The Federation of
Irish Beekeepers' Associations
The Federation of
Irish Beekeepers' Associations
The association meets on the last Monday of each month from October to the following May in Greencastle Resource Centre which is located 3 miles north of Moville town. The association was founded in March 1999 and has grown from an initial seven members to the present twenty-three members spanning an area from Greencastle to Derry City to Malin Head.
Go to Top of PageThe associations holds its meetings at Letterkenny, Co Donegal
Go to Top of PageCavan Beekeepers' Association intends to hold a Beekeeping Course in early 2010. Please email: cavanbka@gmail.com or phone 0876119171 (evenings).
Quiz Masters Tom Canning & Vivian Brady
The Association meets on the second Monday of each month at Hughes Function Room, The Diamond, Middletown, Co Armagh.
A Beekeeping Course for Beginners is planned for late January 2010 in Middletown, Co Armagh,
Anyone interested contact:
Sean Barrett at 028 37568877 or
Vincent Kieran at 047 81172 or
Secretary Joanne McGlaughlin at
Tel No. 028-37569548 From NI
Tel No. 048-37569548 From Rol
e-mail joanna.mcg@btinternet.com
The Association was founded in 1979. It holds its meetings at the Teagasc Centre, Bunree Road, Ballina, Co Mayo on the first Monday of each month with the exception of January and the summer months.
The Association meets on the second Monday of each month. The meetings take place in the Teagasc Centre in Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim at 8.p.m. For more information about our Association please visit our website at www.sligoleitrim-ba.org
Co. Galway BKA will be running a second Beginners
Course after Christmas. Details from:
Mark Gray
"Rahoboth"
Ballygasty
Loughrea
Co Galway
Tel No: 091 847535
e-mail: lizmark@eircom.net
The association hold regular meetings at the Teagasc Centre, Athenry, Co Galway.
For more information about our Association please visit our website at www.galwaybeekeepers.com
Go to Top of PageThe association meets on the first Tuesday of the month at The Community Centre, Ballygar, Co Galway.
Go to Top of PageThe Banner BKA is pleased to announce that we are holding a Beginners Course
Dates: Saturdays 6th and 13th March, 10am - 4pm
Venue: Auburn Lodge Hotel, Gort Rd, Ennis, Co. Clare
Price: 50 euro which includes 1 years membership
The association holds meetings on the second Monday of each month, excluding January, July, August and December, at the Crescent College Comprehensive, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick
Go to Top of PageThe North Tipperary Beekeepers Association will hold a Beginners Course in Beekeeping starting on Wednesday 27th January, 2010.
Contact
Jim Ryan Thurles 0504-22228 or 087-9718494
Tom Starr Nenagh 067-26115 or 087-6697010
Cost: €100
(to include:
- One year's Membership of North Tipperary Association,
- One year's subscription to An Beachaire our monthly beekeeping
magazine,
- insurance and affiliation to the Federation)
Venue
Thurles Teagasc Offices, Castlemeadows, Thurles
Registration
Registration will take place from 7.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. on
Wednesday 27th January followed by the first lecture.
Lectures
Lectures will begin at 8.00 p.m. sharp on each Wednesday of the
course.
| Week No. | Date | Topic | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27th Jan | Life History of the Honey Bee | Jim Ryan |
| 2 | 3rd Feb | Equipment and manipulation of the colony | Gerry Ryan |
| 3 | 17th Feb | Siting an apiary/ a years work with the bees | Tom Starr |
| 4 | 24th Feb | Hygiene and Disease | Mary Ryan |
| 5 | 3rd March | Swarm Control | Jim Ryan |
| 6 | 24th March | Harvesting the crop | Gerry Ryan |
| 7 | 31st March | Questions and Answers | All |
Following the course all participants will be invited to an outdoor demonstration where they will be shown a full colony of bees and can handle them under the supervision of the Lecturers.
Two meetings of North Tipperary Beekeepers Association (10th Feb and 10th March) will take place during the course to which all participants are welcome
A print version of the course programme is available here (Word Doc).
Lectures
The association holds regular meetings at Thurles Co. Tipperary. Monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at the Teagasc Office, Nenagh Road, Thurles, Co Tipperary starting at 8.00 p.m.
Go to Top of PageThe association hold their indoor meetings at Hearn's Hotel, Parnell Street, Clonmel, Co Tipperary and six outdoor demonstrations are held during the months of May and June at each of the association apiaries. The Clonmel Honey Show is held on the last weekend of September at the Central Technical Institute, The Mall, Clonmel.
We are pleased to announce that South Tipp BKA is running a beekeeping course for beginners. Avail of this opportunity to learn the basic skills of managing bees for the production of honey
Participants will avail of
Course content
Course dates: 25th Jan, 8th Feb, 22nd Feb, 8th Mar, 22nd Mar, 5th Apr.
Outdoor Demos Cahir: 19th Apr, 4th May, 18th May
Outdoor Demos Clonmel: 27th Apr, 11th May, 25th May.
Fee: €100, payable on the first night
Location: Cahir Band Room at 7:30pm
To book a place phone 087 9109360 or 052 6125600 or email tom@southtippbees.com
Further details contact the above or visit our website www.southtippbees.com
Go to Top of PageAll officers except the Secretary can be contacted collectively at watbees@eircom.net or undividually at their personal e-mails
The association hold their meetings in Dungarvan, Co Waterford.
Go to Top of PageThe association meetings and beginners courses are held in Waterford Institute of Technology, Cork Road, Waterford.
Go to Top of PageThe association was formed in 2006. The association meetings are held in Tralee, Co Kerry
Go to Top of PageThe association meetings are generally held in Killarney on the 3rd Wednesday of the month and apiary demonstrations are held at a variety of locations throughout the county during the month of May
Determination of the amount of Annual Subscription: the Subscription remains at €35.00
Go to Top of PageThe association meet on the second Tuesday of every month except August at O'Shea's Bar, Langford Street, Killorglin, Co Kerry.
Go to Top of PageThe association was founded in 1972 and holds meetings in the Parish Centre, Mallow, Co Cork and also in the Resource Centre, Fermoy, Co Cork.
The North Cork Beekeepers Association held their Annual General Meeting in the Ozanam Center on the 19th of November 2009.The following officers were elected, Chairperson: Mrs Mary Byrne, Treasurer: Ger O'Donoghue, Secretary: Moss Guiry. Elected to the committee were Tom O'Shea Cathal McGrath, Jerome Byrne, John Fenton and Jim O'Regan.
In the spring we started our lecture programme with a slide show by Redmond Williams on 26th of February. This was followed on the 26th March by a lecture on queen rearing by David Lee. A very interesting lecture on Nucs and their uses was our final lecture given by Tom Prendergast.
During the months of March and April we ran a beginners course which was attended by 16 new beekeepers, who hopfully by now have bees and are up and running. It is usual at this time of the year to run three open hive demonstrations, but this year due to bad weather we had to cancell one.
As usual around the 3rd week in July all roads lead to Gormanston. Eight of our members attended ,and enjoyed a great week of lectures and workshops and the odd evening walk to the”Huntsman”.
Go to Top of PageEast Cork BKA will be holding a course in Beekeeping beginning in February 2010 in Midleton, Co Cork.
Details are available from the Secretary Charles Terry, e-mail charlesterry@gmail.com
Go to Top of PageThe Association holds meetings and classes in Room D160 of Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown Cork.
From mid-October to mid-November a class for Beginners is held. The Annual General Meeting follows this. From early February to mid-March a further series of talks is held. The Association has an apiary near the western end of Carrigrohane Straight Road and practical demonstrations are given there during May and June.
The Association joins with East Cork BKA to hold the Annual Fota Honey Show on the first weekend in October. This event takes place at the Education Centre beside the entrance to the Wild Life Park at Fota. New members are welcome. Please contact the Secretary or any member of the Committee for details.
For more information about our Association please visit our website at www.cocorkbka.org
Go to Top of PageThe association meetings and lectures are held in the Teagasc Centre, Kilbarry Road, Dunmanway, Co Cork.
Go to Top of PageMeetings take place in Skibbereen, Co Cork during the winter months. These consist of talks, guest speakers and videos.
Go to Top of PageThe association hold indoor meetings in Bantry, Co Cork during the winter months and outdoor demonstrations during the month of May.
Go to Top of PageThe association meetings are held at the Teagasc Centre, Dundalk, Co Louth.
Beginners course registration (€70) & information night 14/01/2010 in Teagsc Centre, Dundalk 7-9pm
Beginners course starts 20/01/2010 at 7.30pm in Convent Bungalow, Hale, Street, Ardee.
Cost €70 (includes membership to LBKA, & insurance)
For more information about our Association please visit our website at www.louthbeekeepers.org
Go to Top of PageThe association meet between September and April on the second Tuesday of the month at The Senior Citizens centre, Community Centre, Navan, Co Meath. Outdoor demonstrations are held during the summer months at various locations throughout the county.
Royal County Beekeepers Association are holding a beginners course open to all who wish to learn more about the craft
There are over 300 hives managed by members of the Association in Co. Meath which house over 14,000,000 bees at the height of Summer.
The Association arranges monthly talks, visits and social outings of interest to Beekeepers and Partners most of which are free of charge to members.
The Beginners Course is held over five consecutive Tuesday evenings at 8.00 p.m. covering the academic aspects of the craft, followed by two practical sessions in the Association's apiary
For more information about our Association please visit our website at www.royalcountybeekeepers.com
Go to Top of PageThe association was established in 1995 and hold regular meetings at The Teagasc Centre, Longford Town.
Go to Top of PageThe Midland Beekeepers Association have an Apiary at Belvedere House and Gardens Mullingar. This is the location for our outdoor live bee demonstrations. Most workshops are held in Carbury County Kildare. Our season opens in February with a workshop on hive equipment, frame assembly, maintenance and cleaning.
The first Hive inspections start in March with two in April and three in May, weather permitting, on Sunday mornings at 11:30 A.M. A demonstration with our Bee Tent is held on the second weekend of June during the Garden Festival at Belvedere.
We allow the bee and beekeepers a break during July. We return in mid-August to remove honey from the hives. Our last workshop comprises honey extraction, settling and bottling in early September. Our season closes with an outdoor demonstration on preparing the bees for over wintering.
The Belvedere Bee Breeding group is comprised of the most experienced members of the M.B.K.A. led by Jim Donohoe. We rear Queens and Drones from our native Black Bees. Some of these Queens are used to make Nucleus hives for sale to our Association members. We over-winter some nucs for replacement of winter losses and Queen replacement.
Go to Top of PageProgramme: 5 classroom sessions plus 1 field demonstration in April in Association apiary
Venue: Portmarnock Community School
Dates: Five Tuesday evenings: 23rd February; 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd March 2010
Time: 19.30 to 21.20
Fee: €60* (payable to; Fingal North Dublin Beekeepers' Association) * fee includes text, "Guide to Bees and Honey", Ted Hooper
The course is being run in conjunction with Portmarnock Community School's Adult Education Programme. Places are limited and will be filled on a first come first served basis. To secure a place, please send a cheque to the Secretary at the above address.
The association meets in the CBS Swords on the first Thursday of each month. It was established in 1977. As well as holding regular meetings, the association provides a range of services to members including bulk purchase of beekeeping supplies, equipment hire, lending library and a mentor system for new members.
For more information about our Association please visit our website at www.fingalbeekeepers.net
Go to Top of PageThe association meet on the first Monday of the month during the winter months in Litton Hall, Wesley House, Lesson Park, Dublin 6 and outdoor summer demonstrations are held in the association apiary at St Columba's College, Rathfarnham. The annual Honey Show is held in Christ Church Hall, Rathgar in early November. The association was founded in 1943 and with well over 100 members is the largest in the country. For further information visit www.dublinbees.org
Go to Top of PageThe association meets regularly at Lamb's Cross Community Hall, Kilternan, Co Dublin.
Go to Top of PageThe association meets on the second Tuesday of the month in the Bridge House in Wicklow town. This year's AGM will take place on Tuesday 11th November.
We plan on running a Beginners Class leading to Preliminary Exams. Contact the Secretary for details.
Beginners Course
The course will commence in the week beginning Monday February 1st 2010
The course will be held on Tuesday nights from 8 to 9.30pm in the Abbey Community College Wicklow town and will run for 8 weeks.
The cost of the course is €85.
The enrolment dates are:-
Sat Jan 9th 10 – 12 noon
Mon Jan 11th 7.30 – 9.00pm
Tue Jan 12th 7.30 – 9.00pm
Wed Jan 13th 7.30 – 9.00pm
Note all these times are at the college. Phone 0404-67567 or (0404 – 67440 between 6 -7pm)
Office enrolments:-
Thurs Jan 14th and Fri Jan 29th from 10a.m. to 12 noon and 2 to 4
p.m.
I would appreciate if you would let me know if you are applying for this course. It will only run if numbers are acceptable to the college. My phone numbers: 0404 – 45209 and 087 – 2495228
The association holds a programme of lecturers during the winter months in the Community Library, The Harbour, Naas, Co Kildare.
Beginners Course in Beekeeping
The North Kildare Beekeepers Association will hold their Beginners Course in Beekeeping in Naas Community Library, The Harbour, Naas on Thursday Nights during March & April
Details of the course are available in PDF form here
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The South Kildare Beekeepers Association will hold their annual 5 week Beekeeping for Beginners course at the Teagasc Offices in Athy starting on Wednesday 24th February 2010 at 7.30pm.
Hands-on experience in the Association apiary and honey harvest later in the year.
For further information contact Loretta or Jane on 045 401065
Meetings of the association are held in Athy, mostly in the Teagasc Offices but sometimes in the Library. A course for beginners is held every spring and details are available from the Secretary.
Go to Top of PageApiary Manager: John Summerville, Tel No 086-8549141
Committee:
Pat Howley, Tel No 087-2607483
Jessica Farrell, Tel No 045-524887
Niall Murphy, Tel No 086-8554417
John Donoghue, Tel No 086-8290119
Honey Show Secretary: Niamh Summerville
The winter programme of lectures will continue at the Co
Offaly Historical Society Hall, Bury Quay, Tullamore, 8 p.m
start.
Dates:
Mr William Robson of Chain Bridge Honey Farm together with his wife Daphne plan to visit Ireland during the latter part of February 2010. He has kindly accepted an invitation to speak at Tullamore on the 19th of February.
Chain Bridge Honey Farm is a flourishing family business, started by beekeeping advisor William Selby Robson in 1948. In 1962, his son, also William but known as Willie, took up beekeeping with the aim of expanding his father's enterprise, not only by increasing the number of hives, but also the diversity of products.
In 1971 William Robson Snr retired and helped Willie establish a viable honey farm. In 1973 Daphne Robson joined the business, preparing honey for sale and delivering it to the shops. The honey house was gradually extended to include workshops and, in 1991, a very comprehensive visitor centre.
Around this time many new products were introduced using the vast amounts of beeswax produced. Hive numbers rose gradually as the seasons allowed from 500 to nearly 2,000 at present (with 2,500 the future target). These are located within a 40-mile radius of Berwick-upon-Tweed on the Scottish/English border.
This is a night not to be missed.
Following a very successful course in 2009 the association intends to hold a beginners course in 2010 due to the high level if interest. If you know of anyone that is interested in doing the course please give them the details or pass their names onto one of the officers above.
The details are as follows:
Venue: Co. Offaly Historical Society, Bury Quay, Tullamore, Co
Offaly at 8pm. The course will consist of 6 indoor lectures
(approx 1.5 hours in duration per night) and at least one outdoor
demonstration in the association apiary.
The above fees also include the 2010 membership of the Co. Offaly Beekeepers Association including third party public liability insurance and product liability. If you are interested please contact as soon as possible, the Secretary Cyril Page or the Treasurer, Teresa McDonald . Places are limited
Go to Top of PageThe Association holds indoor lectures on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Teagasc Offices, Portlaoise and outdoor demonstrations are held at the association apiary during the summer.
Enrolment for a Beekeeping Beginners Course will take place on Monday night the 18th of January between 7.30 p.m and 9.30 p.m. at Portlaoise College, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, For further information contact Mr Tom Hussey, Glenside, Portlaoise, Co Laois. Tel No 057-8622051
Go to Top of PageThe association holds their indoor meetings in Kildalton College, Piltown, Co Kilkenny.
South Kilkenny Beekeepers Association will hold a course for beginners in Kildalton College, Piltown, commencing in mid March. The cost is €50, which includes a year's membership of the Association.
The closing date for applications is Monday the 1st of March.
For full details and enrolment form, contact Richard Moran
Tel. 056 7727457. Email: rmoran45@hotmail.com
Committee: Brian Dunbar, Ciaran Swaine and Rubin Argueta
We have approximately 90 members from beginners to lecturer standard, and likewise the number of hives that members run varies from one to fifty plus, so we try and cater for all beekeepers.
We hold lectures throughout the winter plus beginners' classes. The emphasis of the lectures is on practical beekeeping. In the active season we hold practical sessions in the association apiary, these range from introductory sessions for beginners through to queen cell grafting etc;
Beginners Class: Teagasc Office, Gorey
Our Beginners course will commence on Tuesday the 26th of January and then every Tuesday for the next 5 weeks.
The course will be conducted by Ben Harden
The course is free on joining Gorey Beekeepers for 30 Euro which includes insurance for the year, all winter lectures and Apiary practicals in the summer
Lecture venue: Teagasc Office, Gorey
Dates:
The association was founded in 1909 and since then has provided education, information and support for beekeepers throughout Co Wexford, through beginner's classes, meetings and video shows. The association meet regularly in the Teagasc Centre, Old Dublin Road, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford.
Go to Top of PageThe association meets at the Teagasc Centre. Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford
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