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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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Visit by Jennifer Berry

By On October 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment · In Stuff

Jennifer Berry from the USA is undertaking a Northern Ireland and UK tour and we are very fortunate that she is taking the time to stop on the Island […]

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Shirrah-Ny-Ree

By Johnny Kipps On August 26, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Federation, Shirrah-Ny_Ree

In May this year through the Contact pages of the IOM Beekeepers website we received the following email:

Many years ago, in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s my Grandad […]

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Michael Badger lecture at Knockaloe

By Johnny Kipps On August 16, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Michael Badger

Michael Badger gave a PowerPoint presentation this afternoon at Knockaloe which covered many facets of beekeeping for the “Tyros” including demonstrating the use of the specially built supers in the […]

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A beautiful Isle of Man day at Shenharra with Michael Badger

By Johnny Kipps On August 16, 2015 · Leave a Comment · In Manx Bee Improvement Group, 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 […]

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The quest to improve the Manx Dark Honey Bee

By Johnny Kipps On August 14, 2015 · Leave a Comment · In Bee Improvement, Manx Bee Improvement Group, Vita Honey Bee health initiative awards

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 […]

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Michael Badger comes to the Isle of Man

By Johnny Kipps On August 11, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Michael Badger

The Isle of Man Beekepers Federation is honoured to have Michael Badger, MBE, visit us over the coming weekend.

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An interesting chat with Alfie

By Johnny Kipps On August 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment · In Stuff

Last Saturday Juliet and I rode over to Knockaloe for the Royal Manx Agricultural Show. Having given the Southern Show a full go, we weren’t involved in working this time, […]

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Royal Manx Agricultural Show, 2015

By Johnny Kipps On August 6, 2015 · Leave a Comment · In Royal Agricultural Show

Message from Pat:

Help would be gratefully required for manning the tent at the Royal Show this weekend – Friday 7th and Saturday 8th August – if you feel you could […]

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