Honey for sale

Last of the 2020 honey jarred today. 8 & 12oz jars available.

Local delivery can be arranged for larger quantities. 

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William ONeill

CLUB NEWS

Dear Member

It gives me great pleasure to announce that our next association meeting will be held at the Apiary on Thursday 24th June at 7pm. The meeting will be held in the open-sided farm building beside the clubhouse with social distancing rules applied and a strict no-smoking rule. There are a lot of new members since the last apiary meeting and you are all encouraged to attend. It will be great forus tomeet again in person and compare notes about how our bees are doing.

There will be lots to catch up on, news of the Preliminary students' success, UBKA update, Club Apiary news, and seasonal beekeeping advice from Leo, with Q & A time.

The Barbecue!....is provisionally planned for Thursday 15th July, arrivefrom 7, food at 7.30pm in the beautiful gardens of Harry and Bridget Boyle. (further along the lane from the Apiary) There will be raffles, prizes, an auction for a nuc of bees, and a hive donated by Mervyn Callaghan. This is always a lovely event for members, friends, and family. More details to be confirmed nearer the time.

On behalf of the committee, we look forward to meeting you all again.

Alistair Moorcroft

Secretary

                 Asian Hornet found outside Dublin

The National Parks and Wildlife Service at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has confirmed that a single specimen of the invasive alien species Asian Hornet has been found in Ireland. This marks the first identification of the species in the wild in Ireland. The single specimen was found ‘alive but dying’ in a private dwelling on the northside of Dublin. At this time, there is no indication of a nest in the vicinity.

Photographs of the specimen taken by the homeowner were sent to the National Biodiversity Data Centre (biodiversityireland.ie) and later verified as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) by the National Museum of Ireland.

https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/63eaf-npws-confirms-first-discovery-of-a-live-specimen-asian-hornet-in-ireland/?fbclid=IwAR3-KWALkZUWLyvZY1NDC9Iyf_Gq8berTMRVxwyyDHR_VydQ1uLD0zmgP30#