I know yea folks are in Scotland and have your own concerns, but was at an agricultural show last weekend, chap selling Bumblebee honey cakes, Now how about that for initative in marketing.
I know yea folks are in Scotland and have your own concerns, but was at an agricultural show last weekend, chap selling Bumblebee honey cakes, Now how about that for initative in marketing.
How many bumblebees were in each cake ?Originally Posted by Greengage
I think that might be a sending off offence
Another Plan Bee written by a Journalist who got the wrong end of the stick.
“We have a subspecies in Ireland that is endangered"
Finding these native bees could be more important (So we have not found them yet) and[I] "A possible solution to this problem would be to find wild bee colonies that are naturally resistant to this and other infections"
“By increasing the numbers of bees living in the wild, we can increase biodiversity,”[/I]"Once these wild bees are found" ( Still have not found them??)
“We are trying to develop a bee in Ireland that doesn’t need treatment,” Prof McCormack said. So is this another new strain of bees “If we can find wild colonies escaped from whenever, they will not necessarily be the original stock but they are important as they managed to survive without treatment.” (So what happened the subspecies we had at the begining of the article.
Ah here read the article.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/scien...ival-1.2757114
Maybe this should be a new thread. Im looking for a DNA kit for the kitchen table in case I fall across them.
Quite a few`times I have read people suggesting that feral bees will be a valuable source of varroa resistance while conveniently ignoring the fact they might also be a repository for AFB and EFB
In fact I think I read an article in a recent SBA magazine that in passing suggested that escaped swarms have a positive influence on bee health
Cant say that makes much sense to me
When these people stop treating their dogs for fleas and their children for head lice, they'll be worth listening to.
I suspect the 'positive benefit' is due to the swarm disappearing with 35% of the varroa load of the parent colony. Alternatively, the inevitable (at least partial) brood break that results from the swarm clearing off is also likely to benefit the parent colony.In fact I think I read an article in a recent SBA magazine that in passing suggested that escaped swarms have a positive influence on bee health
Cant say that makes much sense to me
Kate Thompson clearly showed that feral bees are a great source of high DWV levels ... about the same as seen in untreated 'managed' (and I use that in the loosest possible sense of the word) colonies. Luvverly.
Not.
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