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  • 03 October 2023 12:24 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The archive of the Scottish Beekeeper Magazine is now available online. It is in PDF format and is searchable in blocks of one year starting in 1924. It ends with the 2020 magazines if you are not a member of Scottish Beekeepers Association. If you are a member all editions are available via the members area of the website  

    Access the Public Archive via this Link

  • 02 October 2023 13:39 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A new veterinary medicine to treat for Varroa, ApiBioxal 44.2mg/ml solution, has recently been approved for use in the UK.

    It is a ready-to-use treatment based on oxalic acid in solution.

    View Product Details Here

  • 29 September 2023 10:18 | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    The next diet of module exams is on Saturday 18th of November, but you need to register to sit these exams by Saturday 30th of September

    There's a variety of topics for to choose from including the management of honey bees, their biology, behaviour, diseases and pests, to honey bee products and forage.

    Should you wish to find out more please use the link below

    SBA Module Exams


  • 28 September 2023 14:31 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Unfortunately for farmers, bee populations are under pressure, due to factors such as climate change, habitat loss and the use of pesticides. The European honeybee is also being badly affected by a parasitic mite called varroa destructor.

    Based on a moshav, or collective farm, in central Israel, Mr Sade is the founder of tech firm BloomX. He says that the company has found a way to mechanically pollinate crops in a similar way to bees.

    Find out More from the BBC News Website

  • 28 September 2023 14:23 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Inside this month's magazine:


    * Off the beaten track - hunting Asian hornets on the channel coast
    * Preparing hive products for the show bench - top tips from a top
       exhibitor

    * National Honey Show centenary - from Crystal Palace to Sandown Park
    2023 National Honey Show Programme
    * Mitey vibrations - detecting varroa's tiny footsteps
    * Inspections and bee farmers - an NBU health audit at a commercial
       apiary

    * From Ukraine to Slovenia - interview with a Ukrainian beekeeper
       attending IMYB

    * Shedding light on solitary bees - an interview with Ted Benton

    Read the October Issue Here

  • 27 September 2023 22:08 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A police officer-turned-beekeeper has told how he has spent a decade creating a 18-mile (29km) bee corridor to help the insects to thrive.


    Read the Full Story on the BBC News Website

  • 26 September 2023 10:49 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Find out more about the tasks usually undertaken in the apiary during the month of October. click on the link below

    the beekeeping year October 

    Please Don't Forget to Clean Your  Equipment

  • 25 September 2023 11:48 | Anonymous member (Administrator)


    Synopsis: Think laterally, use your imagination, hoard stuff ... there's lots you can repurpose to make both your beekeeping and bank balance better. And it's something to fill the months until the season starts


    Repurposed

  • 24 September 2023 15:12 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Wanted - UK Monofloral honey samples for a project with Aston university, HAN UK and BBKA to set up a database of authentic honey and develop new technology to detect adulteration  

    Please contact Julie Coleman for sampling protocol/sample tubes

    Contact Julie from Here



  • 23 September 2023 10:01 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Fiona will deliver her first winter bee health talk of the season - A Brief History of Foulbrood in Scotland - It will be hosted by Cambridgeshire Beekeepers’ Association on Wed 27 Sep, 19:00.                                                                             All welcome, for more information click on the link below!

    https://Book Your Place Hereory-of-foulbrood-disease-and-its-management-in-scotland-tickets-638777258977
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