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SUMMARY:March Webinar Different Philosophies of Honey Judging with Gino Jabbar
DESCRIPTION:Our last winter webinar of this series is with our webinar host Dr Gino Jabbar. On Tuesday 10th of March\, we welcome Gino and he shall be talking about the different philosophies of honey judging. The UK and Irish\, Italian and French systems of honey judging will be summarised and discussed. \nDr Gino Jabbar is a Physicist\, Bee Farmer\, and Honey Sensory Analyst based in Edinburgh. Simply Honey produces multi-award-winning honey from bees kept in the City of Edinburgh and the surrounding Lothian regions. He is a Scottish Expert Bee Master and a Member of the prestigious Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey. He is an International Honey Judge for several international contests\, including The Great Taste Awards. Gino is actively involved with Honey education and contributes to new science as a member of the International Honey Commission. He serves as a trustee for The Scottish Beekeepers Association and is also the director with responsibility for Scotland for the Bee Farmers Association. \nOur webinars are free to SBA members and £2 for Non-Members. \nTo book your place\, please click here
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/march-webinar-different-philosophies-of-honey-judging-with-gino-jabbar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260211T193000
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SUMMARY:February Webinar Bottom-Up Beekeeping with Ray Baxter
DESCRIPTION:In February with Ray Baxter\, we explore how to use the debris from the hive floor as an indicator of colony activity and a way to interpret what’s happening inside and outside of the colony. \nRay’s passion for beekeeping started fifteen years ago when he was working as a biology teacher. His initial plan was to learn more about honey bees and share this experience with high school students in the biology classroom. This quickly developed from being an occasional lesson into an extracurricular bee club\, to putting beekeeping on the school timetable as a Scottish National Progression Award (GCSE level) and supporting other schools with the development of their own beekeeping qualifications. \nOur webinars are free to SBA members and £2 for Non-Members. \nTo book your place\, please click here
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/february-webinar-bottomup-beekeeping/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260107T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T021213
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SUMMARY:January Webinar The European Hornet with Prof Steve Martin
DESCRIPTION:In January\, we welcome Prof Stephen Martin\, a familiar face to those who attended our convention. Prof Martin shall be discussing our native hornet\, the European Hornet. \nStephen has studied social insects (bees\, wasps\, termites and ants) for most of his career. His areas of specialisation are the ‘hornet ecology’\, ‘pest and diseases of honeybees’ and ‘chemical ecology of ants’. He holds a Chair in Social Entomology in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at Salford University\, Manchester. Prior to that\, he spent 12 years working at Sheffield University\, 7 years with the National Bee Unit and 7 years in Japan conducting research into hornets. \nOur webinars are free to SBA members and £2 for Non-Members. \nTo book your place\, please click here
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/january-webinar-european-hornet/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251209T193000
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SUMMARY:December Webinar Cocos Keeling Bee Project with Paula Carnell
DESCRIPTION:In the next webinar of our winter series\, we’re delighted to welcome Paula Carnell and she will taking us on a journey to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean to tell us about her Bee Project there. \nA medical herbalist and global consultant on beekeeping and the healing powers of honey\, Paula is particularly interested in the connection between bees’ health and our own. To find out more about Paula\, visit https://paulacarnell.com/ \nOur webinars are free to SBA members and £2 for Non-Members. \nTo book your place\, please click here
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/december-webinar-cocos-keeling-bee-project-with-paula-carnell/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T193000
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SUMMARY:November Webinar The Arctic Beekeeper with Einar Johansen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first online webinar of our winter series\, when we are delighted to welcome Einar Johansen\, the Arctic Beekeeper. \nEinar is a sideline beekeeper based in Lofoten\, Northern Norway\, at 68° North. He manages 30 colonies in one of the world’s northernmost apiaries\, where his bees must survive over seven months of winter confinement. The region is free of Varroa and other bee diseases. Aside from very limited queen imports for new genetics\, he is self-sufficient. His Arctic beekeeping is shaped by extreme weather and long winters\, requiring careful adaptation and timing to succeed in a very narrow biological window. His honey is primarily derived from willow\, dandelion\, white clover\, lilac\, fireweed\, and heather. \nOur webinars are free to SBA members and £2 for Non-Members. \nTo book your place\, please click here
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/november-webinar-the-arctic-beekeeper-with-einar-johansen/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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SUMMARY:April Webinar An Introduction to Top Bar Beekeeping with Phil Chandler
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered what it would be like to keep bees in a Top Bar hive\, well now’s your chance to find out more. \nJoin us for our last Winter Webinar in this series on the 2nd of April. \nJoining us will be Phil Chandler\, aka the Barefoot Beekeeper www.biobees.com to discuss the fascinating subject of Top Bar beekeeping and his philosophy of keeping bees.
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/april-webinar-an-introduction-to-top-bar-beekeeping-with-phil-chandler/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250305T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250305T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T021213
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SUMMARY:March Webinar The Jersey Asian Hornet Group with John De Carteret
DESCRIPTION:March Webinar \nA subject on many beekeepers’ minds\, what can we do about yellow-legged (Asian) hornets? Well\, we’ve a very informative webinar on this very topic in March.\nJoin us online for an evening with John De Carteret when he’ll give us an introduction to the Jersey Asian Hornet Group\, and we will discover more about the work they have done and are doing to combat this invasive pest in Jersey\nhttps://www.jbka.org.je/asian-hornets
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/march-webinar-the-jersey-asian-hornet-group-with-john-de-carteret/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T021213
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SUMMARY:February Webinar Transitioning to Varroa Resistant Colonies with Steve Riley
DESCRIPTION:FEBRUARY WEBINAR \nJoin 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. \nSteve Riley is the current Education Officer at Westerham Beekeepers\, a club in the south-east of England. He is a member of the ‘Path to Varroa-resistance in the UK’ team that launched the education and science website www.varroaresistant.uk in April 2023. He presents “Identifying Varroa-resistance Traits” to beekeeping associations around the UK\, including sessions and seminars at the BBKA Spring Convention and National Honey Show.
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/february-webinar-the-honeybee-solution-to-varroa-with-steve-riley/
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250206T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T021213
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SUMMARY:February Webinar Beebytes with Mark Barnett and Matthew Richardson
DESCRIPTION:FEBRUARY WEBINAR \nOur 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/ \nFounded by Expert Beekeeper and Honey Bee Research Scientist\, Dr Mark Barnett (Roslin Institute)\, Population Geneticist and Bioinformatician Dr David Wragg (Roslin Institute) and Expert Beekeeper and Information Scientist Matthew Richardson (University of Edinburgh and SBA President)\, its mission is to help beekeepers and bee farmers select and breed their preferred type of honey bee in the UK.
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/february-webinar-beebytes-with-mark-barnett-and-matthew-richardson/
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250115T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T021213
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SUMMARY:January Webinar Propolis with James Fearnley
DESCRIPTION:JANUARY WEBINAR \nJoin us for an evening of Propolis with James Fearnley\, the CEO of BeeVital and Nature’s Laboratory\, www.beevitalpropolis.com \nJames made his first connection with honeybees and one of their most remarkable products – propolis in 1990 and has been actively involved with it ever since! He has written and published “Bee Propolis – Natural Healing from the Hive” and is also the founder of the International Propolis Research Group (IPRG) www.iprg.info An organisation dedicated to guiding research and collaboration into propolis\, creating a database of research and organising international conferences on the subject of propolis. \nWe will also find out more about the Bee Arc Project\, which grew out of James’s idea to build a research centre which could explore both the medicinal properties of bee products as well as more sustainable forms of beekeeping www.beearc.com
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/january-webinar-propolis-with-james-fearnley/
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241204T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241204T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T021213
CREATED:20241105T115337Z
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SUMMARY:December Webinar Irish Beekeeping
DESCRIPTION:Irish Beekeeping & Bell Heather Honey with Paul Boyle \nPaul Boyle is a well-known face to many Scottish Beekeepers\, regularly attending the Royal Highland Show and our Annual Beekeeping Convention. Amongst his many roles\, he is the Chairman of County Louth Beekeepers’ Association\, a FIBKA (Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations) Director and Honey Judge\, as well as an Apimondia\, BBKA and SBA Honey Judge. \nTo book your free place please visit \nBOOK FREE PLACE
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/december-webinar-irish-beekeeping/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T021213
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SUMMARY:November Webinar Honey Sensory Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Honey Sensory Analysis with Dr Gian-Luigi Marcazzan \nWe’re delighted to welcome our online guest\, Dr Gian-Luigi Marcazzan at 7.30pm on Wednesday the 13th November. He shall take us on a sensory journey of honey and will be discussing ‘Honey Sensory Analysis and The Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey’. \nIf you would like to join us please book your free place by clicking on the link below \nBOOK FREE PLACE \nGian Luigi Marcazzan is the president of the Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey and also a scientist at the Bee Research Group at CREA the Italian government’s agricultural laboratory\, for more info please visit \nhttps://www.crea.gov.it/en/web/agricoltura-e-ambiente/-/national-register-of-experts-in-the-sensory-analysis-of-honey
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/november-webinar-honey-sensory-analysis/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:WEBINAR
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231006T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231006T210000
DTSTAMP:20260522T021213
CREATED:20230725T092645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T141729Z
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SUMMARY:National Honey Show Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join us online for an evening discussing everything on Showing Honey and The National Honey Show. Please Register here.
URL:https://scottishbeekeepers.org.uk/event/example-event/
LOCATION:Online
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