Glad you got back safely. I must be one of the few still in Athlone. Who in their right mind would rush off this island unless they had a pressing engagement elsewhere?! Had intended to try out the oldest pub in Ireland but the weather isn't so good tonight and it is a 10 min walk so I'm uploading pics in the B&B instead. Travelling back tomorrow at a leisurely pace. Amazing progress in that year and lots of promise of more to come.
I'll echo Stephen and say it was good to meet you at the conference Gavin. Conference went really well - well done to all concerned.
There was a pretty good turnout of beekeepers from the north. I would say we had 40 or so in attendance out of a crowd of around 250
nihbs-conference-crowd.jpg nihbs-conference-presentation.jpg
Micheál Mac Giolla Coda got an award (an ipad to keep his colony records!)for the work he has done to promote the native bee in Ireland.
Guy with the mike is NIHBS treasurer Séan Finnerty and the other guy in a suit is NIHBS chairperson Pat Deasy
Last edited by Jon; 11-11-2013 at 02:28 PM.
'Looks like it was a well-attended conference; If there was one thing you guys got out of the conference, what would it be? Or were there several?
Native Irish Honeybee Conference
For me, in the words of the east Antrim/Armagh guys (Hi Teemore!), mighty craic. Perhaps ninety craic in the words of Christy Moore but that's another matter.
Plus the realisation that if we can do a fifth of what they are doing in Ireland in Scotland within a couple of years we'll be making a huge difference.
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Last edited by gavin; 12-11-2013 at 08:49 AM.
That was the Isle of man though Gav!
Got forwarded more photos today.
These ones are excellent.
Lots of familiar faces from the Irish bee scene and further afield.
Last edited by Jon; 12-11-2013 at 09:42 PM.
The speaker presentations are up on the NIHBS website now.
Jon - all of these presentations are really interesting with a lot of material that could be used in beginners classes as well. Strongly recommended reading. Thank you for the link.
Thanks for posting, excellent presentations by the look of the slides, makes me more regretful that I couldnt come along.Originally Posted by Jon
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