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Varroa Survey
Can your members help a fourth year Veterinary Student at the University of Edinburgh currently conducting a research project on the current Varroa control methods utilised by beekeepers in Scotland? They are aiming to analyse the various control methods used and their respective efficacy. Using data collected from this survey, they will select certain case studies from each treatment category and compare mite drop in these hives over a specified time frame post-treatment. In addition, using apiary locations, they will plot hive density onto a map in order to detect correlations between the density of hives and the frequency of Varroa treatment applications.
Calling All Creatives
The Scottish Beekeepers’ Association needs your help!
We are looking to modernise our current branding and would love budding graphic designers to come up with ideas.
Three selected designs will be put to our membership and the creator of the most popular design will receive £250.
To find out more please contact our Development Officer by emailing development@scottishbeekeepers.org.uk
Entries must be submitted to the above email by 7th May 2018
Click here for full terms and conditions.
National Honey Monitoring Scheme Launched
The CEH which is running the scheme says honey produced by bees can tell us about the health of the countryside - including what flowers bees are feeding on, the pesticides they are exposed to and even what diseases they may have.
A recent pilot study identified widespread residues of neonicotinoid pesticides in honey samples collected from 130 BBKA beekeepers across the UK.
CEH says in the long term, they will be able to assess how these threats change over time and vary in different regions. This information will help scientists, apiarists, land-owners and policy makers to make evidence based management and policy decisions.
This is only the second year that Scotland has entered a team, and this year Harriet Sweatman (pictured far left) ventured down to Marlborough College, 6th - 9th July to represent Scotland.
This year it was England's turn to host this prestigious event where 19 countries attended from as far afield as India, Israel, Lebanon and Russia to those closer to home, like France and Ireland. The 11 - 16 year old competitors were split into teams so the teams contained a mix of countries. Harriet was in a team that had competitors from Belarus, Germany, Ireland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
And it's wonderful to let you know that the team Harriet was a member of came 2nd overall in the competition!.
The winner of the highest individual score was an Austrian girl, Carla Heil.
Professional photographs of the event can currently be found on the IMYB Facebook page and on the ICYB website.
A selection of photographs can also be found in our own gallery here.