Organisation: Federation of Irish Beekeeping Associations

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Citizen scientists to be kept busy with Irish honeybee watch

Ireland’s wild honey bees are defying the odds, and experts want to know why.

Fri, 24 May, 2019

Beekeepers on alert over disease risks with imported hives such as the hive beetle

Concerns among the country’s 2,500 beekeepers were raised in the Dáil regarding the risks associated with the importation of bees, particularly the hive beetle which was discovered in Italy last year, having arrived there from Africa.

Mon, 30 Nov, 2015

It would be sweet if native honey bee returned

THE dark European honey bee was likely a wild native insect in Ireland, but wild and feral bees have become extinct here in the past 20 years.

Mon, 09 Jul, 2012

Pollination by honeybees ‘delivered €85m in services to agriculture’

POLLINATION by honeybees has been estimated to deliver €85 million of services to Irish agriculture, especially in horticulture but also in clover, which affects dairy and meat production.

Sat, 17 Oct, 2009