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IOM Varroa risk features in BBKA News

By Johnny Kipps On April 3, 2016 · Leave a Comment · In Bee Importation ban, Bee Inspector

One page in from the front cover of the April 2016 edition of the BBKA News we find the article below regarding the possibility that there has been an illegal […]

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BIBBA Conference in the Isle of Man 20-22 Sept 2016

By Johnny Kipps On April 1, 2016 · Leave a Comment · In BIBBA, Manx Bee Improvement Group

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 […]

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Do we need to update the Constitution of the IOM Beekeepers Federation?

By Johnny Kipps On March 25, 2016 · Leave a Comment · In Fed Constitution

Post by President Elect Harry Owens and Johnny Kipps

In truth, there are not a lot of matters with which we take issue concerning the existing “Fed” Constitution – but […]

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BIBBA Comes to the Isle of Man – in 1973

By Johnny Kipps On March 10, 2016 · 1 Comment · In Bee Improvement, Bee Inspector, BIBBA, Fed history, Manx Bee Improvement Group

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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Has the integrity of our bees been compromised?

By Johnny Kipps On February 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment · In Bee Importation ban, Bee Inspections, Bee Inspector, Import penalty

In a twelve minute interview, Harry Owens, Isle of Man Bee Diseases Inspector, and President Elect of the Isle of Man Beekeepers Federation, tells Tanya Anderson of Lovely Greens TV […]

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Bibba Conference – 2016 – coming to the Isle of Man

By Johnny Kipps On January 29, 2016 · Leave a Comment · In Bee Improvement, BIBBA, Events, Manx Bee Improvement Group

 

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Northern Association AGM

By On January 29, 2016 · Leave a Comment · In Stuff

The 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Ramsey and District Beekeepers Association is due to take place at The Mitre, Ramsey at 7.00 pm on Wednesday the 24th of February. […]

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A New Beekeeper’s Journey to the Honey Show

By On November 15, 2015 · 3 Comments · In Stuff

In July 2015, I visited the Southern Show in July where I met and had a wonderful conversation with Norrie and Esther Mills. As I live in Ramsey was […]

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2015 Honey Show Review

By On November 15, 2015 · Leave a Comment · In Stuff

Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November saw the successful staging of the IOMBKF 66th Annual Honey Show and Convention.

We were fortunate indeed to secure the services of Michael Young […]

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Manx Bee Improvement Group wins international Distinction prize

By Johnny Kipps On October 24, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Bee Improvement, black bees, Manx Bee Improvement Group, Vita Honey Bee health initiative awards

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 […]

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