NatBIP News

The use of imported queens may provide temporary relief to issues of quality in our bees but have not provided ...

December 2022 Jo Widdicombe The National Bee Improvement Programme (NatBIP) aims to reset the widely accepted approach to bee improvement ...

November 2022 Jo Widdicombe What qualities do we want in our bees and how do we assess them? Whether we ...

When it comes to bee improvement, I believe the suggested approach offered by BIBBA’s NatBIP programme is worth careful consideration ...

In the long-term we want to see a bee population that is locally adapted and truly sustainable, that is, for ...

If you are wondering why you have not been receiving NatBIP News over the Winter, don’t worry, you have not ...

We are now taking forward our flagship National Bee Improvement Programme (NatBIP) into its next phase and, as part of ...

It is said that the duty of a gardener (and indeed, a farmer) is to leave the soil in better ...

This month Jo gives us his musings on long-term bee improvement as well as answering the question, are queen larvae ...

A project on the Scilly Isles Questions and Answers ...

Sustainable beekeeping: Local adaptation and the native sub-species DEFRA’s response to the 10,000+ signatories opposed to the import of package ...

Introduction - Liz Childerley, BIBBA Publicity Officer Photo by kind permission of Roger Patterson As we put this NatBIP News ...

Signs of increase It seems we really are on to something with NatBIP - since its launch we now have ...

The National Bee Improvement Programme The new season is fast approaching and so to allow beekeepers to prepare for participating ...