Ulster Beekeepers Annual Conference
Ulster Beekeepers Annual Conference
UBKA Conference 2025 – ‘Read Our Bees – The Next Chapter’
The coming UBKA Conference will take place on 14th and 15th February in the Greenmount Campus.
They have a truly international cast of first-class speakers, and an impressive range of practical workshops- something for everyone.
A host of guest speaker as well as several prominent others from UK and Ireland, covering topics as varied as bee communication, maximising production of honey with native bees, swarm biology and control, facing the Asian hornet threat, and honey fraud.
This year the Trade Show includes Thorne, Abelo, Donegal Bees, Sherriff and Burkes. Thorne, Abelo and Donegall Bees are accepting pre-orders, for collection at the Trade Show and Thorne and Donegal Bees will be operating their usual wax exchange .
As always, the UBKA Conference is a tremendous opportunity to get up-to-date with what’s happening in the world of beekeeping, network with other beekeepers, and participate in a range of great workshops.
To download the full program please click below
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