Buying Used Beekeeping Equipment – Yes or No?
Some people who are interested in beginning beekeeping are put off from getting started due to the high cost of some new pieces of beekeeping
News and Articles
Beekeeping Articles
The Hive Tool – Beekeeping Equipment
The hive tool is only one of a wide and growing variety of beekeeping tools and supplies from which to make a selection when starting
What Can You Do With Honey?
Honey is a natural product made by honey bees. Yes, of course, you knew that. But I think some of the things you can do
Preparing for Winter in Your Apiary
Preparing your bees for winter is not complicated or difficult but still many beekeepers overlook many of the little jobs that need to be done and even some of the bigger jobs.
Some Beginner Beekeeping Mistakes
This article will try to help you avoid some of the most common beekeeping mistakes we have seen. If you are beginning beekeeping, you are
The Bee Smoker – Beekeeping Equipment
The bee smoker is one of the most important tools in the beekeeper’s box, that and the bee suit. But it is also one of
Catching Bees – Bait Hives & Swarms – Hive Removal
Catching bees is a great way of starting a new hive and bait hives are a great way of catching bees. These pointers may be
Strange Bee Behaviour at Hive Entrance
One of the things that worry beginner beekeepers most in the early months or even years is when bees gather at the entrance to their hives. Novices immediately think that there is something disastrously wrong and that they have somehow failed. This is not necessarily so. But here is a…
Honey Bees and Beekeeping for Fun and Profit
Why would you even want to get involved with stinging insects in the first place? Well, there are several reasons. The original reason for keeping bees was likely for the honey. If you kept the hives nearby, you would not need to hunt around to find a hive and if you found one, you might have to climb…
What is Propolis?
Propolis is one of the least known products of a bee hive and the least understood by those who have heard of it. It is
How to Make a Bee-friendly Garden – With or Without Beekeeping
A bee-friendly garden will help honey bees and the environment. The Irish honey bee population tends to fluctuate from year to year. This is often
How to Start Beekeeping in Ireland
How to Start Beekeeping in Ireland. You may have figured that out already that after reading all the books and watching a ton of YouTube videos you still seem to be missing a link or two. You just can’t quite get started. What to do?
Club News & Activities
Beeswax Cosmetics Workshop Gallery
Some random photos from our Beeswax Cosmetics event held on the 22nd April 2017. A good attendance and as you can see from the photos
Claregalway Agricultural Show 2017
The Tribes Beekeepers went to the Claregalway Agricultural Show 2017 this year and they brought some honey with them. They did not go to win,
A New Crop of Beekeepers at the Tribes Beekeepers Association 2017
The Tribes Beekeepers Association were very fortunate this year to have a large number of beginners learning the skill of keeping bees. Many of them
Jim Ryan’s Beeswax Cosmetics Workshop
Jim Ryan returned to Tribes Beekeepers Association yesterday by popular demand to demonstrate the skills involved in the production of cosmetics using beeswax with various other raw materials.
Free Laboratory Testing for Your Bees
Testing your bees in now free, for the time being at least. You should send your sample of 30 bees or a section of comb if it is a suspected brood disease, for diagnosis. This is the only reliable method of disease detection.
Asian Hornet Found in Scotland – Confirmed
Vespa Velutina has become an invasive species in France where it is believed to have arrived in boxes of pottery from China in 2004. Humans have been attacked after disturbing hornets; although the species is not aggressive it “charges in a group as soon as it feels its nest is threatened”. People have been hospitalised in France after suffering anaphylactic shock as a result of multiple stings. Because of hornets’ larger size, their sting is more serious than that of a bee.
Build Your Own NUC or Buy
Seán Duffy shows members Ian Speirs and Gerry Mac Eoin how to quickly make a pinewood NUC from scratch. No tea and cakes today. Straight down to work. Seán, chairman of the Tribes Beekeepers Association, builds his own hives and NUCs and agreed to give a small demonstration to a small group of members at the clubhouse on Saturday.
Making Cosmetics from Beeswax – How to Make Soap – Lip Balm etc.
Mr Jim Ryan will demonstrate the art of using honey and beeswax in making fabulous soap, hand balm and lip balm. This is a great way to see how to make these beautiful items and will guide you in creating them yourself.
Workshop: Record-keeping and Selecting Breeding Queens
We have a new workshop on record-keeping and selecting breeding queens coming up on the 21st of February. This workshop will be of interest to
Beeswax Products – Learn how to make them!
On the day, Jim will begin by showing the participants how to ‘clean’ wax properly. He’ll then go on to teach how to make the above mentioned products and will answer any questions we have along the way.