Native Irish Honey Bee Society

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Oireachtas committee to meet on organic food labelling this week agriland.ie/farming-news/o…

Tuesday 20th January 2026

The dark European honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) is a living link to Europe’s natural heritage and its future depends on our collective action. SICAMM’s Statement at Apimondia 2025, offers a science based framework to reverse decades of genetic erosion and habitat loss.

Postdoc researcher, Arrigo Moro, writes for The Conversation UK about the wild honeybee's status—officially listed as endangered in the EU—and how we can no longer afford to leave them understudied and unprotected.🐝 @stem_galway ow.ly/GWls50XaqL9

Save Ireland’s Bees Before It’s Too Late – Stop the Tropilaelaps Mite - Sign the Petition! chng.it/QDQvZwt9R9 via @Change

A 'challenging' operation - the first of its kind in Ireland corkbeo.ie/news/local-new…

First, the Asian Hornet – recently sighted in Cork – threatens to devastate our bees. Now, an even deadlier pest looms on the horizon: Tropilaelaps, a parasitic mite worse than varroa, capable of wiping out entire colonies.

First, the Asian Hornet – recently sighted in Cork – threatens to devastate our bees. Now, an even deadlier pest looms on the horizon: Tropilaelaps, a parasitic mite worse than varroa, capable of wiping out entire colonies.

Saturday, 9th  August 2025 at 14:00 - 17.00 Graceystown Road - Banbridge BT32 4DZ - United Kingdom This will be held at the association's Tullyhenan apiary site on the Graceystown Road, Banbridge, BT32 4DZ, (turn off the A1 dual carriageway opposite Gibson’s Quarry,

Native Irish Honey Bee Interview with Professor Grace McCormack, Galway university.  rss.com/podcasts/love-… via @rss

The Native Irish Honey Bee Queen rearing and Honey Bee Improvement day Saturday 19th July 2025 @ 14.00 - 17.30

The Native Irish Honey Bee Queen rearing and Honey Bee Improvement day Saturday 19th July 2025 @ 14.00 - 17.30

Look out for the 'NIHBS Bee Signs' to guide you to the venue Tea, coffee, sandwiches and traybakes will be available for all attendees.   We'll also have Three Rivers banners at the venue entrance.  The CPI Centre is located on the main road in the centre of Castlefinn village,

NIHBS Queen Rearing practical demonstration - Sunday 6 July, 2 - 5 pm, CPI Centre, Castlefinn. Experts will be on hand to answer your questions, all proceeds goes to NIHBS. Open to members from all beekeeping associations north and south. Refreshments available from 1.30pm.

New blog from @ZioElena, PhD student with @JaneCStout working on @ProtectsProject on "Honey fraud: The secret behind the labels" campusbuzz.blog/2020/12/07/hon…