N.Ireland
CAFRE reminder not to cut hedges or trees in closed period
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland has issued a reminder to farmers and landowners...
Bees
N.Ireland
Beekeepers call for coordinated all-Ireland bee inspection service
Beekeepers across the island of Ireland have collectively called for the establishment of an all-Ireland coordinated bee inspection service to...
N.Ireland
Minister criticised following collapse of NI bee inspection service
DUP agriculture, environment and rural affairs spokesperson, Carla Lockhart MP, has hit out at Minister Andrew Muir, following confirmation that...
Agri-Business
American Foulbrood outbreak detected in Perthshire beehive
An outbreak of American Foulbrood (AFB) has been found in a single hive in the Stanley area of Perthshire, the...
N.Ireland
Research: Bee diversity needed to maintain crop pollination
Rutgers University in the US, has conducted the first study showing how bee diversity is needed to maintain crop yields...
Environment
Environment Minister launches new Pollinator Action Plan
Minister for the Environment, Rebecca Pow today (Monday, May 23), launched the government’s new Pollinator Action Plan (PAP) which sets...
World News
Welsh minister visits honey producer for World Bee Day
Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has visited an award-winning honey producer in Builth Wells to mark and celebrate...
Other
Scientists to create tiny robotic bees for pollination
Two scientists from the UK and the US have been jointly awarded £640,000 (approximately €767,981) to build tiny robots that...
Other
Farmers among winners of Bees' Needs Champions Awards
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced the full list of winners of the 2021 ‘Bees’...
Agri-Business
Variety of margins important to boosting farmland bees
Creating cultivated margins on your farm can support otherwise-threatened wild bees, according to a new study by the Game &...
Environment
Defra launches its Implementation Plan for Healthy Bees Plan 2030
A raft of new actions were published by the government today (October 5) aimed at sustaining populations of honey bees...
Environment
Government launches Bees’ Needs Week
To mark the start of Bees’ Needs Week 2021 (July 12 – July 18), Environment Minister Rebecca Pow is calling...
Rural Life
Honey bees under threat from highly-contagious disease outbreak
Norfolk beekeepers have reported an outbreak of two highly-contagious diseases for honey bees in the Fakenham and Wells area which...
Environment
Syrian beekeeping expert to create a buzz at BVA Members’ Day
An inspirational Syrian beekeeping expert who has used his career with insects to help humans in the UK is set...
Environment
'Bumblebees in decline in Europe, climate change to blame'
Bumblebees are in steep decline in both Europe and North America because of climate change, researchers at the University of Vermont...
Environment
Bees may develop addiction to certain pesticides
Bees may develop an addiction to chemicals used in pesticides, a new study published in the journal Nature has shown. Newcastle...
