Nick Mawby, Author at BIBBA

Local bees better than imports

locally adapted strains of honey bee consistently performed better than the “foreign” strains. Honey bee genotypes and the environment In recent years, much attention has been focused on the global problem of honey bee colony losses. Among the many explanations for these losses, variability in the genetic makeup and vitality of honey bee populations

BIM 44 – Summer 2014

From the Chair – Kevin Lincoln
BIFA Days – Roger Patterson
Letters to the Editor – Mark McVey
IBRA Press Release – Norman Carreck
A BIPCo visit – Jo Widdicombe
Pesticide Debate – Norman Benson
Queen raising for the Amateur – Alan Brown
In Memory of Janet Hinchley – David Allen
Sampling and Predicting – Brian Dennis
Bee v Pigeon – Jeremy Clay
Genuine Imported Queens – Will Messenger
Conference Venue

BIM 43 – Spring 2014

BIFA Days – Roger Patterson
Moonlight Mating – Philip Denwood
Pure Mating by Time Isolation – John E Dews
Ownership of a Swarm – Brian Dennis
Annual General Meeting Agenda – Secretary
Annual Accounts – Treasurer
Trustees Report – Chairman
Draft Minutes – Secretary
BIFA meeting in Sussex – James Norfolk
Book Review – Philip Denwood
Patron Saints – Brian Dennis
Conference Speakers List – Roger Patterson

BIM 42 – Winter 2013

Dark Bee Reserve – Philip Denwood
BIBBA Groups News – Jo Widdicombe
Whither goest thou? – Brian Dennis
Are you a Natural Beekeeper? – Brian Dennis
A Broader Perspective – Dorian Pritchard
Honey with a Buzz – Trisha Marlow
Book Review – Philip Denwood
Some thoughts on Grafting – Roger Patterson
Honey Bee Improvement – John E Dews
Bee Improvement for all Days – Roger Patterson
Genuine Imported Queens (3) – Will Messenger

Native Honey Bees

It is fairly certain that the Dark European Honey Bee, Apis mellifera mellifera, has been native to mainland Britain since before the closing of the Channel Landbridge, when sea levels rose following the last Ice Age. They became isolated and adapted to the different conditions they found themselves in.