Robert Paxton presents "Viruses: ongoing epizootic threat for our bees" About this Event Viruses are arguably the single most important cause for poor bee health and colony loss. Robert will talk on the diverse impacts of viruses on honey bees, as evidenced by recent literature and his own group’s researches. A particular focus will be […]
Chelsea Cook presents "Stay Cool: How We Can Use Honey Bee Thermoregulation To Keep Better Bees" About this Event Stay Cool: How We Can Use Honey Bee Thermoregulation To Keep Better Bees In this lecture, Dr. Cook will discuss thermoregulation of bees, both in the summer and in the winter, and how beekeepers can use […]
Diagnosing queen problems: is it the queen, the colony, both, or neither?! About this Event 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 it’s actually her fault. This event is kindly […]
Waxing Lyrical with Joyce Nisbet Waxing Lyrical, Joyce Nisbet, BBKA, 14th December 2020 7.30pm Joyce will describe some of the techniques that can be used to produce candles and other attractive beeswax items, whether for showing or as gifts. Having started beekeeping in 1990, Joyce is now a Master Beekeeper, BBKA Honey Judge, BBKA Trustee and […]
Roger Patterson presents “The Coming Season - Are You Prepared?” About this Event Many beekeepers switch off as soon as they bed their bees down for the winter, then put their feet up, only to panic in the spring. There is a lot to think about. What went wrong last year? How can we overcome […]
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New Year Management with Ged Marshall Everything you need to do before your bees start moving up into the first super. Prepare for the season ahead and pre-empt problems. Ged uses over-wintered nucs as part of his system and will cover the management of these also.
Impact of Pesticides on Bees with Jeff Pettis We know that pesticides in the environment can harm bees. Jeff will cover some of the ways pesticides and bees interact and a unique defence strategy that bees have to isolate contaminated pollen called entoumbed pollen. He will discuss the role of monocultures and changes needed in […]