What’s in Queen Rearing For Me?
Background Swarming is probably the main bugbear of the beekeeper. The tendency to swarm is heritable and can be reduced
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Swarms
A lot of people have contacted us, concerned about various bees and other flying insects around their house and garden. Ireland has 98 species of bees (one third of which are threatened with extinction), wasps and flies and sometimes it can be difficult to identify which is which. One thing they all have in common is that they are all pollinators, i.e. they pollinate…
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Understanding Bee Breeding
Thanks to work carried out by our Chairman in his apiaries, which inspired other members to follow his example, GBBG
The Nucleus Hive – The Beekeeper’s Most Versatile Tool
The full-frame nucleus hive, in its various forms has many uses. One of the most popular designs is the five
Giving the Bees More Space
One area of beekeeping where most of us were lacking in the past was in the quality of brood combs
Remember 1978!
For some time, the scale hive has been an important tool in the armamentarium of the beekeeper. On a day-to-day
Two Seasons Compared
The Kerry Experience In 2000/2001, the Kerry Association decided to compare the honey crop from various parts of the County,
Queen Rearing is Simple – Just Do It!
Prepare Queenright Cell Raiser Build up a double brood box or use “Ben Harden System”. Contact feed 1 to 1
The Study Group’s Queen Rearing Diary
Introduction We four are a study group for the FIBKA Senior exams and have chosen to rear queens as a
What’s in Queen Rearing for me?
Background Swarming is probably the main bugbear of the beekeeper. The tendency to swarm is heritable and can be reduced
Instrumental Insemination
I was first introduced to Instrumental Insemination (I.I.) after Micheal Mac purchased an Instrumental Insemination Apparatus from Tom Kehoe in
The Benefits of Instrumental Insemination
Instrumental Insemination (II) of Queen Bees to most people seems to be something that those “professional beekeepers use”, having first
Experiments with Two Queen Colonies
Soon after I started beekeeping, a visiting American apiarist showed me a set of photo’s showing how they had hived a swarm above an existing colony…
Clipping and Marking a Queen
Finding the Queen, marking and clipping her, has become an integral part of many beekeepers seasonal tasks. This can, however, pose a problem for beginners, as it does for some of the more seasoned…
Setting Up Bait Hives to Lure Swarms
Winter losses of bees have been high this year and a lot of colonies that are left are small in
Commercially Located Hives
There has been a huge increase in the number of companies contracting with beekeepers to locate hives on their property, typically on the roof of their building. I have clarified with our insurer…
Clipping and Marking a Queen
Finding the Queen, marking and clipping her, has become an integral part of many beekeepers seasonal tasks. This can, however, pose a problem for beginners, as it does for some of the more seasoned beekeepers who are not accustomed to examining their colonies on a regular basis.
What’s in Queen Rearing for Me?
Swarming is probably the main bugbear of the beekeeper. The tendency to swarm is heritable and can be reduced or increased by selective breeding. That’s why it always seems to me a contradiction that so many beekeepers use swarm cells to rear replacement queens.
The Study Group’s Queen Rearing Diary
Introduction We four are a study group for the FIBKA Senior exams and have chosen to rear queens as a
Queen Rearing is Simple – Just Do It!
Prepare Queenright Cell Raiser Build up a double brood box or use “Ben Harden System”. Contact feed 1 to 1
Brief Notes on Breeding for Resistance to Varroa
The use of powerful miticides, i.e. pyrethroids in the UK and also organophosphates in other countries, is now seen as providing at best, a short-term palliative in dealing with the varroa problem.
A Review of My Colony Records
Two things prompted me to write this article. Firstly the absolute need to keep colony records if you are going to keep bees. Secondly the notion that docile bees will not give you a reasonable honey return compared to their aggressive neighbours.
The Nucleus Hive – The Beekeepers Most Versatile Tool
The full-frame nucleus hive, in its various forms has many uses. One of the most popular designs is the five frame nucleus box, and there are variations on this design to accommodate fewer frames.
Offaly Beebreeder Group
We got great advice from Michael MacGiollaCoda about starting a bee-breeding group in Offaly in 2001/2002. Our application for ‘Genetic’
Understanding Bee Breeding
Thanks to work carried out by our Chairman in his apiaries, which inspired other members to follow his example, GBBG