Events
Local Association Award Nominations
NOMINATE YOUR ASSOCIATION WINNERS It's that time of year when we ask affiliated local association secretaries to gather nominations for those members who go above and beyond for your association. Our ABA Award is given to beekeepers in recognition of the quality of their contribution within their local association, and for their active promotion of
February Webinar Beebytes with Mark Barnett and Matthew Richardson
FEBRUARY WEBINAR Our first webinar in February is all about genetics. Beebytes is a social enterprise specialising in honey bee genetics and DNA analysis to characterise genetic admixture and identify the sources of forage visited by honey bees, bumblebees and solitary bees https://beebytes.org/ Founded by Expert Beekeeper and Honey Bee Research Scientist, Dr Mark Barnett
Ulster Beekeepers Annual Conference
Greemount Campus CAFRE Greenmount Campus, AntrimUBKA 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
February Webinar The Honeybee Solution to Varroa with Steve Riley
FEBRUARY WEBINAR Join us for an evening on varroa, when Steve Riley shall be taking us through the practical steps beekeepers can take to identify and select for easily observable varroa-resistant traits in their colonies. Steve Riley is the current Chair and Education Officer at Westerham Beekeepers, a club in the south-east of England. He
Microscopy Workshop March 2025
Dick Vet School Roslin Centre Easter Bush Campus, EdinburghThere will be a Microscopy workshop held on the 8th and 9th March 2025 at the Dick Vet School Roslin Centre. The workshop will be administered by Alan and Cynthia Riach. The cost for this 2-day workshop will be £95 and starter kits will be available for £80 (the kit contains approx. 30 items including
Module Examinations March 2025
Online or exam centres (TBC)SBA Module Exams will be held on 22nd March 2025. Please apply by 9th February Modules 1 to 8 will be offered but the Plants and Pollinators (P&P) will not be offered until November. Note: Module 8 can not be sat until all other modules (except P&P) have been completed. Applicants must be SBA Members