Working hard to conserve and protect The Native Irish Honey Bee, Apis mellifera mellifera
Ireland
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We had some technical issues with the new Biosecurity Awareness Course, which has now been updated.
To enroll on the new Biosecurity Awareness Course follow the link below:
learn.biodiversityireland.ie…
#biosecurity #elearning #onlinecourse #conservation
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Postdoc researcher, Arrigo Moro, writes for The Conversation UK about the wild honeybee's status—officially listed as endangered in the EU—and how we can no longer afford to leave them understudied and unprotected.🐝 @stem_galway
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A 'challenging' operation - the first of its kind in Ireland
corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/f…
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New blog from @ZioElena, PhD student with @JaneCStout working on @ProtectsProject on "Honey fraud: The secret behind the labels"
campusbuzz.blog/2020/12/07/h…
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Are you 12-25 and passionate about bees?
Share your experience, vision, or innovation for the future of beekeeping at the Apimondia congress.
Find out more:
apimondia.org/latest/call-fo…
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Some recent media reports have suggested that pest controllers may be able to help with yellow-legged Asian hornets
Currently the only organisation with authority to track & eradicate is the National Bee Unit.
All sightings should be reported using the Asian Hornet Watch app
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My Bill to protect the native Irish honey bee from extinction (the last stronghold for the bee in Europe) has passed all legislative stages in the Seanad. If elected to the Dáil I intend to complete its legislative passage and ensure it is enacted into law.fb.watch/w6Ey_i_Zh2/
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Micheál & I were featured on RTE 1 Nationwide! 🐝 Segment beautifully highlights Galtee Honey Farm, the Native Irish Honey Bee. Thrilled to share this with BanOr.ie & SheepMilk.ie. Watch here rte.ie/player/series/nationw…
#NativeIrishHoneyBee #RTE1Nationwide
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Colony of invasive red dwarf honeybee found for first time in Europe theguardian.com/environment/…
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Delighted to be attending the launch of the HEA’s Anti- Racism Principles for Irish Higher Education Institutions @universityofGalway
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World Bee Day takes place tomorrow, Monday 20th May & our focus is on bees & their importance to our eco system with stories of those who keep Bee Hives and harvest the honey crop @OllysFarm on #RTENationwide Monday 20th May @RTEOne @ 7pm @PollinatorPlan @IrishBeeCP @rte RT
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To all the beekeepers in 🇸🇮 and 🇮🇪 happy #WorldBeeDay!
There are 1,000s of varieties of bees in the world vital for pollination not just honey🍯
Find out more on bees & our native black honey bee at @NMIreland exhibit The Murmur of Bees bit.ly/3WKuppZ
@nihbs @FIBKA_IE
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This weekend is Dublin Zoo’s mega Native Species Weekend Event on May 11th and 12th 🎉 Drop a 🦭if you’re going to be there!
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Huge congratulations to Orliath Conners for winning the best overall project award at Scifest in ATU galway today. Her project "mites be gone" showed the hygienic behaviour of native Irish honey bees. @SciFest4STEM @nihbs Fantastic project! So much work carried out, well done.
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The €2 commemorative coin, proposed by our Foundation to honour the Maltese Honey Bee, has now been officially announced by the Central Bank of Malta. The coin will be issued this September, with 80K coins to be minted. We will provide you with more information in due course.
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Members check your email for a zoom link for Mon 18th to enjoy the company of Ben Harden. One of the titans of beekeeping in Ireland, he is a very experienced & thoughtful beekeeper
The talk is titled ‘Concepts of Apis mellifera mellifera & more’. Bring your own mince pies 🥧
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Did you know that @johnstowncastle is a conservation area for the Native Irish Black Bee which is thriving in wild colonies all round the estate.
Find out more at the Wexford Honey Festival this weekend!
📍 Johnstown Castle
📅 Sat 16 & Sun 17 September
johnstowncastle.ie/event/hon…
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Blue skies & a great #buzz here in @phoenixparkOPW for the 7th annual Biodiversity Festival & #Honey Show ! Arrive early to make the most of your day !
Download the event schedule on our website @nihbs @FIBKA_IE @deric_tv @iten_ucc @ArbAssociation phoenixpark.ie
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A lovely afternoon with the #louth beekeeping association at the @nihbs open day… always great to learn about bees, the amazing skills involved in #beekeeping – at Louth, Ireland
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It’s #WorldBeeDay… but are we doing enough to protect our native honey bee? 🍯
Ireland’s native honey bee is at risk of extinction from hybridisation with foreign bees, yet non-native queens continue to be imported.
Help us investigate this issue: noteworthy.ie/proposal/irish…