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Happy Valentines Day #saintvalentine #beekeeping #bees #beeloved #love #valentines

Happy Feast Day of Saint Gobnait 🐝 She is the patron saint of bees and beekeepers with roots in Ballyvourney (Cork), Inisheer, and Dún Chaoin (Kerry). Celebrate bees and beekeepers today. #StGobnait #Bees #Beekeeping

Revd. Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth was born on 25th December 1810. Working as minister and teacher, he took up beekeeping to help with depression. Langstroth contributed to rapid developments in beekeeping during the nineteenth century that led to the modern style we know today

The winter solstice is at 3.03pm today. The days start getting longer from tomorrow.

Yellow-legged Asian hornet tracking information, written by expert Sarah Bunker, can be found on the BBKA's Member Hub. This may be helpful information in 2026.

Tests reveal no breeding risk from large Asian hornet nest found in Cork | Irish Independent share.google/kYdMLPDc03g1CO…

A new licensed oxalic acid powder Varroa treatment is available this winter. Product information for Varroxal suggests use appropriate for: Sublimation: Spraying - swarms Trickle Use information includes: Broodless colonies No honey super on hive vmd.defra.gov.uk/ProductInforma…

Tropilaelaps - Lifecycle, identification & detective woah.org/fileadmin/Home…

The government has taken another step towards stopping the use of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides. These changes strengthen the existing guidance to ensure that anyone applying for an emergency authorisation must take full account of the risks. gov.uk/government/new…

Irish Beekeepers Association CLG AGM 2025. Saturday 13th September at 10am Athlone Springs Hotel, Athlone, Co. Roscommon N37F9T3 €500 of prizes with all attendees entered in the draw on the day. Diary of Tracking Asian Hornets in Cork on the day from those who were there.

Hi all Prof Grace McCormack will be giving a talk on the topic of AH and the Govt lead task force on Friday 12 Sept at 19:30hrs. Anyone beekeeper can join in. Please share this info. to others interested. universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/j/91835982216

The recent Zoom Talk by Andrew Durham: Yellow-legged Asian Hornet – Is Nest Destruction a Dangerous Delusion? Is Spring Trapping the Lesser of Two Evils? Now available on the BBKA's YouTube channel youtu.be/SgS1heeKCMs

LISTEN BACK We Need A Task Force To Save Cork Bees From The Asian Hornet A task force equipped with modern technology needs to be set up to save beekeepers @pjcoogan hears from @BlackwaterH0ney Andrew Shinnick, a family business for three generations. shows.acast.com/corks-96-fm-op…

The recent Zoom Talk by Andrew Durham: Yellow-legged Asian Hornet – Is Nest Destruction a Dangerous Delusion? Is Spring Trapping the Lesser of Two Evils? Now available on the BBKA's YouTube channel youtu.be/SgS1heeKCMs

Asian Hornet trap can be bought here. produits-veto.com/en/produit/ves…

Second Asian hornet nest confirmed in Co Cork. See below the update. More action is required by the @OireachtasNews as the queens will be establishing new nests soon. rte.ie/news/environme… #Asianhornet #Cork #Ireland @NPWSIreland @BioDataCentre @agriculture_ie @SimonHarrisTD