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Archives for September 2014

SMALL HIVE BEETLE – UBKA RESPONSE

September 25, 2014

SMALL HIVE BEETLE – UBKA RESPONSE Today Press release New threat to honey bees from an exotic pest The Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida) On September 11th 2014, the Italian National Reference Centre for Beekeeping confirmed the first detection of the presence of Small Hive Beetle in South West Italy, in the port city Gioia […]

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Small Hive Beetle – DEFRA announcement

September 16, 2014

Small hive beetle has now been detected in Italy. browse under NEWS on this website for a copy of the DEFRA announcement, thanks to our colleagues at INIB and BBKA for the advisory. This again reinforces the questionability of importing bee stocks from outside the island of Ireland. We have plenty of variety here already, […]

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SMALL HIVE BEETLE – Updated via UBKA

September 16, 2014

Small Hive Beetle Detected in South West Italy As members of the Bee Health Advisory Panel the BBKA has today received the following correspondence from the National Bee Unit. The BBKA will keep its members informed of the developments and the actions which will be taken in the UK. Dr David Aston NDB, Chair BBKA […]

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Comber Show, Saturday 13 September

September 4, 2014

Comber & District Horticultural Society are holding their annual show on Saturday 13 September at 1.30pm in Comber First Presbyterian Church Halls, High Street, Comber.. This show incorporates Killinchy & District Beekeepers Association honey show, with classes for all honey and hive products as well as honeybee related artistry & craft entries being catered for. […]

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Fermanagh Beekeepers 11th Annual Honey Show

September 4, 2014

Fermanagh Beekeepers’ Association held their 11th Annual Honey Show at Florencecourt House on Saturday 23th August 2014. The judge was Jim Fletcher of Comber. Jim is very well qualified and has judged all over Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, including the UK National Honey Show.  His Steward, Teresa McVeigh, said afterwards that she had learned a lot about […]

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