Improving your local bees  : a conference on Bee Improvement and Queen Rearing
Run by Banner Bee Keepers Association ( funded by LEADER)

Date:5^th and 6^th February 2011

Venue:Falls hotel Ennistymon co. clare 

Saturday 5^th Feb.
8.30 Registration
9.15 Dennis Ryan official opening
9.30 Dennis Ryan  Bee improvement – an over view
10.30 Dave Cushman – drone rearing

11.30 Coffee break

12.15 Jim Ryan  - History of the Dark Bee in Ireland

1.15 Lunch Break

2.30 PJ  Curran – methods of larval transfer

3.15 Tea Break

3.45  Tom Prendergast Replacing lost colonies ( including Queen introduction)
4.45 close of conference day 1 

Sunday  6^th 

8.30 Registration
9.30 Micheal Mac Giolla Coda – the bee improvement group
10.30 Mary Ryan – simple genetics in Bee Improvement

11.30 coffee break

12.15 Michael Maunsell – Selection of Breeding material

1.15 lunch Break

2.30 Gerry Ryan  - The Apidea Mating Hive

3.15 tea break

3.45 John Donohue – nucleus production and management ( incl. Queen introduction)

4.45 Close of conference

Dear Members,

Please note that there will be a lecture next week.

Subject: Preparing bees for the Winter

Lecturer: Tom Prendergast, CFL

Date: Wednesday, 8th September at 8pm

Venue: Auburn Lodge Hotel, Gort Rd, Ennis

www.bannerbeekeepers.com for a list of services provided by Banner BKA and FIBKA

Irish Seedsavers Apple Day, Capparoe, Scarriff, 25th and 26th September

Banner BKA have been invited to have a stand at the upcoming Apple Day.

I will be setting up a stand for Sat and Sun and will have a glass demo hive with frame of bees and queen.

If there is anyone who would have a spare hour or two to help man the stand, I would really appreciate it. Please let me know if you could.

Its always an excellent event with great variety and of course lots of apples! More info www.irishseedsavers.ie

One of our members has

2 x 5 frame nucs for sale in Clare, June 2010 mated queens., Price:120.00 Euro.

Contact me for more info

Best Regards

Aoife Nic Giolla Coda