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Roger first came to the Isle of Man for beekeeping purposes in 2009, when he was invited to help assess and improve the Manx honey bees. He has visited […]
Whilst the Isle of Man is gearing up to welcome international visitors to the Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association Conference later this year – 20 to 22 September – […]
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Work to promote the health of Manx honeybees has been recognised in a competition run globally.
The Manx Bee Improvement Group has won a Distinction prize in the Honeybee […]
Readers may recall a few weeks ago I posted a request for help to complete a submission for the Vita Honey Bee Health Initiative Awards.
To recap, the […]
In January this year about 25 beekeepers were given a two day introduction to Bee Improvement, what it could achieve for the Isle of Man and how to go about […]
If you wish to watch Roger Patterson at work, you can join him this morning at Shenharra at 9am.
There is a travelling programme arranged and if you wish to […]
When Roger Patterson last visited the Isle of Man at the beginning of May, he managed to visit eleven apiaries largely in the north of the island and […]
A few weeks ago I discovered that beekeeping associations across the world have been invited to enter a Vita competition publicising work done in improving honeybee health.
The Vita Bee […]
Saturday afternoon found Keith Osborn and your scribe at the beautiful rural setting Andy Scarlett chose to locate his beehives. It was like a “raid by the Southern” […]
