HBA one day course – Sustainability Bees & Queens for Everyone
February 22 @ 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
There is growing concern amongst beekeepers of all abilities and experience regarding the impact of the importation of bees and queens. Possible risks include:-
- The introduction of pests (e.g. Small Hive Beetle and Tropilaelaps – both notifiable), diseases and pathogens.
- Aggression in subsequent generations.
- Unsuitability to our fickle climate, along with higher-than-expected winter losses.
- Genetic contamination of both managed and free-living honey bee populations.