Newbattle Beekeepers Association

April 4th - 6th
Harper Adams University, Shropshire

The Ulster Beekeepers Association ever popular conference is back this year on the 14th & 15th of February.

“Reading Our Bees - the Next Chapter”, the Ulster Beekeeper's Association annual conference, is  taking place in Greenmount Agricultural College on 14-15 February 2025.  Building on the very successful 2024 'Be Prepared - Facing the Future' conference, the 2025 event features first class speakers from mainland Europe, Ireland and across the British Isles,  They include Professsor Lars Chitka, Master Beekeeper Dan Basterfield, Colm O'Neil, Dr Rowena Jenkins, Ruth Wilson, Associate Professor Dalial Freitak, Brittany Bee farmer Richard Noel and Professor Robert Paxton

With more than 400 beekeepers expected  from Northern lreland, Ireland, Scotland and beyond - this is definitely a must for your diary!

Tickets are on sale now: 

Book Your Tickets Here

Bumblebees Winter nest building "due to climate"

Read the Article on the BBC News Website

NABA are pleased to extend an invitation to our members to join them online on Wednesday 15th January at 7.30 pm to hear Karl Coyler speak on the subject of   

  "Things I wish I'd known earlier".

The NABA  Zoom meeting link follows Karl's biography. 

Karl is the Deputy Chair of the Bee Improvement & Bee Breeders Association (BIBA) where he oversees publications. Karl has been keeping bees since 2003 and has a growing number of hives in Cheshire where he mentors new beekeepers. He enjoys constructing hives from recycled wood and is a very practical bee breeder; bringing his engineering, quality and production experience to the fore. He has also instigated the not-for-profit social enterprise (www.beesinourcommunity.org.uk) which places hand-made hives containing home-bred bees onto company properties, farmland and individual’s back gardens, with the aim of generating curiosity and community awareness of bees.

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Topic: NABA monthly meeting
Time: Jan 15, 2025 07:30 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82075173622?pwd=pe9XCBuXV0UsEZWvI7eNwfREyARvF9.1

Meeting ID: 820 7517 3622
Passcode: 863058

January 2025 Webinar

Here's a date for your new diaries! On Wednesday the 15th ofJanuary at 7.30pm the Scottish Beekeepers Association   are delighted to welcome James Fearnley who will discuss 'Propolis, the Bee Arc Project, and the International Propolis Research Group (IPRG)'.

The webinar is free and open to all. If you would like to join us please use the link below

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7767277134868289627

James is the CEO of BeeVital and Nature’s Laboratory, and he made his first connection with honeybees and one of their most remarkable products – propolis in 1990 and has been actively involved with it ever since! He has written and published “Bee Propolis – Natural Healing from the Hive” and is also the founder of the International Propolis Research Group (IPRG). An organisation dedicated to guiding research and collaboration into propolis, creating a database of research and organising international conferences on the subject of propolis. You will also find out more about the Bee Arc Project, which grew out of James’s idea to build a research centre which could explore both the medicinal properties of bee products as well as more sustainable forms of beekeeping.

• Monitor the debris on the Varroa Board insert. Use a magnifying glass if need be. Count the mites every five days Check out NBU guidance on managing varroa here 
• Heft your hives. Get to know the expected weigh. It should be heavy in January. Make sure there is fondant on top of the colony. The bees will take it if they are hungry.
• Make sure your hives are secure.
• Make sure you have mouse guards in place

Rapeseed Oil and Offshoring  

In this post dated 8 November David discusses the Consequences of Climate Change 

Read the Blog Post Here

It is again time to update your BeeBase records with the total number of overwintering hives as of 1st November 2024.

To complete this year’s hive count please click the link below which will take you to BeeBase. Once logged in, please answer the hive count questions displayed and then click the ‘Submit response’ button. It is as simple as that! Please update your records by 31st December 2024.

If you currently have no colonies, please update your BeeBase record to confirm this in question 1.

Please click this link to update your Hive Count.

https://www.nationalbeeunit.com/hive-count/

Please note: your username to login is not your email address

More details of this project, its importance and why we need your help can be found on BeeBase:
https://www.nationalbeeunit.com/bees-and-the-law/hive-count/

2023’s count indicated a total UK population of honey bee hives at approximately 252,500. 

If you have any security concerns about clicking on the embedded links in this email, you can access BeeBase directly from your Internet browser to complete the hive count. Simply log in to BeeBase and select ‘Hive Count’ from the list of options displayed.

We have produced additional guidance on how to update your records within BeeBase, these are included in the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ document on the Hive Count information page of BeeBase.

For more information on the National Hive Count you can email bees_mailbox@gov.scot

Thank you very much in advance for your assistance.