Make sure you reserve your place on one of our courses by making use of our early bird offer. A £10 deposit will not only reserve your place (the balance to be paid in early 2022) but also gives you associate membership of SWHB for the remainder of 2021, meaning you

Over the summer months, BIBBA plans to broadcast a series of live apiary demonstrations. A limited number of BIBBA members will be able to watch via Zoom meeting, when they will be able to post questions which we will attempt to answer live (details in May issue of BIBBA Monthly) The events

Honey begins with nectar, and it is the most incredible natural sweetener. Since ancient times it has been used as delicious food, and thanks to many historical findings, it is considered the only food that will not spoil in time. Within this article is revealed a bit of chemistry hidden behind

Hugely popular, our Beginners Course is perfect for both non-beekeepers who are looking to become beekeepers and those who started with their first colony during the last twelve months without having completed a course. Starting in March 2022, it runs on Wednesday evenings for seven weeks with each class covering

Our Improvers course is for beekeepers in their second or later years of beekeeping who would like to refresh their beekeeping skills and knowledge. The course runs for four evenings and also be supported by time in our apiary. The course is also suitable for beekeepers aiming to take the BBKA Basic Assessment. Register

Special traps designed to capture Asian Hornet queens as they emerge from hibernation to set up new colonies are to be deployed in the island next spring. Beekeeper and JEP nature correspondent Bob Tompkins, who has been at the forefront of this year’s containment efforts, says the Island is turning to

The first motorway map for bees and other pollinators in Northern Ireland has been published. The B-Lines project is designed to give struggling pollinators a boost. It sets out about 15 routes, each 3km (1.86 miles) wide, where conservationists and councils are being encouraged to concentrate their work. The marsh fritillary butterfly is