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 […]
Wednesday 27th January, 8pm Landscape and Bees with Jane Stout Bees are highly mobile organisms and use different habitats in the landscape for feeding, nesting, mating and overwintering. The diversity and arrangement of different types of habitat, and its quality in terms of providing resources for bees, affects how bees can live in and use […]
Marin Anastasov talk: Nutritional requirement and supplemental feeding Nutrition is a basic biological need and the pre-requisite for a healthy and productive colony. Carbohydrates provide bees with the energy for flight, movement and heat, while protein, fats, vitamins and minerals are needed for the growth, function and development of the colony. This talk will cover […]