The Latest from The Federation
Commemoration of Mr. Philip McCabe
Please inform your members of Apimondia’s proposal.
PRESS RELEASE: 16. November 2018 – European Honey Breakfast
Please send this out to your members: perhaps some will be able to organise something despite the short notice. In any case, maybe people can bear this very interesting idea in mind for next year!
Online Booking is now Open for the 75th UBKA Conference
The online booking system is now open for the 2019 UBKA conference running from the 15th-16th of February.
DAFM Grant Scheme
A copy of an advert for DAFM’s Commercial Hort Grant Scheme. It has been tailored specifically to beekeepers. Horticulture Grant Scheme 2019 notice for beekeepers.
Our Insurance and Requirements for Registration with the Department of Agriculture (DAFM)
I sent a mail in mid-September addressing the confusion around our insurance and requirements for registration with the Department of Agriculture (DAFM), and I’d like to follow up with the current status.
Notices
Can We Help You?
Are you a beekeeper, farmer looking for pollination services or a company looking for bees on your site? if so, then fill in the following form and we will try to match you up with requirements in your area.
Attract attention to your events. Beekeepers love going to events and talking to other beekeepers and the public are taking more interest in honey bees than ever before. So what are you waiting for? Publish your event.
Gormanston Summer School 2019
The 2019 annual Summer Course at Gormanston College, Co Meath from Sunday 11th to Friday 16th of August promises to be another exciting week in the calendar of Irish Beekeeping.
For those seeking residential accommodation at the College, we would strongly advise early booking as late availability of rooms may not be guaranteed. The College management have asked for the release of unreserved rooms early in the year so that they can allocate them to other groups(s).
There is no issue with day attendance as we will always be able to accommodate those.
The Federation of Irish Beekeepers Associations
Welcome to the web site of the Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations.The Federation represents our 48 local member associations. Each Association has its own programme of lectures and apiary demonstrations – some planned in advance and some on short notice. Your local Secretary can tell you what’s on.
Many local Associations have beginners’ courses over the winter and it’s an excellent way to learn abut the craft. For all levels of experience, the Federation runs a one week summer course in Gormanston College. This draws beekeepers from all over the country and internationally not just to hear lectures.
Each Association has an Executive Council member assigned as a link between the Association and the Federation.
It’s a great time to keep bees. There’s more clover with nitrates restricted, more oilseed rape grown for fuel, less destruction of hedgerows as people realise how much benefit they provide for shelter and wildlife. All this encourages us to continue with an ancient craft with such a wonderful product – pure Irish Honey. Enjoy it!
Fáilte
Fáilte chuig idirlíon Chomhnascadh Cumann Beachairí na h-Éireann. In san comhnascadh seo, tá 48 cumainn áitiúla. Clic ar an léarscáil chun eolas ar an gceann is giorra dhuit a aimsiú. Bíonn clár léachtaí dá chuid féin ar siúl ag gach aon cumann comh maith le teaspáintaisí praicticiúla in san bheachlainn i rith an t-samhraidh. Bíonn cuid de na h-imeachtaí seo socraithe le fada roimh ré agus cuid acu a thárlionn d’aon gnó. Bíonn gach eolas le fáil ón rúnaí áitiúl. Bíonn ranganna ar siúl i rith an gheimhridh ag furmhór de na cumainn i gcóir daoine atá ar intinn acu beachaireacht a fhoghlaim. Is oiriúnach an slí seo chun eolas a fháil ar an gcéird.
Bíonn cúrsa samhradh á reachtáil ag an comhnascadh gach bliain ar gach leibhéil eolais i gColáiste Baile Mhic Gormáin i gCo. na Mí. Mór-chruinniú í seo de bheachairí as gach áird den tír seo agus as tíortha thar lear comh maith. Clic anseo chun a thuile eolais a fháil ar an gcúrsa. Tá gach cumann sa tír faoi chúram ball áirithe de Choiste Feidhmiúchán Náisiúnta an Chomhnascaidh. Seo leanas ainmneacha na mball agus na gcumann atá faoina gcúram.
In san lá atá inniú ann, tá gach rud ceart chun tosnú ar bheaca a choimeád. Níl an oiread sin nitreáid á scaoileadh amach ar an dtalamh ag na feirmeoirí. Tá níos mó síol-ráibe á chur faoi láthair i gcóir ábhar ola chun comhacht a gnothú. Níl an méid chéanna de na clathacha agus na torthaí á leagadh mar tá níos mó tuisceana ag daoine go bhfuil siad an úsáideach o thaobh fothana agus chun an fiadhúlra a chaomhnú. Ón méid seo ar fad, moltar dúinn leanúint leis a gceird ársa seo ag a bfhuil an toradh íontach – fíor mhil na h-Éireann.
Bígí ag baint taithneamh as!