Lecture & Cert Presentation
| East Waterford Beekeepers' Association Meeting | |
|---|---|
| Subject | Presentation of Preliminary Certificates |
| Speaker | Michael Maunsell |
| Date | 19th Sep 2018 |
| Time | 19:00 |
| Venue | Munster Bar upstairs |
| Type | Certificate Presentation |
Presentation of Preliminary Certificates to the 18 exam candidates followed by a talk about Winter Preparation.
Michael Maunsell former Education Officer with FIBKA is our guest speaker.
This will be followed by a little social evening with refreshments and general chat.
This will take place as follows;
Venue – Munster Bar (Upstairs)
Date – Wednesday 19 September
Start Time – 7 P.M. sharp
Notes from FIBKA Spring Tour Lecture with Dr Kirsten Traynor 24/03/18
Background
Dr.Kirsten Traynor of Flickerwood Apiary. Maryland, U.S.A. was invited by FIBKA to speak to beekeepers in Ireland. Dr. Traynor has a doctorate in Bee Biology and is the editor of the American Bee Journal. She has studied differences between European and American beekeeping and has published a number of books and has done many other studies. She was invited to speak in each of the provinces and had different lectures in each one. The Munster Lecture was held in The Horse and Jockey Hotel. Thurles on Saturday 24/03/18. This was a great venue, even though parking was at a premium. The lecture was held in a theatre hall which made it easy to see her and her presentation. There were approximately 80 people there, some of whom were travelling to hear all her lectures. The topics for the afternoon were ‘Halting the Unstoppable Swarm’ and ‘American Foul Brood’
Dr. Traynor was introduced by Gerry Ryan, President FIBKA. She told us she manages 40 hives organically and sells 150 Nucs and 200 Queens annually.
Notes from Bea Flavin’s Lecture on Swarming 14/03/18
We had an excellent talk from Bea and received very useful information on how to try and stop our bees from swarming and what to do if we get a swarm. It was a very interactive session with lots of questions.
I have tried to give as much information as I had made notes on and I have taken the liberty to add video links which I have found useful.
Prevent Swarming
Why do bees swarm? Swarming is the bee’s natural method of reproduction so its always going to be difficult to control it. Imagine if we were to try controlling human reproduction?
When? Weather dependent. Early summer. Bees on Oil Seed Rape. Hive becomes congested. Lack of ventilation.
Signs: Strong Colony, Increase in drone brood, queen off lay, queen cells.