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Journal of Apicultural Research introduction from Senior Editor, Dr Maria Bouga
youtu.be/GVcQDDy54fU?si=h3-aโฆ
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๐ฅ๐BEST JAR article of 2025!
For celebrating the WBD, IBRA's Council announcing the best article for 2025 :
โPhysiological qualities of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera) overwintered in banksโ by Maggie Lamothe Boudreau & Pierre Giovenazzo.
doi.org/10.1080/00218839.202โฆ
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World Bee Day ! ๐๐๐Dear bee lovers!
Continuing IBRAโs initiative to launch an ART Competition on World Bee Day each year, we invite you to take part in the 4th IBRA International Art Competition.
More info: ibra.org.uk/ibra-news/4th-ibโฆ
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IBRA retweeted
May 19
#DYK | There are over 300 unique monofloral honey types worldwide. ๐ฏ๐
On #WorldBeeDay, discover why pollinators matter, and how you can take action to protect them.
๐ bit.ly/4tYJu4L
#SavetheBees
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๐ IBRA's 2026 ISSB webinar, on 17th and 18th June
๐ข Call for abstracts: shorturl.at/HVYo9
๐ Guidelines for YRA: shorturl.at/7k3I5
๐ง Contact for YRA: wahizatul@umt.edu.my
โณ May 15th, 2026
๐ Registration is FREE, but mandatory here: lnkd.in/dUsXdCx7
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After a few years IBRA was back to BBKA Spring convention!
Excited to talk with old and new mebers!
@tandfonline @britishbee
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๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ!
๐Natural Medicine from Honey Bees (Apitherapy)
๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ -๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ
๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐thod
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IBRA retweeted
Apr 27
๐ข | Get ready for #WorldBeeDay 2026
โBee Together, for People and the Planet - A partnership that sustains us allโ. On 20 May, letโs celebrate the special relationship between humans and bees.
More: fao.org/world-bee-day/
#SaveTheBees ๐
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๐ท Exciting news for IBRA members!
Subscribe to IBRA ๐ ibra.org.uk/join-now
and have also FREE of charge online access to Natural Beased Beekeeping Magazine! northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-euโฆ
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Today is the first day of the โno cutting and trimming periodโ for hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture. This is in place from 1 March to 31 August (inclusive).
Read the Hedgerows management rules guidance to find out more ๐
gov.uk/guidance/hedgerow-manโฆ
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The International Bee Research Association is pleased to highlight Honeybee Democracy, an acclaimed book by Professor Thomas D. Seeley, which explores how honeybee swarms make collective decisions when selecting new home.
northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-euโฆ
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IBRA retweeted
Jan 21
Yellow-legged Asian hornet (YLH) identification materials.
Please stay vigilant.
nationalbeeunit.com/diseasesโฆ
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๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐!
โTropilaelaps: At the Gate of Your Apiaryโ by Gill et al. offers a clear, practical overview of one of the most serious parasitic threats to honey bees today.
shorturl.at/UBTtf
northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-euโฆ
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NEW IBRA YouTube channel!
Enjoy a very interesting podcast by J. Ellis, IBRA, IBRA council member for years and now member of the Advisory Board
๐๐What IBRA does, and which are our main journal publications!
youtu.be/QFaTLaF-C3o?si=p8JPโฆ via @YouTube
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Books for presents ! ๐ช๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ this fascinating book follows Dr Craneโs travels to over 60 countries in pursuit of bee knowledge. Rich in personal stories, research insights, and photographs! northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-euโฆ
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๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ โ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
๐๐6โ10 April 2026- AFU, Chitwan, Nepal
IBRA is proud to be a sponsor of this important international event supporting innovation, sustainability, collaboration in beekeeping research and practice.
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