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A Blast from the Past

During a discussion with IOM Bee Inspector Harry Owens and wife Audrey yesterday, Keith Osborn and I were privileged to be shown some of Harry’s extraordinary collection of beekeeping memorabilia. Here...

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Tawny Mining Bees – Dasypoda hirtipes

A few days ago, we received an enquiry to this website from a Ballaugh resident who said: Hi, we think we have bees – potentially in our chimney. We are coming home and finding anywhere between 10 and...

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Manx Bee Improvement – thanks!

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 it. For some (many?) of us, this was an...

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Has the integrity of our bees been compromised?

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 of his concerns...

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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...

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IOM Varroa risk features in BBKA News

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 importation of bees into the Isle of Man....

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Illustrated talk by Roger Patterson at Noa Bakehouse

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,...

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Flying the Flag for the Federation

Our President, Harry Owens, has had a busy schedule over the past fortnight, visiting Northern Island and respresenting the Fed at a number of beekeeeping groups.   Pl anting an Apple Tree called...

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