Programme of Events – Timetable & Information
SOCIAL EVENING: Friday Night from 19:00 to 22:00 in the Pugin Hall, Maynooth University.
FRIDAY 29th July 2022
| Time | Lecture/Workshop | Presented by | Location |
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Friday 08:00 |
Registration | ||
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Friday 8:30 |
Opening Address by Paul O'Brien (FIBKA CLG President) | LT7 | |
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Friday 09:00 |
Update on the Health Status of Bees in Ireland and Risks Posed by Imported Bees. | Dr Mary Coffey | LT 4 |
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Friday 10:00 |
Honey Bee Management | Eamon Magee | LT7 |
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Friday 10:00 |
Queen Improvement & Queen Production | Aoife Ní Giolla Coda CFL | LT4 |
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Friday 11:00 |
'Dark Science; Honey Bee research in Ireland from Discovery to Legislation and Beyone' | Dr Kieth Browne | LT4 |
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Friday 11:00 |
Products of the Hive | Brian McElvaney | LT7 |
| 12:00 to 13:00 |
LUNCH BREAK Lunches Pre-Booked before Friday 22nd July 2022 will be available. |
Pugin Hall | |
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Friday 13:00 |
The Impact of Pesticides on Bees. | Dr Nao Simon Delso | LT4 |
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Friday 14:00 |
Bees Don't Read Books - The Experience of a Practical Beekeeper | Roger Patterson | LT4 |
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Friday 14:00 |
Pests and Diseases | Paul Boyle | LT7 |
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Friday 15:00 |
The Importance of the Drone in the Honeybee Colony | Michael Maunsell CFL | LT4 |
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Friday 15:00 |
Mead Making | Liam Kelly | LT7 |
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Friday 16:00 |
Wax and it's Many Uses | Pauline & Jim Ryan CFL | LT7 |
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Friday 16:00 |
The Role of Microscopy in Beekeeping - Pollen and the Flowers that Support our Bees. | Prof Dara Kilmartin CFL & Dr Robert Gaffney | LT4 |
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Friday 17:00 |
The Most Successful Swarm Management Techniques. | Roger Patterson | LT4 |
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Friday 17:00 |
Making Fudge and Chocolate Treats Using Honey | Liam Kelly | LT7 |
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Friday 18:30 to 20:00 |
Casual get together of beekeepers with refreshments in the gothic Pugin Hall of the Pontifical University. |
Pugin Hall | |
Saturday 30th July 2022
| Time | Lecture/Workshop/Activity | Speaker | Location |
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| Saturday 08:30 | Demonstration Workshop: Tools, Smoker & Frame-making for Beginners | Maireád Love | LT7 |
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Saturday 09:00 |
Marketing for Beekeepers - 'How to get the Best Price for Your Crop’. | Simon Rees CFL | LT4 |
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Saturday 10:00 |
Report on National Bee Health Survey 2021 | Prof. Julia Jones UCD | LT4 |
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Saturday 10:00 |
Honey for Sale and Shop | John Donoghue | LT7 |
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Saturday 11:00 |
Review of the Research in Relation to Honey Bees and the Other Native Bees Working Together. Aliens some thoughts on the meaning of Biodiversity | Dr Mary Montaut | LT4 |
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Saturday 11:00 |
Hives and equipment | Simon Rees CFL | LT7 |
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Saturday 12:00 to 13:00 |
LUNCH BREAK Lunches Pre-Booked before Friday 22nd July 2022 will be available. |
Pugin Hall |
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Saturday 13:00 |
The Bailey Comb Change & The Shook Swarm. | Tom Prendergast CFL | LT4 |
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Saturday 13:00 |
Natural History of the Honey Bee | Michelle Merne | LT7 |
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Saturday 14:00 |
The Defense of Bees and Beekeepers Rights From Environmental Threats in the Green Deal era. | Dr Noa Simon Delso | LT4 |
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Saturday 14:00 |
Bees and Environment | Dr Mary Montaut | LT7 |
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Saturday 15:00 |
How Best to Prepare Honey for Sale and for the Honey Show. | Paul Boyle CFL & Honey Judge | LT4 |
Information About the Lecturers and Workshop Managers in Each Category
Introduction to Beekeeping Series of Lectures – managed by: Rose Breslin from Dublin Beepeepers,’ Association
The Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations welcomes you to our new Introduction to Beekeeping series of talks. These talks are designed to introduce you to the ancient craft of beekeeping and spark an interest in the wonderful world of honeybees.
If you attend all 6 of the talks, you will have completed Stage 1 of our New Education Framework and will be awarded a certificate of attendance which will allow you to advance your beekeeping education with FIBKA. You are free to attend as many talks as you wish there is no obligation to complete the course.
First 4 lectures are on Friday and 3 on Saturday. Attendance at the Seven Lectures are mandatory for certification and the opportunity to move on to the next steps in the FIBKA education framework. However, if you wish you can attend either day.
Friday 29th
| Saturday 30th
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There are also workshops designed for beginners organised on Saturday morning.
Speakers Include:
Brian has been keeping bees for 10 years. Brian’s apiaries are all kindly hosted on local farms. He has enjoyed helping out with study groups for the FIBKA exams with the County Dublin Beekeepers’
Association and would best describe his beekeeping as an out-of-control hobby.
Paul started showing honey in 2008, and qualified as a beemaster in 2013. He won 2 first places in. The National Honey Show in London in 2013. In 2015 was offered a place on the Executive Council of The National Honey Show in London, the first Irish person in its illustrious 99 year history, and he is also the trade hall coordinator for the national honey show. He qualified as a honey judge in 2017
The Competent Level Programme is Managed by: John Cunningham CFL from East Waterford Beekeepers’Association
Competent Level Beekeepers’ Series of Lectures
Speakers Include:
The series of lectures for Competent Beekeepers (formerly the Intermediate) is aimed at beekeepers who have mastered the basics of modern beekeeping and are moving on to the next stage.
There will be a focus on bee diseases in Ireland, disease prevention measures, bee pests and the effects of sprays.
There will be talks on selecting breeder queens and the important role of the drone in bee breeding. Lectures will cover topics like presenting honey for sale and for the show bench.
All lecturers are skilled and experienced beekeepers who are familiar with the challenges of modern beekeeping.
Friday 29th July 2022
| Saturday 30th July 2022
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Your Speakers
 | Aoife Ní Giollacoda: Queen Improvement & Queen Production |
| Professor Julia Jones University College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Ireland. Julia is responsible for Teagasc Apiaries in Oakpark, Co. Carlow and Johnstown Castle in Co. Wexford. She and her team recently completed a major all island of Ireland apiculture disease survey involving over 600 beekeepers north and south. Julia is an experienced PhD supervisor and examiner, with six doctoral student completions and six current doctoral students undertaking mixed methods and qualitative research studies. | |
 | Noa Simon Delso: Sprays & Beekeeping Noa Simón Delso became Scientific Director and Project Manager at BeeLife at the beginning of 2021. She holds a PhD in Agricultural Science and Bioengineering. Since 2009, she has provided scientific-technical assistance to the European organisation BeeLife, following the evolution and implementation of European legislation on the subject of pesticide authorisation, agricultural and environmental policy. |
| Michael Maunsell: The Importance of the Drone in the Honeybee Colony | |
 | Tom Prendergast CFL: The Bailey Comb Change & The Shook Swarm A renowned lecturer in beekeeping with apiaries in Tipperary and Co. Kilkenny. World Champion Honey Producer. |
The Advanced Level Programme is managed by: Stuart Hayes of the County Dublin Beekeepers’ Association.
Advanced Beekeepers’ Series of Lectures
Speakers Include:
- Dr Nao Simon Dekso – Bee-Life based in Belgium
- Dr Keith Browne – NUIGalway
- Simon Rees CFL – experienced beekeeper and lecturer
- Roger Paterson – UK author & consultant in Apiculture
- Dr Mary Coffey – Dr Mary Coffey from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine
- Dr Mary Montaut former editor of An Beachaire
Practical Workshops in Beekeeping is managed by: Maireád Love from Fastnet Beekeepers’ Association in West Cork.
The programme below included the information about the workshops.