Giles Budge – The Walrus and the Honey Bee

New Research Updates From The NBU

27th September 202521st November 2022 by Steve Donohoe

Our Regional Bee Inspector, Mark McLoughlin, hosted delegates from the various Northern BKAs at the York Biotech Campus on 11th November. The day featured presentations about new research updates from the NBU by experts in their fields. I was lucky enough to attend, along with Pam and Stuart Hatton. Sadly, our fourth member, Graham Royle, … Read more

Feeling Helpless About Surging Chronic Virus

27th September 20257th October 2022 by Steve Donohoe

Frightening Bee Virus Is Aptly Named Recent Reader Poll Thank you to those kind readers who responded to my poll about the greatest challenges facing you as beekeepers. The issues of swarming and failed/missing queens topped the poll, but for a long time, the leader was Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus (CBPV), which ended up in … Read more