Submitted by leedsbka on Wednesday, August 11 @ 12:37:00 BST (8 reads)
The Food and Environment Research Agency are conducting a national survey to obtain information on current honey bee husbandry practices. This is now the second year that they have carried out this survey and they intend to gather this data regularly to allow the monitoring of trends in UK beekeeping and to help with beekeeper training.
The survey takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete and will be of great value to beekeeping in the UK.
Submitted by leedsbka on Monday, August 09 @ 23:00:50 BST (11 reads)
The earliest rising bee catches the best flower and ultimately the best meal, according to research.
A study has found that bees are better at learning new odours in the morning.
This early brain power may have evolved to help the insects sniff out flowering plants and forage for nectar more efficiently.
An experiment in which a team tested more than 1,000 bees is described in the journal Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology.
Submitted by leedsbka on Tuesday, May 18 @ 00:00:00 BST (70 reads)
Scientists have devised a new way to peer into the inner workings of a live honeybee colony, without disturbing the insects inside.
The technique, known as Diagnostic Radioentomology (DR), scans a beehive, taking a series of 3D images.
This reveals in real-time how many bees are inside, where they are, and gives clues as to what they are doing.
Such information could help scientists understand what is causing bee numbers around the world to decline steeply.
Submitted by leedsbka on Sunday, February 28 @ 11:01:47 GMT (45 reads)
A council and Spring Conference meeting of the
Yorkshire Beekeepers Association will be held on
Saturday 6th March 2010 from 1000-1600 at the Normanby Pavilion, Great Yorkshire Show Ground, Harrogate
Submitted by leedsbka on Friday, February 26 @ 19:41:34 GMT (32 reads)
The 33rd BBKA Spring Convention is to be held from the 16th -18th April 2010 at the Stoneleigh-Park Exhibition and Conference Centre, near Coventry.
For further details of the conference programme, the suppliers who will have stalls there, and how to pre-book tickets for quicker entry please see:
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