Hi and welcome to 2008. Again you must have wondered if Apis UK would be seeing the light of day again after an absence of around 5 months. Unfortunately, these things do happen but we will aim for them not to happen again. I’ve had many messages from readers asking us when we will [...]
The National Diploma in Beekeeping.
The Examinations Board of the National Diploma in Beekeeping would like to announce that an examination will be held in 2008. The written papers will be held on Saturday 15th March, the same date as the BBKA exams, to be taken at a convenient location to be arranged. [...]
A Banyan tree near Nandagudi in Hokote Taluk in the Bangalore Rural District is believed to have the ‘world’s largest number of beehives,’ and the authorities are hoping to get official recognition for the tree as an International Heritage Site. It certainly would be something different in the list of such sites.
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The arrival of the Small Hive Beetle is looked on with dread in those countries that haven’t yet got it, but it is reassuring to know that when it does arrive there will probably be an array of methods for dealing with it developed in those countries that have got it. The [...]
..and one you probably hadn’t thought about! Are bees the new Silkworms? They produce ‘High Performance Silk.’ We all know that moths and butterflies, particularly silkworms, are well known producers of silk. And we all know spiders use it for their webs. But what about bees? Surely this most advanced of social [...]
