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🎷 Exciting news for IBRA members! Subscribe to IBRA 👉 ibra.org.uk/join-now and have also FREE of charge online access to Natural Beased Beekeeping Magazine! northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-eu/blogs/na…

Today is the first day of the ‘no cutting and trimming period’ for hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture. This is in place from 1 March to 31 August (inclusive). Read the Hedgerows management rules guidance to find out more 👇 gov.uk/guidance/hedge…

The International Bee Research Association is pleased to highlight Honeybee Democracy, an acclaimed book by Professor Thomas D. Seeley, which explores how honeybee swarms make collective decisions when selecting new home. northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-eu/products…

Yellow-legged Asian hornet (YLH) identification materials. Please stay vigilant. nationalbeeunit.com/diseases-and-p…

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀! “Tropilaelaps: At the Gate of Your Apiary” by Gill et al. offers a clear, practical overview of one of the most serious parasitic threats to honey bees today. shorturl.at/UBTtf northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-eu/

NEW IBRA YouTube channel! Enjoy a very interesting podcast by J. Ellis, IBRA, IBRA council member for years and now member of the Advisory Board 😀🐝What IBRA does, and which are our main journal publications! youtu.be/QFaTLaF-C3o?si… via @YouTube

IBRA Council wishes all, a Happy and prosperous New year! With health and peace around the world! Health and wellfare for all bees and pollinators, good income for beekeepers, lots of success to all scientists!

Books for presents ! 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗕𝗥𝗔 this fascinating book follows Dr Crane’s travels to over 60 countries in pursuit of bee knowledge. Rich in personal stories, research insights, and photographs! northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-eu/products…

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 – 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 👉🐝6–10 April 2026- AFU, Chitwan, Nepal IBRA is proud to be a sponsor of this important international event supporting innovation, sustainability, collaboration in beekeeping research and practice.

Bees are sounding the alarm.🐝 Their health is tied to the way we grow our food and care for nature. Their decline doesn’t just threaten nature: it undermines our agrifood systems, from farm productivity to food security and nutrition. 👉 bit.ly/4k6WAIL

Do you have young beekeepers in your country? time to mobilize then now!!! @britishbee

How can we better understand and protect wild honey bees? 📷📷 An 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 offers a practical, step-by-step 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱! 📷 𝗔𝗽𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 addressing why this issue matters for honey quality, authenticity, and consumer trust tandfonline.com/.../10.../0005…

Sweet dreams are made of bees in Uzbekistan How a young woman is challenging stereotypes and leading rural development fao.org/newsroom/story…

🐝🌿 In southern Belize, bees are more than just pollinators—they're lifelines. Indigenous farmers, like Eventir Cal, are using beekeeping to restore livelihoods, protect forests, and boost food security. 🐝🌱 Read more: bit.ly/3HjjwGe

November gives an opportunity to monitor Varroa levels before a broodless period, which is then a chance to use a licenced oxalic treatment if required. Full details of Varroa biology, impacts, treatments and other information can be found here: nationalbeeunit.com/assets/PDFs/3_…

The latest issue of Journal of Apicultural Research is now online! 📷 This issue features 14 new articles, including three open access papers, covering a wide range of topics. 📷 Explore the full issue here: 📷 tandfonline.com/toc/tjar20/64/… 📷 Join today! 📷 ibra.org.uk/join-now/

How wonderful to announce the winners of the 3rd International Art Competition by IBRA! Thank you all for contributing to this decision And the winners are: 📷1st prize: Benjamin Wambua Mbatha 📷2nd prize: shared among: Giles Budge and Kaia Albin Pedersen

IBRA has once more given support to COLOSS association during the 21st Coloss Conference! coloss.org