Nick Mawby, Author at BIBBA

Godolphin-Cornwall

We have been queen rearing and improving stocks of local bees since 2015, based in the medieval garden and a small more private are on Godolphin Hill,

The prospect of Countryfile coming to the Rame Peninsula and doing a report on native bees was a cause for excitement and some trepidation. We are all used to incorrect reports in the press, wasps being labelled as bees and so on. We also know about the hours of filming that go on for two minutes of viewing, which can give totally the wrong impression.

Instrumental Insemination of Honey Bee Queens

Resources http://www.coloss.org/beebook/I/instrumental-insemination http://www.beeculture.com/instrumental-insemination/ Sue Cobey http://www.honeybeeinsemination.com/resources.html solution for cryopreservation http://www.amplab.de/en-EN/beebreeding.html Schley equipment http://www.besamungsgeraet.de/__en/insemination-instruments/

BIBBA Open Day

2016 Archive

BIBBA Conference 2016 on the Isle of Man Tuesday 20th-Thursday 22nd September 2016 The conference was open to all beekeepers, whether BIBBA members or not. download Conference Programme as pdf There were two streams of presentations to choose from, click on the names to see full details: Accompanied persons programme There was insufficient interest to…

BIBBA Buzz 11 – July 2017

BIBBA Conference 2018 We need a venue for the next conference. Going backwards they have been held in The Isle of Man, Llangollen, Scotland, Ireland and Stoneleigh. It seems reasonable to move the conference around to satisfy all our members, but at the same time the location needs to have good transport connections. We need…

East Midlands further notes 2020 -2021

An over view written in 2020 to replace an earlier account on activities at ThrumptonEast Midlands further notes Further notes: We currently have a committee of six and 8 other members in total (who I’m contacting to see if the new location is still convenient for them) and 4 others whose expressed an interest in…