Posts by Nick Mawby
Upper Dee Bee Improvement Group
This group covers a substantial area stretching from the Dee valley (Glyn Dyfrdwy) between Corwen and Bala and Westwards to Cwm Main on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park. The aim of the group is to achieve a high percentage of quality native or near-native drones in the district so that everyone in the…
Read MoreBacteria Help Honey Bee Larvae
Honey bees are under constant pressure from a whole host of stresses—diseases, poor nutrition,sublethal effects of pesticides, and many others. While researchers have been aware for a number of years of a community of bacteria in adult bees that may aid with some of these stresses,Agricultural Research Service researchers have identified the first bacteria that…
Read MoreIsle of Man 1973
Steve Rose Queen Rearing
This is a method of persuading non-prolific and non-swarmy bees to raise queen cells on a regular basis through the season.
Read MoreSMARTBEES project
The SMARTBEES project is focused on identification, breeding and propagation of locally adapted honey bees with high performance and resistance traits to Varroa destructor
Read MoreMethods for Rearing and Selection of Queens
This publication from the COLOSS beebook covers a wide range of methods currently in use and recommended in modern queen rearing, selection and breeding
Read MoreGenetic Identification and Introgression Analysis
This system describes an essential tool in Europe for genetic stock identification and estimation of admixture levels which can assist management strategies and monitor honey bee conservation programs. View pdf
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Read MoreSome history of the East Midlands group
a piece by Albert Knight that conveys our group’s activities in earlier times A problem that has long been with us, has been to find a mating site that gives reasonable isolation. We have used sites several hundred miles from our base. These include Spurn Point on the East Coast, and the Elan Valley in…
Read MoreBIM 45 – Spring 2015
- Looking for the best bees – M. Meixner & R Büchler
- Introduction of exotic bees – Brian Dennis
- Echoes from the past
- 2014 Conference – Margaret Murdin
- BIBBA/SICAMM Conference – Roger Patterson
- BIBBA/SICAMM Conference – Dorian Pritchard
- SHB press release – COLOSS