IBRA aims to the advancement of Apidologie through the encouragement, promotion, financial support, organisation and dissemination. Non-profit / Charity 209222
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#DYK | There are over 300 unique monofloral honey types worldwide. 🍯🐝
On #WorldBeeDay, discover why pollinators matter, and how you can take action to protect them.
👉 bit.ly/4tYJu4L
#SavetheBees
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📢 | Get ready for #WorldBeeDay 2026
“Bee Together, for People and the Planet - A partnership that sustains us all”. On 20 May, let’s celebrate the special relationship between humans and bees.
More: fao.org/world-bee-day/
#SaveTheBees 🐝
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Today is the first day of the ‘no cutting and trimming period’ for hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture. This is in place from 1 March to 31 August (inclusive).
Read the Hedgerows management rules guidance to find out more 👇
gov.uk/guidance/hedgerow-man…
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Yellow-legged Asian hornet (YLH) identification materials.
Please stay vigilant.
nationalbeeunit.com/diseases…
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Bees are sounding the alarm.🐝
Their health is tied to the way we grow our food and care for nature.
Their decline doesn’t just threaten nature: it undermines our agrifood systems, from farm productivity to food security and nutrition.
👉 bit.ly/4k6WAIL
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Sweet dreams are made of bees in Uzbekistan
How a young woman is challenging stereotypes and leading rural development
fao.org/newsroom/story/sweet…
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🐝🌿 In southern Belize, bees are more than just pollinators—they're lifelines. Indigenous farmers, like Eventir Cal, are using beekeeping to restore livelihoods, protect forests, and boost food security. 🐝🌱
Read more: bit.ly/3HjjwGe
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November gives an opportunity to monitor Varroa levels before a broodless period, which is then a chance to use a licenced oxalic treatment if required.
Full details of Varroa biology, impacts, treatments and other information can be found here:
nationalbeeunit.com/assets/P…
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The government has taken another step towards stopping the use of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides.
These changes strengthen the existing guidance to ensure that anyone applying for an emergency authorisation must take full account of the risks.
gov.uk/government/news/gover…
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Join us for a free webinar on Tropilaelaps mites
🗓️ 20 March 2025 | 13:00 - 16:20 CET
More details and registration:
apimondia.org/mites-webinar.…
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Greetings from the amazing National Honey Show in Surrey, UK!
We are promoting #Apimondia2025 which will be held in Copenhagen next year!
ALT Photo of a man and woman talking in front of banners for Apimondia 2025
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Plastic pollution poses a threat to bees and global food security
onegreenplanet.org/animals/p…
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The honey industry faces new demands to overhaul its supply chain after more than 90% of sampled products bought from large British retailers failed pioneering authenticity tests.
theguardian.com/food/2024/no…
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Beekeepers in Ghana are taking action against #AMR, one hive at a time.
With support from @FAOGhana and @USAID, farmers like Martha Adjorlolo reduce antimicrobial use, safeguarding bees, ecosystems, and their livelihoods.
👉fao.org/newsroom/story/beeke…
#OneHealth #ECTAD
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Becoming a beekeeper
Join an association
Take a beginner's course
General info: bbka.org.uk/becoming-a-beeke…
Local groups: bbka.org.uk/find-beekeeping-…
BBKA YouTube Channel youtube.com/c/BritishBeekeep…
BBKA's Spring Convention April 4-6 2025 bbka.org.uk/pages/category/a…
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A colony of invasive red dwarf honeybee has been found for first time in Europe, a new study has found🐝
The discovery of the Asian bee Apis florea in Malta raises fears of devastating impact on native populations⚠️
More👇
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
#bee
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A beekeeping project is creating livelihoods for Afghan women and men and helping the environment.
unhcr.org/news/stories/harve…
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To mark the #Worlbeeday, May 20th 2024, we announce our 2nd International Art Competition "Youth & Beekeeping" , Details can be found at: ibra.org.uk/
#worldbeeday #bees #pollinators #beekeeping #beeproducts
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Our world is made of an invisible web.
Loss of species weakens this web & can alter an entire ecosystem, & this affects us too.
Take pollinators for example. Without them, most of our food wouldn't exist.
@FAO's work to protect biodiversity👉 bit.ly/3Fkqo1s
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#WorldBeeDay is observed on 20 May each year to draw attention to the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet.
apimondia.org/world-bee-day.…