22 December 2023

Spring Convention Research Poster Awards

BBKA Spring Convention Research Poster Awards      Thanks to sponsorship from the C.B. Dennis British Beekeeper's Research Trust, and to mark 150 years of the BBKA in 2024, applications are invited for Convention Research Poster Awards.  The intention of these awards is to enable researchers who would not otherwise present at the Convention to do so.  Accepted posters will be displayed 12th – 13th April and presented on Friday 12th, at the Convention at Harper Adams University, Shropshire, TF10 8NB.  Following the poster presentations, the author judged to have given the best poster and presentation, will be awarded a prize certificate and one year’s complimentary membership of the BBKA.   Applications are invited from UK based researchers for awards up to £400 maximum each.  The research presented should relate to honey bees and /or beekeeping. Four awards are expected to be made.   To apply: Applications must be r...

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20 December 2023

Asian Hornet Briefing

Asian Hornet – Special Briefing for Beekeepers – update for 2024 Tuesday 16th January 2024, 7.00pm via Zoom This follow up briefing by Andrew Durham will cover: The situation as at the end of 2023 The effect on beekeeping The prospect for 2024 and beyond A report on the first year in operation of the new French National Plan for fighting the hornet Please use the following Zoom link to join the briefing: https://ift.tt/YIscqLE  Meeting ID: 847 6717 8392 Passcode: 162837

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