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Jonathan Axe
Tel No: 07867 151641
National Bee Unit, The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA),
Email:
Telephone: +44 0300 3030094
Fax: +44(0)1904 462240
* This page updated 05-JUN-2022
Counties covered:
Shropshire
Gloucestershire
Herefordshire
Staffordshire
Warwickshire
West Midlands
Western England Regional Annual Report for the 2021 season:-
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{youtube}k8yo-4C3ZEQ|600|450|0{/youtube} Is genomics a solution for saving the bees? - Building a better Canadian honey bee
Dr. Amro Zayed, York University Canada, tells us how genomics tools can help predict behaviour of bee colonies to help breed better bees. Bees are very important organisms. They pollinate a lot of the crops that humans feed and generate billions of dollars to Canadas economy.
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Check for bees visiting plants and remember that the honeydew produced by aphids is attractive to bees. |
Spray if you do not have to. |
Follow closely the environmental protection instructions on the label and the guidance in this code. |
Use pesticides labelled harmful, dangerous, extremely dangerous or high risk to bees, if crops or weeds are in open flower or part bloom, unless this is allowed by the product label. |
Spray in the evening when bees have stopped flying, as this allows several hours for the pesticide to dry before bees become active again, (but remember that bumblebees might be around to look for food later into the evening than honeybees). |
Let pesticide drift into beehives or into hedgerows or fields where bees, including bumblebees, may be looking for food. |
Choose a cool cloudy day, or the early morning (if you have to spray during the day). |
Pesticides Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products
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{youtube}af_wPLG0r_c|600|450|0{/youtube} A Lesson In Beekeeping - BBC North West Tonight
Lancaster Bee Keepers featured on BBC North West Tonight where we discuss training new bee keepers, bee keeping methods and making the public aware of what bees need.
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{youtube}Qkqy_U4DKAc|600|450|0{/youtube} Advanced ancient Egyptian beekeeping techniques
Gene Kritsky, author of The Tears of Re, describes the sophisticated beekeeping techniques of the ancient Egyptians such as smoking the hive and the calling of the queen