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 several times since and has become well known to many of us. He is advising our Manx Bee Improvement Group (MBIG), a sub-committee of the […]
Post thanks to Maggie Hughes,
Roger Patterson’s visit to the Isle of Man was a busy four day bee extravaganza for the Islands beekeepers.
It kicked off on Friday 29 April at Noa Bakehouse in Douglas, what a great venue, centrally located, large enough to accommodate the eighty plus people who attended but small enough […]
The programme for Roger’s visit this coming weekend is attached. All are very welcome, beekeepers and non-beekeepers, alike.
Do try to attend as many of the events as possible. Roger has a lot to give, which he does freely, for the benefit of our bees!
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Save the Date – 29 April 2016! All Welcome – Beekeepers and non-Beeks; All interested in bees are very welcome to attend. Roger’s Illustrated Talk will be followed by a panel discussion on bee issues, featuring IOM Official Bee Inspector and President of the Isle of Man Beekeepers Federation, Harry Owens.
Together, Roger and Harry […]
Guest post by Roger Patterson
BIBBA is the acronym of the Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association, formed in 1964.
It is an association for enthusiasts and keepers of our native (Apis mellifera mellifera) and near native honey bees, which are of the type found on the Isle of Man.
BIBBA holds a biennial […]
BIBBA Comes to the Isle of Man – in 1973
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 – at least one of our current members played a key role in the previous BIBBA Conference on the Isle of Man, held in June 1973!
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Bibba Conference – 2016 – coming to the Isle of Man
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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 Health Initiative Awards, run by Vita (Europe) Limited.
Vita – honeybee health specialists with distributors across the world – established the awards to highlight […]
A beautiful Isle of Man day at Shenharra with Michael Badger
On a gorgeous late summer afternoon, Michael Badger yesterday demonstrated a range of beekeeping skills to a full house of interested beekeepers at Shenharra, the Isle of Man Beekeepers Training Apiary.
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 objective of the Initiative was described as
The Vita Bee Initiative Awards will highlight the vital work of voluntary beekeeping groups to combat the ongoing […]
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