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Queens: Collaboration and how to make it easy on yourself and your bees - by Karl Colyer

Queens: Collaboration and how to make it easy on yourself and your bees – by Karl Colyer

Last year, I did several splits including splits of all my favourite breeder colonies in mid-August. It was a slight ...
The Dark Bee <i>Apis mellifera mellifera</i> in the United Kingdom

The Dark Bee Apis mellifera mellifera in the United Kingdom

The article below is based on a lecture given by Philip Denwood to the SICAMM Conference in Landquart, Switzerland, on ...
A Native Dark Bee  Project

A Native Dark Bee Project

Margie Ramsay reports on a project reintroducing A.m.m. to a reserve in Scotland. Update July 2015 In 1905, just before ...
SMARTBEES project

SMARTBEES project

The SMARTBEES project is focused on identification, breeding and propagation of locally adapted honey bees with high performance and resistance ...
Colonsay  a honey bee haven

Colonsay a honey bee haven

TWO remote Hebridean islands have become the UK’s first reserve for native honey bees after a landmark ruling by Scottish ...
Honey bee conservation

Honey bee conservation

In order to compensate the dramatic losses of honeybee colonies that we see globally for many years now, beekeepers try ...
Native Honey Bees

Native Honey Bees

The Dark European Honey Bee - Apis mellifera mellifera (Amm) It is fairly certain that the Dark European Honey Bee, ...
John Dew's Views - the Best Bee

John Dew’s Views – the Best Bee

Why The Native Bee Is The Best Bee For The British Climate There is a tendency amongst some beekeepers to ...
Honey bee  origins, evolution & diversity - Ashleigh Milner

Honey bee origins, evolution & diversity – Ashleigh Milner

An introduction to understanding honeybees, their origins, evolution and diversity by Ashleigh Milner What are honey bees, anyway? Bees of ...