Drone Congregation Areas – the place to be or the last-chance saloon? About this Event Fascinated 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 […]
Wednesday May 5th, 8pm European Foulbrood Dr Chris Palgrave BSc(Hons), BVM&S, PhD, FHEA, FRCPath, MRCVS Chris graduated from the University of Edinburgh, where he also intercalated a PhD in immunogenetics and comparative pathology at the Roslin Institute. He worked as a practicing vet in the UK and USA before attending the anatomic pathology residency program […]
About this Event Diagnosing queen problems: is it the queen, the colony, both, or neither?! Practical 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. David R Tarpy David […]
Diagnosing queen problems with Professor David Tarpy Is it the queen, the colony, both, or neither?! This talk is packed with practical advice based on empirical research About this Event Diagnosing queen problems: is it the queen, the colony, both, or neither?! Practical advice—based on empirical research—looking at different symptoms and attributing whether or not […]
Thursday May 13th, 8pm Biosecurity & Apiculture Nicolas Vidal Naquet DVM, DIE d’apiculture-pathologie apicole Nicolas graduated in veterinary medicine from the Alfort Veterinary Faculty in 1987. Since then he has worked practice (pets) in Paris and currently works as an emergency vet for VetoAdom, an “at home” veterinary emergency service. In 2007, he started to […]
Thursday May 20th, 8pm The Genetics of the Irish Honey Bee Jack Hassett BSc(Hons), PhD Jack received his BSc. (Hons) in Pharmaceutical and Forensic Analysis from Limerick Institute of Technology in 2013. During his degree he studied a wide variety of scientific practices and has experience with an array of various instrumentation. Following the completion […]
John White will talk about a method of swarm prevention that means you don't have to open the brood nest About this event Checkerboarding 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 […]
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Breeding for Hygienic Bees - a talk by Jack Silberrad by Cambridgeshire Beekeepers Association To treat or not to treat? About this event Cambridgeshire Beekeepers' Association are delighted to welcome back Jack Silberrad to talk to us about his latest beekeeping research. It's a contentious question in beekeeping, but one thing we can all surely […]
Simon's talk will be a balance between inspiration, techniques and technical aspects of photography to help improve knowledge and success. About this event The 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 […]
Dr. Dewey Caron, Professor, Author, Legend About this event "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 […]