Belfast Bees

Nice - dandelions are a really vital food source for bees and other insects at this time of year!

We are very sad to hear of the passing of Peter Tomkins, aged 87. Peter worked at Rothamsted and was a font of beekeeping knowledge and great stories. His family tell us that he did get to see the April issue of Bee Craft and was 'chuffed' to have won the prize letter.

Really sad to hear the news of the passing of Dinah Sweet from @CardiffBees. Dinah was a wealth of beekeeping knowledge and a valued visitor to our local association for honey shows and talks. She was also a regular writer in magazines such as Welsh Beekeeper & @BeeCraftMag

A message from the UBKA about 2020 Covid 19 pandemic Please find attached from - James McCreight, Chair UBKA @MidAntrimbee @KillinchyBees @BelfastBees @DerryBeekeepers @RANDBKA

The Welsh BKA Convention on 28 March has also been cancelled. #Wales #Beekeeping

We have just heard that the BBKA Spring Convention and the Yorkshire BKA Conference have been cancelled.

We're very sad to hear that the 2020 IMYB in Slovenia has been postponed until 2021. There will be lots of disappointed young beekeepers out there, but a very understandable decision, taken in good time. icyb.cz/blog/2020/03/1…

Build a Pollinator Palace to Display in Your Garden flip.it/RqeeTj

In a study published Tuesday scientists found that baby #bees can feel the effects of the food contaminated by pesticides, making them poorer at performing tasks later in life. #beekeeping cnn.com/2020/03/03/wor…

It is prohibited to cut hedgerows or to burn gorse from 1st March until 31st August. Report illegal hedge cutting to the National Parks & Wildlife Service (npws.ie/contact-us) and/or the Gardaí. Give as much info possible – photos, vehicle registration, date, time & location

IBRA’s the 1st prize (a 1 year subscription to Bee World) to the best student entry (on #propolis' effect on pain) at the #AAAPhilippines Conference 2020 . The conference was mostly about #stinglessbees – which rapidly seem to acquire the status of being the ‘bees of the future’.

Wild plants and animals and their interactions with their ecosystems have sustained humankind for millennia, providing the air we breathe, the food we eat and the material and energy for our economies and well-being 🐝wildlifeday.org #WorldWildlifeDay #WWD2020

Our annual #wax #workshop is in full flow with lots of wonderful #beeswax creations from #candles to #flowers and #frames What a fun, productive day! Thank you so much to all our participants #volunteers and hosts @ThorneBeehives in #Fife

Here's a Friday afternoon treat: our February double-page spread of the Beekeeper's Timetable as originally devised by Glyn Davies of Devon and re-presented by Bee Craft. Click for a higher-res version: bee-craft.com/uploads/conten…

In 1996 it was discovered bees have tiny, tornado-like airflows that form on the front edges of their wings, known as leading edge vortices (LEVs). This allow them to angle their wings more sharply toward the sky, improving the flow of air and helping them rise. #WeLoveBees

Now that's a name that would have gone down well in our #HiveMind column in Bee Craft this month. (And did you see Harry Siviter's great article on #sulfoxaflor in the January issue?)

In the March Bee Craft, just out, Dr Gerry Brierly takes a look at #apitherapy through the ages. #beekeeping #medicine #healing

This is interesting 'Defra said the money would also be used to help “continue and improve our tree health offer ensuring that the nation’s trees are increasingly resilient and healthy”.' fwi.co.uk/business/payme…