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WBKA Winter Talk – ‘The effect of air quality on healthy hives’ by Dr. Barbara Smith

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Barbara Smith is Associate Professor in Agroecology at the University of Coventry. Her research focuses on how human activity impacts biodiversity, particularly pollinators. Unsurprisingly Barbara is a keen beekeeper herself!Barbara is going to talk about their first project, supported by the BBKA, which looks at the potential impact of air pollution on bees and hive… Read More »WBKA Winter Talk – ‘The effect of air quality on healthy hives’ by Dr. Barbara Smith

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Zoom lecture: Understand the evolution of natural Varroa-tolerance mechanisms in various beekeeping populations.

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Since the arrival of the Varroa mite from Asia, millions of honey bee colonies have died. For decades, beekeepers have continued to control Varroa populations by the use of chemicals and other invasive methods. However, throughout Africa and most of South and Central America mite-infested colonies survive without any form of mite-control. This has been… Read More »Zoom lecture: Understand the evolution of natural Varroa-tolerance mechanisms in various beekeeping populations.

WBKA Winter Talk – Increasing colony numbers by Adam Leitch

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25 January 7.30pm               Topic: From 4 to 40 by Adam Leitch NDB What changes are needed when you increase your colony numbers? Adam is Vice-Chair of the National Diploma in Beekeeping examination board and a Master Beekeeper. You’ve probably read his regular articles in Beecraft and he is usually busy teaching practical beekeeping at… Read More »WBKA Winter Talk – Increasing colony numbers by Adam Leitch

WBKA Winter Talk – Global pandemics, bee imports and native bees’ Norman Carreck NDB

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February 15  7:30 PM Topic: Global pandemics, bee imports and native bees by Norman Carreck BSc CBiol FRSB FRES NDB Norman has been keeping bees since he was 15 and has been a bee research scientist for over 30 years! He has lectured about bees on all continents where bees are kept, has written many… Read More »WBKA Winter Talk – Global pandemics, bee imports and native bees’ Norman Carreck NDB

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WBKA Winter Zoom Talks – Colony Nutrition by Pete Sutcliffe

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The honey bee relies on (apart from water) just two relatively simple, readily available, natural products. As you know, these are nectar – a variable solution of sugars – and pollen – a very variable, sometimes poor source of protein. With such apparently poor beginnings, how do they manage to produce the miracle food that… Read More »WBKA Winter Zoom Talks – Colony Nutrition by Pete Sutcliffe

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WBKA Winter Zoom Talks – The Perilous Life of Drones by Dr Alison McAfee

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An abundance of healthy, high-quality drones are necessary to produce top-notch queens, but extreme temperatures linked to climate change could be impairing their fertility. Worryingly, the drones' sperm, as well as the male bees themselves, can die at temperatures that are now occurring during heat waves. In an effort to better understand factors affecting drone… Read More »WBKA Winter Zoom Talks – The Perilous Life of Drones by Dr Alison McAfee

WBKA Winter Zoom Talks – Queen Rearing With a Few Hives by Lynfa Davies

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Organised queen rearing requires enough colonies to make your selection from as well as additional colonies to rear the queens and contribute to the mating nucs. For those with only a couple of hives this is difficult, but it is possible to develop and increase stock using these limited resources. In this talk we will… Read More »WBKA Winter Zoom Talks – Queen Rearing With a Few Hives by Lynfa Davies