BIBBA Webinars

BIBBA TAKES PART IN A WEBINAR

The stay-at-home initiative from the government has put paid to bee conferences, training courses, apiary visits and local meetings. The BIBBA team has dragged itself (kicking and screaming) into the 21^st Century by participating in its first webinar.

Nick Mawby hosted the webinar that started off with a live (10 minute) apiary inspection of a nuc that was split three weeks earlier as a swarm prevention measure. It was great to watch a beekeeper doing the inspection in real time. 

Roger Patterson then gave a fascinating presentation and chat called “Keep Your swarms to Yourself”. As well as mentioning the need for swarm prevention, Roger went into the triggers for swarming, control actions and some sensible tips to not be wrong-footed with swarms from your colonies. He also mentioned some of the triggers that are induced by the beekeeper!

The final 10 minutes were interactive Q’s & A’s from the webinar attendees.

Overall, it was felt to be both interesting and useful, with good positive feedback. Roger is planning a series of webinars at two levels to suit both the less experienced and more experienced beekeepers amongst us.

If you have an interesting idea for a webinar, no matter how long, let us know on the feedback form please. If the topic isn’t long enough for a session, several can be put together. 

WEBINAR EVENTS

A webinar is a live presentation, discussion or interview to talk about a beekeeping subject or specialism. Roger Patterson has kindly offered six webinars for you over the coming few weeks. These events are free to BIBBA members.

Which webinar is for you?
Beekeepers learn at very different rates, so it is difficult to advise which one to attend. The Early Years assumes that attendees have their own bees and can manage them reasonably efficiently. Intermediate/advanced is aimed at attendees who have successfully overwintered bees at least twice. 

There may be a little overlapping of topics, but no repetition of content, so beekeepers can attend both levels if they wish, as there is always something to learn.