UBKA 2010 AGM 4th
October to be hosted by Belfast BKA
UBKA
Shield
Competition
2010 – For Experienced Beekeepers
A
PowerPoint
presentation on “Your greatest achievement in beekeeping.”
lasting up to 10 minutes with a maximum of 20
slides.
All entries
must be received by
12th
September 2010 and sent by e-mail to
john.hill3@zen.co.uk or posted on disc, stick or hard copy to
John
Hill, 7 Nutts Corner Road, Crumlin BT29 4BW. Tel 028 9445 3892, obtain the Shield
Competition
Rules.
Annual
UBKA Bee-keepers` Thanksgiving Service 17th October
2010
The
Service will take place in Randalstown (Old Church)
Presbyterian.
Annual
UBKA Conference 11th-12th March 2011
“Practical
Bee-keeping
-
A 5 year Plan”.
Alert! Nosema ceranae
confirmed in Northern Ireland see NosemaAlert.
Honeybees are under serious pressure
from new emerging diseases and perhaps use of pesticides. Recent news
about the world decline of honeybees is not myth, but a reality
experienced by many Northern Ireland beekeepers, which has enouraged
many nature lovers to take the plight of the honey bee under their
wing. It is great that so many people are now expressing an interest in
beekeeping and there are already many beekeepers keeping one or two
hives in Belfast back gardens. However, beekeeping is not something
that one can dive into without first gaining some background knowledge.
It is strongly advised that one takes a beekeeping
course such as that offered by CAFRE. The location of a hive is
also something that requires a lot of care or else you might find
yourself falling out with your neighbours. Your local beekeeping
association will only be too glad to teach and guide new beekeepers
both at a lecture and practical level. If you are considering
beekeeping then it would be in your best interest to join your local
club and experience practical beekeeping before investing in equipment
and bees.