to members and non members alike.\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n\n\nhttps://zoom.us/j/91042095411…\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 910 4209 5411\n\n\nPasscode: 282529
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-voluntary-conservation-areas-in-ireland/
LOCATION:On-Line
CATEGORIES:Lectures
ORGANIZER;CN="EWBA":MAILTO:waterfordbees@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211103T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211103T210000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Understanding Varroa resistant honey bees with Professor Stephen Martin
DESCRIPTION:Understand the evolution of natural Varroa-tolerance mechanisms in various beekeeping populations.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nSince the arrival of the Varroa mite from Asia\, millions of honey bee colonies have died. For decades\, beekeepers have continued to control Varroa populations by the use of chemicals and other invasive methods. However\, throughout Africa and most of South and Central America mite-infested colonies survive without any form of mite-control. This has been linked with poor mite reproduction\, although what causes this has remained unknown. Throughout\, Europe the USA and Wales an increasing number of naturally evolved\, mite-tolerant colonies are been discovered. The talk will discuss the various tolerant mechanisms and how honey bee populations in Brazil\, Africa\, USA and UK all appear to have evolved similar ways to combat the Varroa mite \n\n\nAbout the speaker \nStephen has studied social insects (bees\, wasps\, termites and ants) for most of his career. His areas of specialisation are the ‘hornet ecology’\, ‘pest and diseases of honeybees’ and ‘chemical ecology of ants’. He holds a Chair in Social Entomology in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at Salford University\, Manchester. Prior to that he spent 12 years working at Sheffield University\, 7 years with the National Bee Unit and 7 years in Japan conducting research into hornets. \nStephen is best known for his work on the Varroa mite and its association with viruses\, especially the Deformed Wing Virus\, but more recently his expertise in hornet biology is in demand\, both nationally and internationally. His team of researchers at Salford\, funded in part by beekeepers\, are using the very latest molecular methods to read the genetic code of the DWV virus. The aim is to understand why some honey bee colonies have become naturally tolerant to Varroa and see if this information can provide beekeepers with a long-term solution to the problem.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-understanding-varroa-resistant-honey-bees-with-professor-stephen-martin/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211027T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211027T213000
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SUMMARY:63rd EWBA AGM 27/10/2021 at 7:30pm
DESCRIPTION:The 63rd AGM of East Waterford Beekeepers Association will be held at Dunhill Ecopark Education Centre at 7:30pm on 27/10/2021. \nNotification will be sent to members soon. \nWe have will have some vacant positions on the Committee and will be seeking nominations and proposals.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/63rd-ewba-agm-27-10-2021-at-730pm/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211020T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211020T210000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Desperate times and desperate measures - a talk by Heather Mattila
DESCRIPTION:How honeybees defend themselves against attack by by giant asian hornets\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nCambridgeshire Beekeepers’ Association are delighted to welcome Professor Heather Mattila to discuss her latest research on how honey bees in South East Asia have developed strategies to protect their abundant stockpiles of food and the large colonies they sustain. In Asia\, honey bees have evolved under tremendous predatory pressure from social wasps in the genus Vespa\, the most formidable of which are the giant hornets that attack colonies in groups\, kill adult defenders\, and prey on brood. Her study describes a remarkable weapon in the already sophisticated portfolio of defenses that honey bees have developed in response to the predatory threats they face. It also highlights the strong selective pressure honey bees will encounter if giant hornets\, recently detected in western North America\, become established. \nhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/09/honey-bees-use-animal-poo-to-repel-giant-hornet-attacks?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker \nHeather Mattila is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Wellesley College\, a women’s liberal arts college that is located just outside of Boston (USA). She completed her Ph.D. in 2005 at the University of Guelph (Canada)\, where her research focused on the effects of nutritional stress on colony health and productivity. She subsequently completed a four-year postdoctoral fellowship at Cornell University (USA)\, where her research shifted to an examination of the mating behavior by honey bee queens and its impact on the colonies that they produce. Heather has been a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Wellesley College since 2009. At Wellesley\, her research continues to focus on mechanisms of social communication and organization\, including honey bee behavior\, the chemical ecology of colonies\, the microbiology of queens and workers\, and the impact of nutritional stress on workers. Recently\, her research program has expanded to examine these topics in bumblebees\, Asian honey bees\, and hornets. Heather teaches undergraduate classes at Wellesley College on the subjects of organismal biology\, animal behavior\, and social insect biology. In addition to teaching at the College\, she is honored to receive opportunities to speak with beekeepers and other people around the world who are interested in learning about how to support the health and welfare of bees. Heather’s research program is supported by a dedicated group of Wellesley students\, collaborations with colleagues from universities across North America\, and by the many colonies of bees that her lab maintains on the Wellesley College campus
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-desperate-times-and-desperate-measures-a-talk-by-heather-mattila/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211020T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211020T203000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Asian Hornet
DESCRIPTION:See your email for details and for the email address to register
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-asian-hornet/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211014T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
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SUMMARY:Lecture: SPRING BUILD UP with Marin Anastasov\, Master Beekeeper\, NDB
DESCRIPTION:Preparing for successful spring build up – Marin Anastasov\, Master Beekeeper\, NDB\nAs the seasons go from autumn to winter\, and from winter to spring\, the colony undergoes significant changes in the physiology of its inhabitants. This ensures the bees have all they need to survive the winter and provides the foundations for productive colonies the following spring. There are a number of operations that we need to complete (and sometimes avoid) to ensure our colonies have the best chance of survival through the winter and come through it ready for the spring build up. This talk covers common reasons for winter colony losses\, the common reasons for colonies failing to build in the spring\, and some of the important management operations in the autumn\, winter and spring to ensure our colonies remain healthy and productive.\n\n\nMarin holds a BSc in Animal Science and an MSc in Organic Farming. He is passionate about sustainable food production and his entire working career has been in organic food and farming. Marin is a Master Beekeeper and gained his NDB in 2017. He currently manages 30 colonies in Gloucestershire. He is a trustee of Gloucestershire Beekeepers’ Association and Chairman of the BBKA Examinations Board. He is an assessor for the Basic\, General Husbandry\, and Advanced Husbandry certificates\, and has contributed to the development and running of the General Husbandry and Advanced Husbandry training programmes for the BBKA. Marin is co-author\, and led the implementation\, of the BBKA Certificate in Honey Bee Breeding\, including providing the training and support to both future candidates and assessors.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-spring-build-up-with-marin-anastasov-master-beekeeper-ndb/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211013T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211013T210000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Planting for bees - a talk by Rosi Rollings
DESCRIPTION:Which plants attract the most bees?\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n  \nIn 2011\, Rosi Rollings wanted to start a plant nursery dedicated to ‘plants for bees’ but didn’t know much about it so she embarked on eight years of observations and formal research. \nRosi has now produced a 6 year study of which plants suit which pollinator. She has looked at honeybees\, bumble bees and solitary bees and come up with a list of the 30 best plants for all of them \nRosi’s primary finding is that the number of bees each plant attracts varies hugely. Some attract surprisingly few\, even supposedly ‘bee-friendly’ plants. This variation is significant for anyone wanting to maximise the amount of bee-food any area of land can provide. \nIn her talk Rosi will share both the findings from her research and plans for future research. She will also talk about how she has used those findings to provide ‘ bee friendly ‘ habitats. \nhttps://www.rosybee.com/ \ninstagram – @rosybeeplants \n  \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker \nI have been a business woman all of my adult life\, in roles such as Customer Service\, Marketing and latterly in Financial Services consultancy. But I have also been a passionate amateur gardener for 30 years which led to a love of plant propagation and a dream to run a nursery. \nThen in 2009\, my husband and I took up beekeeping and\, very naturally\, I found that I wanted to grow plants to support them. I quite quickly found that both information and the supply of plants was a little lacking. Now 11 years on\, there is much better information available but it can still be tricky to source the right plants and be confident that they provide the best support for the bees. \nI am now fortunate enough to been able to turn my hobbies into a business and am further developing my understanding of the complex relationship between plants and pollinators through continual research.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-planting-for-bees-a-talk-by-rosi-rollings/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211006T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211006T213000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: The National Honey Monitoring Scheme with Prof Richard Pywell
DESCRIPTION:Next in the Scotish Beekeepers Association series of free\, online lectures is Prof Richard Pywell\, who will be sharing more information on the National Honey Monitoring Scheme.\n\n\nWorking in partnership with UK beekeepers\, this scheme aims to use honeybees to monitor long-term changes in the condition and health of the UK countryside.\n\n\nProf. Pywell is the Senior Principal Scientist & Biodiversity Science Area Head at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-the-national-honey-monitoring-scheme-with-prof-richard-pywell/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211002T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211002T120000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210922T122020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210922T122116Z
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SUMMARY:Apiary Practical Demonstration for EWBA Members and Presentation of FIBKA Prelim Certs
DESCRIPTION:A Practical demonstration for members will be held at our Dunhill Apiary on Saturday 02/10/2021 starting at 10:30am. \nThe demonstration is about ‘Preparing your Hives for Winter’ \nThis will be followed by the presentation of FIBKA Prelim Certificates to our 22 exam candidates.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/apiary-practical-demonstration-for-ewba-members-and-presentation-of-fibka-prelim-certs/
LOCATION:Dunhill Apiary
ORGANIZER;CN="EWBA":MAILTO:waterfordbees@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211002T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20211002T013000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Dewey Caron\, "Reading the Hive" Hosts: Bo Sterk & David Westervelt by Bees Beyond Borders..Note Time..12am-1:30am
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Dewey Caron\, Professor\, Author\, Legend\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n“Reading the Hive” – How to move beyond the debris (monitoring) board and hefting without opening to read the hive. Moving to action central\, the brood area\, to examine and how to read brood frames to understand what is happening in the hive during the season. A hive is like a mystery novel – turn the page (i.e. remove and read another brood frame) to solve the mystery of what the bees are attempting to tell u \nDr Dewey M. Caron is Emeritus Professor of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology\, Univ of Delaware\, & Affiliate Professor\, Dept Horticulture\, Oregon State University. I enjoyed professional appointments at Cornell (1968-70)\, Univ of Maryland (1970-81) and U Delaware 1981-2009\, serving as entomology chair at the last 2. I spent a sabbatical year at the USDA Tucson lab 1977-78. I helped establish graduate Entomology degree Univ of Panama and had Fulbright in Panama and Bolivia working with Africanized bees. Wrote Africanized bees in the Americas (2001). I retired from Univ of Delaware in 2009 and moved to Portland\, OR to be closer to grandkids. I am principal author of HBHC Tools for Varroa Management and Best Management Practices and Identifying and Mitigating Foulbrood in honey bee colonies; Information for Beekeepers and Veterinarians. \nIn retirement I remain active in bee education\, writing for newsletters\, giving Bee Short Courses\, assisting in several Master beekeeper programs and giving presentations to local\, state and regional bee clubs. I am author of Honey Bee Biology & Beekeeping\, major textbook used in University and Association bee courses and have a new bee book (my 10th) The Complete Bee Handbook published by Rockridge Press in 2020. I wrote 2 book Chapters in recently released Honey Bee Medicine.hive like a text book. Opening it page by page.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/dr-dewey-caron-reading-the-hive-hosts-bo-sterk-david-westervelt-by-bees-beyond-borders-note-time-12am-130am/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210922T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210922T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Beekeeping through the camera lens - a talk by Simon Croson
DESCRIPTION:Simon’s talk will be a balance between inspiration\, techniques and technical aspects of photography to help improve knowledge and success.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nThe talk involves providing some technical detail about the photos\, the equipment used\, the way in which the equipment is used in composition to make average photos better and to give confidence to those who take photos to be better prepared the next time that “once in a season” photo opportunity presents itself\, and we all get those. Simon will also recount instances of why and how he came to take some photos\, how he uses photographs to capture memories and to help absorb information. A photograph can help recover a certain moment in time when the photograph was taken – it has helped him in many beekeeping examination situations and has helped to build his personal educational library and inspired him to be a more observant beekeeper by looking that much deeper into all aspects of the craft\, bees\, equipment\, activities\, people – almost everything we do is amplified through pictures and good pictures seem to hold in peoples memories\, especially if they have taken the photos themselves. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker \nSimon is from Lincolnshire\, UK\, and began beekeeping in 2006 as an extension of his hobby of photography and also as a therapy for a desk bound managerial position within the Royal Air Force. Acknowledgement soon grew for the photographs he took\, which he did to help him learn about bees\, and soon he had photographs published and awarded\, two Apimondia Gold medals and a Silver followed along with numerous National Honey Show (London) awards at shows for honey and related exhibits across the range from Honey\, Wax\, Mead\, confectionaries and of course photographs. Simon has travelled to America \, Ireland and up and down the UK sharing his photography passion with beekeeping groups\, many as a returning guest. He was the education officer and is still an examiner for the British Beekeepers’ Association and has recently opened up a small school to share his craft of beekeeping whilst running 300 colonies with his wife\, Caroline\, for honey\, Queens and nuc production. \nhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/apr/02/photographing-bees \nhttps://www.theartisanhoneycompany.co.uk/index.php \nSimon has travelled far and wide to study and photograph bees including several trips to Nepal\, New Zealand\, Saudi Arabia\, USA\, Morocco\, France and enjoys sharing his adventures as a respected and valued public speaker. He enjoys inspiring people to take more photographs which in turn will help get a better understanding of beekeeping as a treasured craft.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-beekeeping-through-the-camera-lens-a-talk-by-simon-croson/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210623T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210623T210000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Breeding for Hygienic Bees
DESCRIPTION:Breeding for Hygienic Bees – a talk by Jack Silberrad\n\n\nby Cambridgeshire Beekeepers Association\n\n\n\n\nTo treat or not to treat?\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nCambridgeshire Beekeepers’ Association are delighted to welcome back Jack Silberrad to talk to us about his latest beekeeping research. \nIt’s a contentious question in beekeeping\, but one thing we can all surely agree on are the benefits of breeding hygienic bees. \nSo what constitutes hygienic behaviour\, what are its benefits and how can we identify and perpetuate it? \nWith such a growing interest in hygienic traits\, Jack will talk to us about industry standard methods of tracking Varroa and hygienic traits that are simple and fast for any skilled beekeeper. He will speak about queen rearing for specific traits with minimal equipment and expense. \nThis talk promises to be a whirlwind tour of many key beekeeping disciplines\, to encourage attendees to rear their own queens\, and includes methodology compatible with any perspective on Varroa management. \n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Jack Silberrad \n\n\nAbout the speaker \nHaving worked variously as a microbiologist\, teacher\, and medical sales representative Jack completely changed direction\, from suits to boots\, and is now a qualified honey bee farmer. Over the last five years he has managed ~400 colonies with the London Honey Company\, and 750 double queen colonies seasonally with Manuka Island Honey\, and he now works as a beefarmer and Seasonal Bee Inspector in and around Cambridge. Most recently he represented the NBU for this year’s Invasive Species Awareness week\, speaking on Asian Hornet monitoring and reporting.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-breeding-for-hygienic-bees/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210614T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210614T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
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SUMMARY:Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:If members have any questions or items for the committee meeting please send an email to waterfordbees@gmail.coom
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/committee-meeting-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210609T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210609T210000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Checkerboarding for Swarm Control
DESCRIPTION:John White will talk about a method of swarm prevention that means you don’t have to open the brood nest\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nCheckerboarding is a simple swarm management tool that prevents swarming. It uses the bee’s natural swarm and survival impulses. When the basic seasonal brood nest behaviour is understood\, bees can be easily managed to prevent swarming and produce an exceptional honey surplus. \nCheckerboarding does not inhibit\, diminish or disturb the colony. Empty drawn comb frames are alternated with frames full of honey directly above the brood nest. This breaks up the solid band of honey that rings the top of the brood nest and encourages the bees to fill the empty spaces rather than swarming. \nIn this talk John will explain in simple terms how to perform Checkerboarding and some of the aspects of colony behaviour that relate to this method of swarm prevention. Checkerboarding will prevent swarming\, increase the hive population and lead to a larger crop of honey. Time and questions allowing we will look at some other aspects of colony behaviour and an early indicator that a colony is about to swarm. \n  \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker \nJohn has kept bees for 11 years and is a keen advocate of chemical free beekeeping. He keeps all his bees without the use of chemicals by rearing small cell bees. He likes to experiment with differant forms of beekeeping in order to try and understand first hand what works for the bees and the beekeeper. He has tried and still has colonies with top entrance hives and for the last two years has been\, along with other local beekeepers\, experimenting with a form of swarm prevention beekeeping – Checkerboarding.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-checkerboarding-for-swarm-control/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210520T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210520T220000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210412T131427Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture: The Genetics of the Irish Honey Bee
DESCRIPTION:Thursday May 20th\, 8pm\nThe Genetics of the Irish Honey Bee\nJack Hassett BSc(Hons)\, PhD\nJack received his BSc. (Hons) in Pharmaceutical and Forensic Analysis from Limerick Institute of Technology\nin 2013. During his degree he studied a wide variety of scientific practices and has experience with an array\nof various instrumentation.\nFollowing the completion of his degree\, he undertook a Ph.D. in the “Genetic Analysis of the Irish Honeybee”\nunder the supervision of Dr Mike Geary and Dr Liz Moore. The aim of the research was to determine the\npopulation and level of hybridisation of the Irish Honeybee in Ireland. Through his research\, Jack has expertise\nin a diverse range of DNA extraction\, amplification and visualisation techniques.\nCurrently Jack is a lecturer at the Limerick Institute of Technology
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-the-genetics-of-the-irish-honey-bee/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210513T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210513T220000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210412T131218Z
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UID:2561-1620937800-1620943200@waterfordbees.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: Biosecurity & Apiculture
DESCRIPTION:Thursday May 13th\, 8pm\nBiosecurity & Apiculture\nNicolas Vidal Naquet DVM\, DIE d’apiculture-pathologie apicole\nNicolas graduated in veterinary medicine from the Alfort Veterinary Faculty in 1987. Since then he has worked\npractice (pets) in Paris and currently works as an emergency vet for VetoAdom\, an “at home” veterinary\nemergency service. In 2007\, he started to specialize in honeybee medicine and set up a veterinary blog dedicated\nto honeybee pathology www.apivet.eu. In 2008 he obtained a diploma in “Apiculture-pathologie apicole” from\nthe Veterinary Schools of Nantes (Oniris) & Alfort. In 2011\, he contributed to the book “Invertebrate Medicine”\nby Gregory A. Lewbart (Blackwell-Wiley)\, one of the most comprehensive works on invertebrate husbandry and\nveterinary care. Since 2009\, he has been a member of the beekeeping commission of the GTV (Groupement Technique Vétérinaire) and since January 2012\, he has also chaired the FVE (Federation of Veterinarians of Europe)\nworking group on honeybees. Nicolas also teaches honeybee biology and pathology to students in the Veterinary\nSchool of Alfort and to veterinarians in the Veterinary School of Oniris in Nantes \nBook: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/\nWN_icfhetV2QmmoOfRqS6NQ7w
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-biosecurity-apiculture/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210510T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210510T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210219T125226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T125236Z
UID:2543-1620673200-1620680400@waterfordbees.com
SUMMARY:Committee Meeting
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URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/committee-meeting-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210506T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210506T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210313T163916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210313T163916Z
UID:2550-1620327600-1620334800@waterfordbees.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: Diagnosing Queen Problems
DESCRIPTION:Diagnosing queen problems with Professor David Tarpy\n\n\nIs it the queen\, the colony\, both\, or neither?! This talk is packed with practical advice based on empirical research\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nDiagnosing queen problems: is it the queen\, the colony\, both\, or neither?!\nPractical advice—based on empirical research—looking at different symptoms and attributing whether or not the problem is the queen’s fault. A lesson in showing how we blame the queen way more often than is actually her fault. \nDavid R Tarpy\nDavid Tarpy is a Professor of Entomology and the Extension Apiculturist at North Carolina State University since 2003. As Extension Apiculturist\, he maintains an apiculture web site dedicated to the dissemination of information and understanding of honey bees and their management\, spearheads numerous extension projects (such as the 2005 New Beekeeper Cost-sharing program that created hundreds of new beekeepers within the state)\, and launched the Beekeeper Education & Engagement System (BEES)—an exciting online learning resource for knowledge and understanding of bees and beekeeping. \nHis research interests focus on the biology and behaviour of honey bee queens in order to better improve the overall health of queens and their colonies. Specific research projects include understanding the effect of multiple mating on colony disease resistance\, using molecular methods to determine the genetic structure within honey bee colonies\, and the determining the regulation of reproduction at the individual and colony levels. His work has provided some of the best empirical evidence that multiple mating by queens confers multiple and significant benefits to colonies through increased genetic diversity of their nestmates\, particularly through increased tolerance to numerous diseases. More recently\, his lab group has focused on the reproductive potential of commercially produced queens\, testing their genetic diversity and mating success in an effort to improve queen quality.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-diagnosing-queen-problems/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210506T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210506T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210219T121816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T122823Z
UID:2535-1620327600-1620334800@waterfordbees.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: Diagnosing Queen Problems with Prof. David Tarpy
DESCRIPTION:About this Event\n\n\nDiagnosing queen problems: is it the queen\, the colony\, both\, or neither?!\nPractical advice—based on empirical research—looking at different symptoms and attributing whether or not the problem is the queen’s fault. A lesson in showing how we blame the queen way more often than is actually her fault. \nDavid R Tarpy\nDavid Tarpy is a Professor of Entomology and the Extension Apiculturist at North Carolina State University since 2003. As Extension Apiculturist\, he maintains an apiculture web site dedicated to the dissemination of information and understanding of honey bees and their management\, spearheads numerous extension projects (such as the 2005 New Beekeeper Cost-sharing program that created hundreds of new beekeepers within the state)\, and launched the Beekeeper Education & Engagement System (BEES)—an exciting online learning resource for knowledge and understanding of bees and beekeeping. \nHis research interests focus on the biology and behaviour of honey bee queens in order to better improve the overall health of queens and their colonies. Specific research projects include understanding the effect of multiple mating on colony disease resistance\, using molecular methods to determine the genetic structure within honey bee colonies\, and the determining the regulation of reproduction at the individual and colony levels. His work has provided some of the best empirical evidence that multiple mating by queens confers multiple and significant benefits to colonies through increased genetic diversity of their nestmates\, particularly through increased tolerance to numerous diseases. More recently\, his lab group has focused on the reproductive potential of commercially produced queens\, testing their genetic diversity and mating success in an effort to improve queen quality.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-diagnosing-queen-problems-with-prof-david-tarpy/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210505T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210505T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210412T130805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T131651Z
UID:2556-1620244800-1620250200@waterfordbees.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: European Foul Brood
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday May 5th\, 8pm\nEuropean Foulbrood\nDr Chris Palgrave BSc(Hons)\, BVM&S\, PhD\, FHEA\, FRCPath\, MRCVS\nChris graduated from the University of Edinburgh\, where he also intercalated a PhD in immunogenetics and\ncomparative pathology at the Roslin Institute. He worked as a practicing vet in the UK and USA before attending\nthe anatomic pathology residency program at North Carolina State University. Chris returned to the UK as a\nLecturer at the University of Edinburgh and has also held Senior Lectureships at the Universities of Bristol and\nSurrey. Chris spent two years at a diagnostic pathology laboratory in Bristol (Bridge Pathology) and is now\nVeterinary Anatomic Pathologist for IDEXX Laboratories Ltd. He has been with IDEXX since June 2018\, where\ntheir exclusive use of digital pathology allows him to work remotely. Chris has been keeping bees for several\nyears and currently has 10 colonies\, with plans to increase to 15 in the coming season. He has recently launched\na fledgling business\, Three Hares Honey\, from his home in rural Hampshire. \n  \nBook: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dB38Yj3cRG-jdX5TQOPPqw
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-european-foul-brood/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210505T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210505T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210426T092559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T092608Z
UID:2576-1620241200-1620248400@waterfordbees.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: The Magic and Mystery of Drone Congregation Areas - with Stephen Fleming
DESCRIPTION:Drone Congregation Areas – the place to be or the last-chance saloon?\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nFascinated by the idea that there might be specific meeting and mating places for drones and queens\, Stephen Fleming started looking for them around his apiaries but found one where he least expected. As he discovered more\, a pattern seemed to appear but it didn’t match findings in other parts of the world. What is going on? How can drones who do not live from one year to the next find the same locations year after year? How can queens who so rarely leave their nest find them? He still has more questions than answers but his fascination with drone congregation areas (DCAs) is undimmed and the thrill of discovering new ones undiminished. In his talk he will discuss his methods\, some prevailing ideas plus videos and audios of a few DCA discoveries. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker \nStephen Fleming became a beekeeper in 1994 just as the varroa mite started to change British beekeeping and has seen the change of the public perception of the craft from eccentric pastime to enironmental sentinel. He became co-editor of Bee Craft magazine in January 2020. With a degree in land use\, beekeeping has kept him in touch with environmental issues throughout his career which has focussed on other subject areas. Today\, he has seven overwintering colonies across three apiaries ( including an observation hive in his home office) so that he can observe the fascinating diversity of honey bees in different habitats. He lives in north Hampshire\, in sight of Watership Down ­ – which just happens to be a fine example of a drone congregation area.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-the-magic-and-mystery-of-drone-congregation-areas-with-stephen-fleming/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210422T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210422T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210412T130534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T130542Z
UID:2554-1619119800-1619125200@waterfordbees.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Bee Health Workshop 2021
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Bee Health Workshop 2021\nWorkshop Speakers:\nTom Williamson – Senior Bee Inspector (DAERA). Overview and Update of NI\nBee Health and Current Challenges\nMegan Seymour – Master Beekeeper. How to Make Healthy\nIncrease. Practical Hints and Tips for Queen Rearing\nDate / Details\nThursday 22nd April at 7:30pm via Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.usmeetingregistertZIofuyqqTovG9X2OLx7KSc56JOmbaaGtcjl\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information\nabout how to join the meeting.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/virtual-bee-health-workshop-2021/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210421T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210421T213000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210412T201329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T203116Z
UID:2570-1619035200-1619040600@waterfordbees.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: Practical Queen Rearing
DESCRIPTION:In this IBAclg webinar\, PJ Curran will give guidance on rearing queens.\nCovered in the webinar\nWhy rear Queens?\nBest time to start?\nEquipment needed?\nMethods\, Ben Harden system\, Cloake Board\, Jenter- Cup Kit\, Grafting\, Incubator\, Apideas\nTimetable and Planner\nHive Records & Selection \n  \nEWBA Facebook page to book..limit of 100 places
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-practical-queen-rearing/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210415T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210219T124008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T124053Z
UID:2538-1618513200-1618520400@waterfordbees.com
SUMMARY:Lecture: Reactive Swarm Control: Wally Shaw
DESCRIPTION:About this Event\n\n\nRe-active Swarm Control \nThis talk covers the methods of management that can be used to deal with colonies that have started queen cells ie when pre-emptive swarm control has failed. Artificial swarming is the method that can be used if the colony has not already issued a prime swarm. If the prime swarm has already departed there are other methods that can be used to prevent cast swarming and further loss of bees. The talk includes an explanation of the Snelgrove II (modified) method.
URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/lecture-reactive-swarm-control-wally-shaw/
LOCATION:On-Line
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210406T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20210406T210000
DTSTAMP:20260419T020154
CREATED:20210219T120446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T120446Z
UID:2526-1617737400-1617742800@waterfordbees.com
SUMMARY:Introduction to Beekeeping Course: Lecture 6
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URL:https://waterfordbees.com/event/introduction-to-beekeeping-course-lecture-6/
LOCATION:On-Line
ORGANIZER;CN="EWBA":MAILTO:waterfordbees@gmail.com
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