@nihbs

Working hard to conserve and protect The Native Irish Honey Bee, Apis mellifera mellifera

 Ireland
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The NIHBS & SICAMM Conference 2027 will bring people from across Ireland and Europe together to explore how we can conserve, study and improve the future of this remarkable bee.
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Asian hornets in Cork - A race against time

Asian hornets have again been found in Cork. We look at the threat to Ireland's bees and biodiversity, why Cork Harbour is particularly exposed and why public reporting matters.

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Urgent search for Asian hornet nest in Cork after second insect found

Experts are racing to locate a possible nest before a mated queen can escape and overwinter elsewhere in Ireland

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The National Parks and Wildlife Service has confirmed a sighting of an Asian Hornet at Ringaskiddy, Cork. (29th September)
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Malta's Beekeepers urge PM to act as hornet crisis threatens native bee population newsbook.com.mt/en/beekeeper…

Beekeepers urge PM to act as hornet crisis threatens native bee population

Beekeepers have written to prime minister Robert Abela and several ministers urging immediate action to prevent a repeat of the 1990s crisis that devastated Malta's apiculture sector, following...

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We are delighted that NIHBS and the honey produced by Beekeepers working with Native Irish Honey Bees has come to the attention of Georgina Campbell and we are honoured by this award. Karin Stierle and Kieran Harnett representing both NIHBS and natural food producers.
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(Hannas Bees)These past few weeks, there has been so much talk about honey in the media. As a result, more people are looking for local beekeepers to buy their honey from instead of reaching for imported supermarket honey.
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How long can Ireland afford to wait to protect its Native Honey Bee? Now that more consumers are reading honey labels and paying attention to where their honey comes from, you may have noticed that some honeys explicitly say that they have been produced by Native Irish Honey Bees
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next time you see “Produced by Native Irish Honey Bees” on a jar of Irish honey. It tells you that the honey was produced by our native honeybee — a bee that we still have an opportunity to protect, but only if we actually take action while we still can.
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But you may wonder why this is important. After all, honey is honey, right? Technically, yes, honey is honey. As long as it is made by honeybees, there is nothing to say that honey produced by one type of honeybee is better than that produced by another.
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The Phoenix Park Biodiversity Festival and Honey Show returns this Saturday, 5 September, for its 10th year. phoenixpark.ie/?fbclid=IwY2x…
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When is Irish honey, actually Irish honey?

New Euopean Union rules introduced in June are only being seen on shelves now. The new rules demand labels must show where the honey you buy is coming from. Our reporter Alex Redmond spoke to Andrew...

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rte.ie/radio/podcasts/12823e… News at One - 31 August 2026 Sweet News 36.00mins

News at One - 31 August 2026

News, sport, business and interviews presented by Rachael English.

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Irish bees’ ability to produce honey is threatened by imported species, scientists warn independent.ie/irish-news/ir…

Irish bees’ ability to survive is threatened by imported species, scientists warn

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The Protection Of The Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021 clare.fm/podcasts/the-protec… via @ClareFM

The Protection Of The Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021 - Clare FM

The Protection Of The Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021 - Podcasts % Clare FM

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Native Irish Honey Bee Society retweeted
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