Monitoring
Monitoring free living colonies
Galway Honey bee research Centre.
We collaborate with researchers to study honeybee colonies in natural tree cavities, buildings and in log hives. Our work helps building a clearer picture of how colonies survive in the Irish landscape today. We share this information with The Galway Honeybee Research Centre(GHBRC) at the University of Galway. We also collaborate with the Native Irish Honey Bee Society
Galway Honey bee research Centre.
Galway Honey bee research Centre.
Carries out research on the genetic and morphological diversity of honeybees including free-living and managed colonies. Our current research questions relate to how honeybees can survive undisturbed here in Ireland in the presence of Varroa destructor and the impacts of hybridization on native honeybees from imports of non-native strain
Carries out research on the genetic and morphological diversity of honeybees including free-living and managed colonies. Our current research questions relate to how honeybees can survive undisturbed here in Ireland in the presence of Varroa destructor and the impacts of hybridization on native honeybees from imports of non-native strains and species. Differences in fitness between free-living and managed, treated and untreated, and native and non-native are being explored through a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach. In addition insights into the population structure and diversity at multiple loci are being explored via single locus, multi-locus, and total genome approaches. For more information go to https://galwayhbrc.com/ .
Native Irish Honey bee Society
Native Irish Honey bee Society
- To promote the conservation, study, improvement and re-introduction of Apis mellifera mellifera (native Irish honey bees) throughout the island of Ireland
- To establish conservation areas throughout the island
- To promote the formation of bee improvement groups
- To provide education on bee improvement and to increase public awareness of the nat
- To promote the conservation, study, improvement and re-introduction of Apis mellifera mellifera (native Irish honey bees) throughout the island of Ireland
- To establish conservation areas throughout the island
- To promote the formation of bee improvement groups
- To provide education on bee improvement and to increase public awareness of the native Irish honey bee and its importance
- To act in an advisory capacity to groups and individuals who wish to promote Apis mellifera mellifera
- To co-operate with other beekeeping organisations with similar aims
- To seek the help of the scientific community and other stakeholders in achieving our aims and objectives
For more information go to https://nihbs.org/
Honeybee study
Know of a wild honey bee colony in Inishowen living in a tree, roof, chimney etc?