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LASI Bee Research & Outreach

This video describes the research project "Dancing bees communicate a foraging preference for rural lands in High Level Agri-Environment Schemes" carried out by Margaret Couvillon, Roger Schürch and Francis Ratnieks at the Laboratory of Apiculture & Social Insects (LASI), University of Sussex, UK and published in the scientific journal Current Biology in May 2014.

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Thermal imaging video of winter cluster of honeybees.

Published on 17.03.2018

FLIR T1030 camera, white as hot. Bees are setting down for the night and the external temperature is -4 Filmed as part of the Bees! Event at GNM Hancock Museum Newcastle on Tyne, 17.03.2018. Audio recording James Alan McAleer.

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Swarm Intelligence: How Bees Work Together To Become A Superorganism In High Winds - Forbes

What happens when you shake a swarm? This bundle of buzzing bees changes shape to form a more stable structure. This clever response is the result of individual bees following simple rules - a kind of emergent intelligence.

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David Domoney Published on Jun 1, 2018

At over 100 million years old, bees are one of the oldest living insects that can be found across the UK. With over 250 native species to be discovered, bees play a vital role in the pollination of the plants and flowers we love to grow.

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Some Newsletter Items To Look Out For...

The Beelines Newsletter for March 2019
- Jim Vivian-Griffiths talk: House Hunting by Honey Bee Swarms
  Tuesday 19th March
- How to
  book for the BBKA Basic Training
- Details of
  other training and events including the Spring Convention
See Newsletter
The Beelines Newsletter for February 2019
- Details of Stuart Hatton's talk on
  Tuesday 19th February
- How to
  book for the Food Hygiene Training
- Details of
  other training and events
See Newsletter
The Beelines Newsletter for January 2019
- An
  article
  on our poppy display fame
- Apiary
  report
  from Sarah
- How to
  make Wax Wraps
See Newsletter

Welcome to the North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association redesigned website.

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Pollen Identification Chart

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Hive Monitoring

Data from Arnia sensors

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North Shropshire Beekeepers' Association

For those members who are keen to learn more we have informal tutor groups and encourage correspondence courses for the BBKA modular exams. We also run courses from time to time on particular aspects of beekeeping such as Queen Rearing, Food Hygiene, and Microscopy courses which enable us to examine the anatomy of the bee and diagnose adult bee diseases.

Neighbouring Local Associations

Friends Around The World

http://northshorebeekeepersassociation.org.au

My Apiary in March

1. First proper inspection?
2. Check/Unblock entrances
3. Feed light syrup to build up?
4. Check/repair any damage
5. Take Mouseguards off??

For a helpful list and more see the newsletter....

North Shropshire's Beelines

Events Calendar

Tue Mar 19, 2019 @ 7:30PM -
Jim Vivian-Griffiths: House Hunting by Honey Bee Swarms

Sat Apr 06, 2019 @10:00AM - 05:00PM
Taster in Beekeeping Course

Sat Apr 06, 2019 @10:00AM - 05:00PM
Basic Assessment Training

Sun Apr 07, 2019 @10:00AM - 05:00PM
Taster in Beekeeping Course

Sun Apr 07, 2019 @10:00AM - 05:00PM
Basic Assessment Training

Latest Bee News

Mon 18 Mar 2019 20:48

Morgan Freeman Turns His 124-Acre Ranch Into a ‘Bee Sanctuary’ to Save Honeybees - The Epoch Times

"The Hollywood actor with a voice worth millions is also a well-known supporter of environmental issues. Morgan Freeman lends his talents... Read More
Mon 11 Mar 2019 22:00

Am I helping or hindering the bee population by eating honey? - Science Focus

"It depends on the brand of honey you buy. Most supermarket honey is imported, and farming methods overseas, particularly in China, may be... Read More
Thu 07 Mar 2019 21:14

Tasmanian honey industry in crisis as bees starve to death - ABC News

"Tasmanian honey producers are preparing to hold a crisis meeting, after experiencing their worst season in decades. One of the state's... Read More
Tue 05 Mar 2019 12:40

Saving the bees at Stoneleigh - The Leamington Courier

"Budding horticulturalists have set out their visions for a new apiary at the national home of beekeeping based in Warwickshire....." Read more here: Leamington... Read More
Thu 28 Feb 2019 21:16

Turkey registers honey bee with superior attributes - Anadolu Agency

"..after a decade-long rehabilitation effort to boost pine honey production. Chief breeding officer at the Aegean Agricultural Research... Read More
Tue 26 Feb 2019 10:25

Honeybees are abandoning dance and becoming more productive - Quartz

"Some bees—about 10 of approximately 500 existing species—speak dance. That is, they waggle their behinds at hive mates for anywhere... Read More
Wed 20 Feb 2019 15:44

Bees prefer to turn right and it helps them decide where to live - New Scientist

"..Honeybees have a strong tendency to turn right when they enter an open cavity. This bias may help them make a collective decision about... Read More
Sun 17 Feb 2019 18:10

Scientists identify honey bee gene that could lead to disease-resistant colonies - SlashGear

"...A group of biologists from York University have identified the genes responsible for hygienic behavior in honeybees, which in turn... Read More

Bee Factoids

The size of a colony

A colony of bees consists of between 20,000 - 60,000 honeybees with one queen. Worker honey bees are female and live for about 6 weeks in... Read More
Bees can carry a lot and still fly

A worker bee can carry a load of nectar and or pollen equal to about 80% of her own body weight. Read More
Early farmers used beehive products 8,500 years ago

The distinctive chemical 'fingerprint' of beeswax has been detected in many remains of pottery vessels from Neolithic sites across Europe... Read More
30 million flowers to the pound

To make 1lb of beeswax (0.45kg) requires about 6lbs (2.72kg) of honey to be consumed, this means for each pound of beeswax that the... Read More
Long live the Queen

The queen can live up to five years. (The average worker bee lives for just five to six weeks in the summer) The Queen is busiest in the... Read More
Honey requires a lot of work

To make 1kg of honey (2.2 lbs) the hive of bees will have had to have flown over 90,000 miles to collect the nectar from all the flowers,... Read More
Deadlier venom than the cobra

Drop for drop the honey bee sting venom is even more deadly than cobra venom. Luckilyone beeproduces very little... it is estimated that... Read More