Alarm over deaths of bees from rapidly spreading viral disease
Researchers study whether new strain of chronic bee paralysis virus is responsible The disease seems to be more common among bees raised by professionals. Photograph: Preston Keres/Planetpix/Alamy Stock Photo A viral…
First Swarm of 2020
and we are off, a month earlier than last becoming an annual event, my wife Sue, today called to me whilst I was in the office. Sue: Is that a…
“Stupid” vandals destroy beehives in Atherstone
Unfortunately, beehive vandalism and theft is on the reality and great shame are that thefts are undertaken by those 'with' beekeeping to the vandals, little can be said to anyone…
Help Honeybees & Other Pollinators While At Home
Did you know! Your lawn, whilst pretty, is a desert?As far as honeybees and other pollinators are concerned, your lawn generally provides no food (Foraging) whatsoever. Honeybees and other insect…
A Little Reading Material Whilst We Isolate – Enjoy
Hi Folks, Appreciate some of you will be going a tad stir ! For the beeks out there attached is the March 2020 edition of BIBBA Monthly the read and…
Checking The Honeybees At Heathrow Airport
After a cool crisp morning, the clouds began to peel back and the sun appeared. Heathrow tends to stay warmer across the four seasons than the rest of the UK.…
Russia alarmed by large fall in bee populations
Russia should be more than alarmed!According to the BBC, their beekeeping industry derives their honey from luck with that! Media reporting inaccuracies, this occurs daily with news articles purport to…
Urban Bee Keepers Can Help Save Wild Bees
With reports of declining insect populations worldwide, or what George Monbiot calls an “insectageddon,” there is growing concern about the health of pollinators. This in turn has led to increasing…
Huge Honeybee Swarm On World Bee Day 2019
So there am I, in the midst of the 2019 swarm season with eight precious honeybee swarms successfully collected, with room for at least a few dozen more. Specifically, I…
Sustainable Bees & Queens?
Close to capacity at Rudgwick Village Hall Saturday 30th March 2019 - Rudgwick, West Sussex Saturday saw the last in a series of events hosted by BIBBA, this particular…
100% Honeybee Colony Survival Over Winter
Gorgeous locally adapted honeybees Absolutely fantastic news, all our woodland colonies have survived the 2018 winter. They have emerged in Spring 2019, healthy and eager to go. Why the…
California is hit by a wave of BEE thefts
Farmers offer $10,000 reward to find raiders who used a fork-lift truck to steal nearly 200 hives Two beekeepers in California's Central Valley had nearly 100 hives stolen each The…
Great Day To Be Out In The Fresh Air
Crystal blue skies over a mature tree canopy, perfect. What a cool crisp gorgeous day it was. Left the laptop, tablet and phone behind to spend some time in…
Varroa Destructor: Bee parasites feed on fatty organs, not blood
© iStock/William Jones-Warner Honey bee colonies around the world are at risk from a variety of threats, ranging from pesticides to habitat loss, but bee parasites are the biggest threat…
BeekeeperTom’s Honey Gets a Royal Reception
John Holland-Kaye, Chief Executive Officer at Heathrow Airport (Left) presenting HRH The Earl of Wessex with BeekeeperTom's honey. BeekeeperTom's honey was presented to HRH The Earl of Wessex KG GCVO,…
2018 Honeybee Swarm Season
Swarm capture at Heathrow airport What are Swarming Honeybees? First and foremost, and as I ask students on my weekly honeybee experience course, what does it mean when bees are…
New pesticides ‘may have risks for bees’
Attempts to find a new generation of pesticides to replace neonicotinoids have been dealt a potential blow. Neonicotinoids are the most commonly used insecticide in the world, but had been…
Canada to phase out crop pesticides linked to bee deaths
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Wednesday it would move to restrict the use of two types of crop pesticides that have been linked to deaths of…
Heathrow Terminal 5 Honey Day
Another fantastic day at Heathrow, on this occasion we were invited to bring honey and wax into terminal 5 to service T5 staff, honey requirements. What surprised us that the large candles…
Insecticides Could Be Making Bees Less Curious
Shutterstock Neonicotinoid insecticides, which are the most widely used insecticides in the world, have been linked with declining populations of bees. As pollinators, bees play a critical role in ecological networks,…
