BIM 34 – Spring 2010
- BIBBA Handbook – David Allen
- Beekeeping notes – Willie Robson
- Small scale queen rearing – John Dews
- Expansion & queen rearing – Chris Broad
- Queen rearing on a small scale – Tom Robinson
- JZBZ frame bar – Roger Patterson
- Inbreeding – Tom Robinson
- Pesticides and colony losses – Eric Mussen
- Isle of Man workshop – Doris Fischler
- A note on MorphPlot – Peter Edwards
- Galtee Group AGM – Mary Ryan
- Helen Sanders – David Allen
- BIBBA Conference
BIM 33 – Winter 2010
- Cornbrook revisited – Sandra Unwin
- Local Queen Programme – Roger Patterson
- Assessment of colonies – Jo Widdicombe
- The BIBBA record card – Philip Denwood
- Groups – Terry Clare
- A model agreement – Terry Clare
- Queen rearing group – Roger Patterson
- Warnholz Mini BiVo nuc – Dave Cushman
- The Harding Mini Nuc – John Harding
- Bee improvement – Roger Patterson
- Entombment follow-up – Dave Cushman
- BBKA Forum – Roger Patterson
- Morphometry Course – Dinah Sweet
John Harding Queen Rearing
The main purpose of this systemis its versatility and to have an additional use so you always double its value in purpose, and it’s not lying around for the best part of the year unused. Given the choice honeybees prefer vertical narrow empty spaces with unlimited depth, and just enough space to build 5 or6 combs side by side…
Read MoreBIM 32 – Autumn 2009
- The Harding Hive Debris Floor – John Harding
- Three fertile queens in one colony – Roger Patterson
- Variation in susceptibility to bee diseases among European races of honey bees – Dinah Sweet
- Isle of Wight disease in Warwickshire – Brian Milward
- Griff Jenkins – obituary by Albert Knight
- Queens entombed in wax – Norman Walsh
- Reply to Robin Dean’s article on the Black Bee – Jo Widdicombe
- Galtee Bee Breeders’ Group Workshop Day – Mary Ryan
- GBBG News – Mary Ryan
- SICAMM Conference, Aviemore – Philip Denwood
- Chairman’s Report – Dinah Sweet
- Local Queen Programme – Roger Patterson
BIM 31 – Spring 2009
- The Harding queen raising system. John Harding
- A tribute to Gordon Hartshorn. Tom Rowlands
- Beekeeping in Northumberland. Dorian Pritchard
- Three fertile queens in one colony. Roger Patterson
- Brother Adam and the dark bee. Dorian Pritchard
- Breeding Group news. Jo Widdicombe
- The Bee Improvement Programme for Cornwall. Jo Widdicombe
- Survey of native bees. Roger Patterson
- Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects. Terry Clare
- Gormanston Summer Course 2008. Dinah Sweet
- Our heart is in the Highlands! Dorian Pritchard
- Administration of BIBBA
- BIBBA and publicity. Roger Patterson
BIM 30 – Winter 2008
- Why the native bee is the best bee for the British climate. John E. Dews
- Discoidal shift. John E. Dews
- My approach to bee improvement. Roger Patterson
- Is the Dark Bee really native to Britain and Ireland? Dorian Pritchard
- The Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations (FIBKA) and BBKA examination systems
- Breeding Groups Secretary. Jo Widdicombe
- The one that nearly got away. Micheál Mac Giolla Coda
- Bedfordshire Beekeepers’ Association queen rearing day. Wally Thrale
- Bee improvement and conservation in Southern England. Terry Clare
- Galtee Group queen rearing workshop. Jim Ryan
- Bee improvement and conservation in County Louth.
- Medway and North Kent Bee Breeding Group (MedBees). Terry Clare
BIM30 – Winter 2008
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Read MoreJohn Dew’s Views – the Best Bee
There is a tendency amongst some beekeepers to believe that the “grass is greener on the other side of the fence”, that imported bees are superior to the indigenous bee
Read MoreBIM 29 – Summer 2008
- “The Dark Bee In Russia”, Moscow, 2008 Dorian Pritchard
- SICAMM Presidential Address, Moscow 2008 Dorian Pritchard
- Impressions of Russia Jo Widdicombe
- The Queen Rearing Day, Isle of Wight Ian King
- Queen rearing at Alnwick Brian Ripley
- Setting up the Ulster Bee Improvement Group (UBIG) Mervyn Eddie
- DEFRA Consultation Terry Clare
- Update on Stratford-upon-Avon Bee Improvement Group Peter Edwards
- Morphometry made easy — eventually! Peter Edwards
- Varroa destructor and winter losses Terry Clare
- Nature Reserves and Native Bees Dorian Pritchard
- Bees in Europe and Sustainable Honey production (BEESHOP) Rodolfo Jaffé, Stephan Wolf and Robin F.A. Moritz
- BIBBA Conference 2008 Dinah Sweet
Constitution-2008
Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders’ Association Constitution Adopted at the Annual General Meeting 20th April 2008. 1. Commencement. This Constitution shall operate immediately upon adoption and shall supersede all Constitutions previously in force. 2. Name. The name of the Association shall be the Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders’ Association (BIBBA), hereinafter called the Association. 3.…
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