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A message from the UBKA about 2020 Covid 19 pandemic Please find attached from - James McCreight, Chair UBKA @MidAntrimbee @KillinchyBees @BelfastBees @DerryBeekeepers @RANDBKA
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Hawkweeds: one of the trickiest groups of plants to ID! Our new #BSBIHandbook will help you ID Hawkweeds of South-East England. Read our interview with author Mike Shaw & view sample pages here: https://t.co/0D05H0AwJ1 Order your copy & save £9.50 here: https://t.co/bOfW5PDBUa
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Give everyone a chance to get their essentials during #covid19. Only leave the house to shop if you absolutely need to. #keepsafe #flattenthecurve #feedthenation #savelivesstayhome #keepeveryonesafe #niagrifood #niretail
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Enjoying the first day of our Bee Safari to Western Uganda, with a warm welcome from the @TUNADO_Bees team. Looking forward to the sights and experiences of this amazing country, and visiting some of the projects that help people and bees over the next ten days.
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In Hive Mind this month, we looked at the naming of bees -- and that led on to the naming of people. Who do you know with a name appropriate for #beekeeping?
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In a study published Tuesday scientists found that baby #bees can feel the effects of the food contaminated by pesticides, making them poorer at performing tasks later in life. #beekeeping
cnn.com
Baby bees can feel the effects of the food contaminated by pesticides, making them poorer at performing tasks later in life.
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Very cold tonight with wintry showers in the North. The Southern half of the country will see patchy rain, sleet and snow for a time clearing again before dawn. The snow will be mainly on hills here, but possibly at some lower levels too as it clears away.
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Ireland looks set to be hit with another strong windstorm this Saturday https://t.co/GKFhVCRfwY
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big advantage of small cells – #tracheal #mites cannot enter in the interior of the #bees
https://t.co/yGhLO5jzcd via @bioapi
english.resistantbees.es
Dee Lusby: "Since the size of the bee is regulated by the size of the cell and the size of the cell regulates the size of t
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This is interesting 'Defra said the money would also be used to help “continue and improve our tree health offer ensuring that the nation’s trees are increasingly resilient and healthy”.' https://t.co/7hNG8MCSGH
fwi.co.uk
Basic Payments will be reduced by 5-25% next year for farmers in England, the government has confirmed. Farmers who receive up to £30,000 will see their
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In the March Bee Craft, just out, Dr Gerry Brierly takes a look at #apitherapy through the ages. #beekeeping #medicine #healing
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Now that's a name that would have gone down well in our #HiveMind column in Bee Craft this month. (And did you see Harry Siviter's great article on #sulfoxaflor in the January issue?)
Just learnt that there is a bumblebee species called the confusing bumblebee (or Bombus perplexus). This made me smile. Happy Friday😂🐝🙂
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In 1996 it was discovered bees have tiny, tornado-like airflows that form on the front edges of their wings, known as leading edge vortices (LEVs). This allow them to angle their wings more sharply toward the sky, improving the flow of air and helping them rise. #WeLoveBees
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everybody got one
Home after a brilliant day at the UBKA Conference - excellent programme of events! Particularly interested to hear about #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan. Well done @ulsterbees - love the souvenir hive tool.
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The fabulous Una Fitzpatrick @BioDataCentre tells @ulsterbees conference about the development of #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan - lessons learned, challenges and looking forward to phase 2...
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Our 'Actions for pollinators' mapping system allows you to put your pollinator-friendly locations on the map. Over 1,200 sites already added, including 59 gardens last month! Can you help by adding your site? https://t.co/OAUAUnfD1o
#AllIrelandPollinatorPlan
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