Latest Webinars
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Latest Webinars
The Honey Bee Solution to Varroa with Steve Riley
Wednesday 19th February 2025
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 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.
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmBeebytes with Mark Barnett & Matthew Richardson
Wednesday 5th February 2025
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 (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.
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmPropolis, the Bee Arc Project & the International Propolis Research Group (IPRG) with James Fearnley
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Join us for an evening of Propolis with James Fearnley, the CEO of BeeVital and Nature’s Laboratory, www.beevitalpropolis.com James 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. We 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
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmIrish Beekeeping & Bell Heather Honey with Paul Boyle
Wednesday 4th December 2024
Paul 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.
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmHoney Sensory Analysis
Wednesday 13th November 2024
At 7.30pm on Wednesday the 13th of November let us take you on a sensory journey of honey. We're delighted to welcome Dr Gian-Luigi Marcazzan and he shall be discussing 'Honey Sensory Analysis and The Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey'. Gian 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.
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmAccessible Beekeeping with Justin Ruger
Wednesday 2nd October 2024
Our winter series of webinars returns on Weds 2nd October when we welcome Justin Ruger. Justin is the founder of the not-for-profit organisation Accessible Beekeeping and he will be discussing how to make beekeeping accessible to all.
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmFood Safety for Beekeepers Panel with Andy Pedley
Wednesday 3rd April 2024
For our final webinar of this winter series, we’re delighted to host a Food Safety panel session on Wednesday the 3rd of April from 7.30pm with Andy Pedley. Andy was an Environmental Health Officer for 46 years and has been a beekeeper for over 30 years. In this informative panel, Andy will be discussing the importance of knowledge of Food Safety processes for beekeepers and providing advice on practical actions. We welcome questions from attendees, so if you would like to pose a question to Andy, please email this before the 3rd of April to Gino Jabbar at webinars@scottishbeekeepers.org.uk
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmHoney and Bees of South Africa with Natasha Lyon & Mike Allsopp
Wednesday 6th March 2024
This will be an evening on all things South African beekeeping: Natasha Lyon is a South African honey expert, and Mike Allsopp is a bee scientist at the Agricultural Research Council and an expert in Apis M. Capensis. They will discuss the bees of South Africa, including Apis M. Capensis and Apis M. Scutellata, the diverse flora of South Africa, their beekeeping year, and the honey varieties enjoyed.
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmBees and Fungi with Dr Nicholas Naeger
Wednesday 7th February 2024
February it’s all about fungi, when we welcome Dr Nicholas Naeger at 7.30pm on Wednesday the 7th of February. In this illuminating talk, Dr Naeger will discuss the interaction between bees, fungi, and their pathogens. He will then discuss his research at Washington State University into bee immune health, the potential nutritional benefits of fungi, and possible therapeutic uses of fungi against bee pathogens. NB Only available to SBA members via the Members pages of the website.
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