First thing to do, you need to check that your ‘swarm’ are indeed honey bees. A wasp’s nest, for example, will need dealing with through your local council’s environmental health or pest control department. The swarm itself will probably be about the size of a full-size rugby ball. The swarm will hang in a tree […]
UBKA Conference 2019
Friday 15th and Saturday 16th February 2019 The 2019 UBKA Conference will take place this year on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th February 2019 at Greenmount Campus with a brochure now available to download here. Be sure to get the dates into your diary. With world class speakers, trade exhibitions and workshops for beginner and […]
UBKA Honey Show 2018
The UBKA’s 4TH ANNUAL HONEY SHOW AND WORKSHOP DAY will take part on Saturday 6th October 2018 from 10.00am – 4.00pm in CAFRE Greenmount Campus, Antrim, BT41 4PS Everyone welcome to come along, participate or just view the exhibitions on show. For a printable format of the information below please click here
All-Ireland Pollinator Plan – Animation
One third of our bee species are threatened with extinction. We know it’s because we have drastically reduced the areas where they can nest and the amount of food (flowers) our landscape provides. We can stand back and watch the problem happen, or we can try to do something about it. The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan […]
What’s in Your Hive
‘What’s in Your Hive?’ is a practical lecture covering the current threats and solutions for keeping healthy bees with Ruth and Ian Homer (returning by popular request) with Tom Williamson (Bee Inspector). The lectures (FREE OF CHARGE) begin in Londonderry this coming Friday, 23rd February and will continue over the weekend at 2 other locations. For more details see […]