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Scillonian Bee Project

RICK STEIN IN CORNWALL with Nick Bentham Green and Jilly Halliday For those followers of the BBC 2 programme Rick Stein in Cornwall our former Chairman Nick Bentham Green​ and Isles of Scilly beekeeper Jilly Halliday featured in the recently aired Episode 7 of Series 2. One of Rick Stein​’s research team contacted ​Jilly and…

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Row concave Shape Decorative svg added to bottom Let’s Go BEEKEEPING Richard Senior Let’s Go Beekeeping is a series of practical videos packed full of top tips to encourage improved knowledge and skills levels, helping beekeepers to better understand and manage their colonies. Presented by Roger Patterson, with help from others in the team, these invaluable…

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Why do the bees rear so many drones?

Why the production of a large number of drones is the inevitable consequence of the free mating of queens in drone congregations; and why this proliferation of drones is a key factor in ensuring the adaptability and resilience of the honey bee through the ages.

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Webinars – January 2022

WEBINARS in January 2022 If you have not already done so, sign up here for reminders about webinars An Introduction to Lune Valley Community Beekeepers Dr Fred J Ayres 25th January 7.30pm https://youtu.be/ximXsjF92fQ Fred took up beekeeping in 2000 and obtained his first nucleus that year. As his interest in beekeeping increased, so did his…

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Sandringham Report 2021

Sandringham Native Bee Project One of BIBBA’s Members, Eric Marshall, approached the Trustees to see if they would support a project to breed and rear native bees. Eric lives close to the Royal Sandringham Estate and it has been a key aim of BIBBA to develop a Special Apiary Project at Sandringham that would fit…

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BIBBA Books

Beekeeping: Challenge what you are told! “Have you ever met a beekeeper with fixed opinions about a beekeeping topic? Have you questioned that experience and knowledge they are based on? The craft used to be local, traditionally learnt by observing bees, whereas today, we are bombarded with international communications, promotions, soundbites, sensationalism and the like,…

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Lune Valley New Breeding Apiary

OUR NEW BREEDING APIARY Dr Fred J Ayres, Chair of Trustees, Lune Valley Community Beekeepers Lune Valley Community Beekeepers was founded in June 2016 by a small group of beekeepers who wanted to engage in more bee-centric rather than beekeeper-centric approaches to beekeeping, and adopt a focus on improving the environment for bees rather than…

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