Ulster Beekeepers .

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

Hawkweeds: one of the trickiest groups of plants to ID! Our new #BSBIHandbook will help you ID Hawkweeds of South-East England. Read our interview with author Mike Shaw & view sample pages here: bit.ly/2xI5hGS Order your copy & save £9.50 here: bsbi.org/hawkweeds-of-s…

Give everyone a chance to get their essentials during #covid19. Only leave the house to shop if you absolutely need to. #keepsafe #flattenthecurve #feedthenation #savelivesstayhome #keepeveryonesafe #niagrifood #niretail

#CoronaVirusUpdate youtu.be/VK2vpOh5wws

Enjoying the first day of our Bee Safari to Western Uganda, with a warm welcome from the @TUNADO_Bees team. Looking forward to the sights and experiences of this amazing country, and visiting some of the projects that help people and bees over the next ten days.

In Hive Mind this month, we looked at the naming of bees -- and that led on to the naming of people. Who do you know with a name appropriate for #beekeeping?

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…

Very cold tonight with wintry showers in the North. The Southern half of the country will see patchy rain, sleet and snow for a time clearing again before dawn. The snow will be mainly on hills here, but possibly at some lower levels too as it clears away.

Ireland looks set to be hit with another strong windstorm this Saturday donegalweatherchannel.ie/news/ireland-l…

big advantage of small cells – #tracheal #mites cannot enter in the interior of the #bees english.resistantbees.es/?p=325 via @bioapi

sensational video – active #Varroa defense – #bees biting mites english.resistantbees.es/?p=260 via @bioapi

Frühlingskuss... 😙 📷

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…

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

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 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

everybody got one

The fabulous Una Fitzpatrick @BioDataCentre tells @ulsterbees conference about the development of #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan - lessons learned, challenges and looking forward to phase 2...

Our 'Actions for pollinators' mapping system allows you to put your pollinator-friendly locations on the map. Over 1,200 sites already added, including 59 gardens last month! Can you help by adding your site? pollinators.biodiversityireland.ie #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan