Some Material from the Diploma in Apiculture at University of Galway

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Below is a video file where Prof John Breen explains the honey bee dance language. The video is approx 30 lovely mins. It was recorded as part of a Diploma class in the Behaviour of Social Insects module and contains some reference to same.

More files to follow……

Other resources

Honey bees in Ireland-Think before you buy

Chemical-free beekeeping_Think before you treat

Irish Bee Foundation Introductory Beekeeping Modules

These are handouts that contain a summary of the ideal content to be covered in a beginners course as identified by the IBF Education team (Brendan Murray, Daniel Hiney, Donal Cooper, Jim Agnew, Mairead Dineen Love, Michele O’Connor Connolly). For further details, visit the Irish Bee Foundation website: https://irishbeefoundation.ie. Thanks to Paul O Brien, Chris Drury and Gus McCoy and to the education team for approving their sharing here.

Each file is a summary of the modules contained in the IBF Grade 1 syllabus.

Training Module 1 – Equipment

Training Module 2 – Natural History

Training Module 3 – Positioning_Swarming

Training Module 4 – Diseases and Poisoning

Training Module 5 – Harvesting

Training Module 6 – Manipulation