BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Central Association of Bee-Keepers - ECPv6.15.16//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Central Association of Bee-Keepers X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Central Association of Bee-Keepers REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20250918T170422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T171356Z UID:2766-1761244200-1761251400@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Social Evening at the National Honey Show DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for our 2025 Social Evening which continues our “in conversation with” series with Professor Robert Pickard interviewing the always entertaining Professor Stephen Martin. \n6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. \nTickets\, which include drinks and a light buffet\, are £25 in advance from our website or £30 on the day from our stand at the National Honey Show. \nEveryone is welcome to attend. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/social-evening-2025/ LOCATION:Sandown Park Race Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RobertPickardVignette.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241024T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241024T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20240909T211003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240910T121633Z UID:2635-1729794600-1729801800@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Social Evening at the National Honey Show DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for our 2024 Social Evening which continues our “in conversation with” series with Richard Rickitt interviewing our president\, Professor Robert Pickard.\n \n6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. \nTickets\, which include drinks and a light buffet\, are £25 in advance from our website or £30 on the day from our stand at the National Honey Show. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/social-evening-2024/ LOCATION:Sandown Park Race Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RobertPickardVignette.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240405T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240405T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20240314T184115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T184115Z UID:2570-1712313000-1712332800@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Spring Meeting 2024\, London DESCRIPTION:The CABK’s 2024 Spring Meeting will be held at Roots and Shoots in Vauxhall\, London. \nTickets cost £35 with lunch\, or £15 without\n \n    Book your tickets here     \nThe programme for the day covers various topics within the broad scope of beekeeping and social insect research that the CABK aims to promote. \nThe speakers will be:\n \n\nProfessor Les Baillie\, Professor of Microbiology\, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences\, Cardiff University.\nDr Carlos Martel\, Research Fellow\, Kew.\nDr Nancy Ellis\, Postdoctoral Researcher School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences Queen Mary University of London.\nDr. Emma Gardner\, Quantitative Ecologist and Modeller / Research Fellow UKCEH\n\n  \nCome along and bring your beekeeping friends\, non CABK members are very welcome. \n\n\n  URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/spring-meeting-2024/ LOCATION:Roots and Shoots\, Walnut Tree Walk\, Kennington\, London\, SE11 6DN\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-cropped-CABK-logo-512.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231122T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231122T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20231012T120135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231106T135825Z UID:2427-1700681400-1700685000@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:“Pathogen spillover among communities of bees” - a talk by Robert Paxton DESCRIPTION:Robert Paxton \nHoney bees host a number of viruses\, chief among which is deformed wing virus (DWV). The virus is nowadays found in a variety of other insect species\, particularly other bee species\, which presumably acquire DWV through feeding on contaminate flowers. Robert will use his and others’ research to examine how widespread pathogen spillover is among bee species\, and what its consequences might be. \n\n\nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend.  There is no fee for this event which also will be live-streamed to the CABK YouTube Channel – watch live or later\, on demand. \nRegistration for this virtual event is now open: \n \n\n\n  URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/pathogen-spillover-robert-paxton/ LOCATION:Your place! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/prof_robert_paxton_12.-3zu2.1000x0.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231026T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231026T183000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20230906T073451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240910T120703Z UID:2402-1698345000-1698345000@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Social Evening at the National Honey Show DESCRIPTION:Robert Pickard “in conversation” with Randy Oliver \nTickets £30 on the day\, from the stand at the National Honey Show\, or £25 in advance from our website. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/social-evening-2023x/ LOCATION:Sandown Park Race Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PickardOliverVignette.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230920T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230920T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20230830T124203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T070953Z UID:2396-1695238200-1695241800@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:“Nutrition in Honeybees and Humans” - a talk by Prof. Robert Pickard DESCRIPTION:Honeybees share 60% of their genes with humans and\, therefore\, have many similarities in their nutritional requirements. Both populations need oxygen\, water\, sugars\, fats\, proteins\, minerals and vitamins. They have to gather about forty different atomic elements from the environment that they both share. The ancestors of both groups were carnivores\, so it is not surprising that neither have the intrinsic chemistry to degrade cellulose\, the principal component of plant cell walls. Nevertheless\, honeybees have become herbivores and humans have become omnivores. If sterilised pollen is fed to bees\, many larvae either die or have their growth stunted. They need fungi to assist with the chemical breakdown of the pollen grains\, which are really small cellulose boxes. More than four hundred species of microorganisms can be found in the human gut. They play an important role in health and wellbeing. Both queen honeybees and women inoculate their eggs with symbiotic bacteria: mitochondria. Without these\, the offspring would not survive. They carry bacterial DNA and reproduce to occupy almost every cell in the body. The whole story illustrates the interdependence of all living things as they recycle nutrients for one another. \n\nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend.  There is no fee for this event which also will be live-streamed to the CABK YouTube Channel – watch live or later\, on demand. \nRegistration for this Zoom event is now open.\n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/nutrition-in-honeybees-and-humans/ LOCATION:Your place! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bee-on-styphnolobium-IMGP1360.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20221117T165607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230116T155032Z UID:2148-1678822200-1678825800@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:CABK Annual General Meeting 2023 DESCRIPTION:Registration for this online event is open now\, please use the link below.\nFurther information will be circulated to members during February.\n\n \n  \n Notice of 78th Annual General Meeting \nThe 78th AGM of the Central Association of Bee-Keepers will be held\, on-line\, on Tuesday 14th March 2023\, starting at 7.30pm. \n  \nFurther details to follow … \n  \nOfficers 2022-23\nPresident: Prof Robert Pickard\nTreasurer: Harold Cloutt\nSecretary: Sue Carter \nCommittee 2022-23\nCommittee Chairman – Robert Smith\nDeputy Chairman – Andy Pedley\nProgramme Secretary – Roger Patterson\nMembership Secretary – Fiona Matheson\nDistribution & Sales Secretary – Bill Fisher\nWebmaster – Simon Wilks\nOther Committee Members:\nAndrew Gibb\, Pat Allen URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/cabk-annual-general-meeting-2023/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CABK-logo-512-150x150-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230312 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20220915T094834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230212T105617Z UID:2026-1678492800-1678579199@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Spring Meeting 2023\, Norton Priory Museum\, Runcorn DESCRIPTION:Norton Priory \nThe CABK Spring Meeting travels around the country – 2020 in Arkendale\, North Yorkshire\, 2022 in Nottingham and we are delighted to announce that the 2023 event will be held at Norton Priory Museum\, near Runcorn\, Cheshire. \nNorton Priory Museum & Gardens is one of Cheshire’s hidden gems. Once home to a medieval church\, this is the most excavated monastic site in Europe. \nThe Medieval Undercroft \nVisitors can explore the 12th century undercroft with beautiful vaulted ceiling and the priory ruins showing the layout of the medieval buildings. Norton Priory was founded in 1134\, and achieved mitred abbey status in 1391. The museum displays thousands of objects discovered at the site\, which tell the 900-year history from priory to mansion house and the stories of the people who lived here. The most impressive object in the museum is the twice life-size St Christopher statue. \nNorton Priory Woodland \nToday\, the museum is surrounded by woodland walks\, bringing opportunities to discover secret summer houses\, sculptures and a stream glade. Norton Priory is home to the National Collection of Tree Quince\, and the gardens and grounds support a wide variety of flora and fauna. \nNorton Priory Gardens \nThe Priory is a couple of miles from Runcorn Railway Station; there is plenty of free car parking. \nTickets will include admission to the Garden and Museum plus all refreshments and a buffet lunch\, with hot or cold options. \nTickets cost £30  \n    Book your tickets here … \nThe programme for the day covers various topics within the broad scope of beekeeping and social insect research that the CABK aims to promote.  Apart from the talks\, there will certainly be time to explore the Priory Museum and lovely gardens. \nCome along and bring your beekeeping friends\, non CABK members are very welcome. \n\nStephen Martin \nEmeritus Prof. Stephen Martin\, University of Salford\, Manchester \nStephen has studied social insects (bees\, wasps\, termites and ants) for most of his career. His areas of specialisation are the ‘hornet ecology’\, ‘pest and diseases of honeybees’ and ‘chemical ecology of ants’. He holds a Chair in Social Entomology in the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at Salford University\, Manchester. Prior to that he spent 12 years working at Sheffield University\, 7 years with the National Bee Unit and 7 years in Japan conducting research into hornets. \nStephen is best known for his work on the Varroa mite and its association with viruses\, especially the Deformed Wing Virus\, but more recently his expertise in hornet biology is in demand\, both nationally and internationally. His team of researchers at Salford\, funded in part by beekeepers\, are using the very latest molecular methods to read the genetic code of the DWV virus. The aim is to understand why some honey bee colonies have become naturally tolerant to Varroa and see if this information can provide beekeepers with a long-term solution to the problem. \nHannah Wolmuth-Gordon \nHannah Wolmuth-Gordon –  Exploring a bumblebee gut parasite \n\n\nHannah is in the final year of her PhD at Royal Holloway\, University of London. Previously\, Hannah completed her undergraduate studies and Masters at the University of Bristol. During her PhD she has used the interaction between the gut parasite\, Crithidia bombi\, and the bumblebee\, Bombus terrestris\, as a model system to investigate epidemiological questions. For example\, she has explored the impact of the parasite on different aged bumblebees and colonies at different stages of their lifecycle. She has also looked at the effect of temperature on the infectivity of C. bombi. \nLab-reared B. terrestris nest \nHannah’s talk will discuss factors which affect the spread of C. bombi within and between bumblebee colonies. Such as\, does the colony lifecycle stage impact the spread of the parasite through the colony and what does the timing of infection mean for the spread of the parasite to the next generation? Investigating questions such as these can improve our understanding C. bombi in bumble bees. These findings can also be applied to the spread of parasites in other social insects. \n\n  \n\nDr Paul Cross – Using small drones to track bees across their entire foraging range \nDr. Paul Cross \nPaul has kept bees for 15 years. He currently runs 15 colonies on Anglesey and at the Bangor University apiary\, which is used for teaching and research purposes. He is involved in supervising a diverse range of bee-related research projects\, including the evaluation of bee-keeping as a poverty alleviating tool in Uganda and Tanzania; discrimination of honey bee races in North Wales (in conjunction with BIBBA); the impact of neonicotinoids on solitary bees; two projects developing micro-electronic bee trackers; Dispersal strategies and space use in pollinating bees; and a forthcoming study on tracking of key pollinators in agricultural and natural landscapes. \nIs it tea-time? Training bees to a feeder \nLong distance drone tracking of key pollinators in agricultural and natural landscapes: Achieving sustainable use of natural resources\n\nPaul and engineering colleagues at Bangor University have developed a revolutionary tracking technology designed to follow honey and bumblebees across their entire foraging range in real time with high accuracy. \n\n  \nDr Raquel De Sousa \nDr Raquel De Sousa – University of Oxford BeeLab \n\nI am currently a post-doc researcher in the Oxford BeeLab led by Professor Geraldine Wright\, a world-class scientist in bee nutrition. My (early stage) beekeeping activities in Northern Portugal sparked the intention to pursue a PhD abroad. In 2014\, I joined Prof. Wright’s lab at Newcastle University\, where I strived to understand whether adult worker honey bees like mineral salts in food. After my PhD\, I joined a project to develop a honey bee pollen substitute for commercial beekeepers. With Prof. Wright and other colleagues\, we co-founded a spin-off company\, APIX Nutrition (now APIX Biosciences). In the Oxford Beelab\, we use laboratory\, semi-field and field settings\, for example\, to understand how bees regulate the intake of nutrients\, taste and feeding preferences\, how diet influences the immunocompetence\, and the brood rearing capacity of bees. \nToo much or too little of a good thing? The study of honeybee nutrition. \nBees in test cage \nAnimals attain optimal nutrition through the regulation of ingested nutrients. Micronutrients (e.g. minerals) ensure physiological and metabolic functions and must be obtained from food. Therefore\, these nutrients are necessary for proper insect growth\, survival and reproduction. Understanding how nutritional components in diet influence bees at both the individual and the colony level (e.g. brood rearing) is not only essential but necessary. In the first part of this talk\, using two-choice feeding assays\, we asked whether young workers preferred mineral-enriched over mineral-free sucrose solutions and their preference-aversion thresholds. We demonstrate that adult workers can regulate the intake of mineral salts through pre-ingestive and post-ingestive mechanisms. In the second part\, I will describe a new method for measuring how diet influences brood production in honey bee colonies using styrofoam colony nucleus boxes maintained in a semi-field setting (e.g. polytunnel). Because it is difficult to control what the whole colony eats\, this setting allowed us to control the environment of the colonies and limit or prevent food from entering the colony. This method standardises the nutrition across individual and intact honey bee colony replicates\, enabling reproducibility and requiring fewer apiary resources. It will make it possible for researchers to measure the impact of nutrition on the performance of whole colony populations. \n\n\nCancellation Policy – recognising potential future uncertainties\, we will be as flexible as possible regarding cancellation and refunds.\nIn-person bookings will close at midnight on Sunday 5th March to allow final numbers to be provided for catering purposes.  Up until that time we will offer a full refund for cancellation.\nIf we cancel the event\, for example because numbers are too low\, we will of course make a full refund of any monies paid. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/spring-meeting-2023-norton-priory-runcorn/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/thumbnail_image002.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230213T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230213T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20220803T162750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T102206Z UID:1969-1676316600-1676320200@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:The Perilous Life of a Drone - a talk by Alison McAfee DESCRIPTION:Drone honey bees get little attention from workers\, queens or even researchers!  Yet they are clearly a vital resource for a healthy colony.   \nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend.  There is no fee for this event which also will be live-streamed to the CABK YouTube Channel – watch live or later\, for one week only\, on demand. \nRegistration for this Zoom event is now open. \n \n\n\n\nDr Alison McAfee will talk about her studies into the resilience of those largely ignored drone bees \nAlison McAfee \nAlison McAfee completed her Ph.D. in Genome Science and Technology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and is now a postdoc at UBC and North Carolina State University. She is a L’Oreal For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellow and her research has been reported by Scientific American\, National Geographic\, and CBC\, among other venues. She also enjoys long\, steep hikes\, fishing\, and training horses with her dressage coach. \nThe Perilous Life of a Drone\nDrone honey bees are woefully understudied. An abundance of healthy\, high-quality drones are necessary to produce top-notch queens\, but we have a very poor understanding of how stressors like extreme temperatures and pesticide exposure affect adult drone fertility\, survival\, and physiology. We evaluated drone and worker stress tolerance in terms of survival\, and measured levels of common stress-response proteins after exposure to pesticides. The results we obtained were not at all what we expected\, and hint at drones having more complex stress tolerance mechanisms than we give them credit for. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/the-perilous-life-of-a-drone-alison-mcafee/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSC01802_edit.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230119T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230119T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20221122T113825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221215T172332Z UID:2150-1674156600-1674160200@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Wood Ants - a talk by Jacob Podesta DESCRIPTION:We tend to forget that Hymenoptera includes bees\, wasps and ANTS – this talk will highlight the similarities and differences between the lives of bees and ants and move on to examine the impact of  forestry plantation management upon the establishment of new nests\, on the North York Moors. \nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend.  There is no fee for this event which also will be live-streamed to the CABK YouTube Channel – watch live or later\, on demand. \nRegistration for this Zoom event is now open.\n \n\n\n\nJacob Podesta will talk under the title “Wood ants in conifer plantations: how simple structural differences affect edge specialists in planted forests” \nJacob Podesta \nJacob Podesta – his interest in social insects began with social wasps\, studying how the behaviour of paper wasps changes to be more cooperative with age (with Dr Serian Sumner at the University of Bristol) before moving on to work for his Masters\, with the European rock ant\, Temnothorax albipennis\, investigating the tandem-running behaviour that these ants use to transfer information between individuals. Following this\, he worked in public engagement in science with Bristol Zoological Society\, but maintained an active interest in social insects. He then worked as a naturalist in Central America researching orchid bees. He studied the altitudinal variation in orchid bee diversity and contributed to an updated range for several species.\nThrough this\, he moved away from studying behaviour and into ecology\, returning to academia to begin his PhD. His current work at the University of York looks at the two-way interaction between mound building ants and the environment using plantation forests as a model. So far\, he has investigated how wood ants impact the soil and the spatial heterogeneity of below-ground resources and how the management decisions made by foresters impact wood ant populations. \nWood ants in conifer plantations: how simple structural differences affect edge specialists. \nWood Ant nest \nWhile many ants are very effective at dispersal\, with winged reproductives being able to fly to new locations and found colonies\, some species have a different dispersal strategy. The British populations of the northern hairy wood ant (Formica lugubris) form vast networks of cooperating nests in many forests in Scotland and the North of England\, challenging our idea of what a colony is.  Rather than flying to a new area to found nests\, mated queens will return to the maternal nests and search for a nesting site on foot with workers from the old nest. This makes their dispersal much slower than many other ants\, despite high population densities. They are also edge specialists\, nesting in areas where both trees and direct sun are available. As a result\, their dispersal is potentially affected by local topography and the land management practices. \nFormica lugubris © Carly Crow* \nUsing an expanding population of Formica lugubris in the North Yorkshire Moors\, we explore the effects of the compass bearing of linear features\, such as roads\, paths\, and fire breaks on the dispersal potential and population of wood ants. In high latitudes\, the bearing (relative to north) of linear canopy gaps will determine the amount and pattern (spatial and temporal) of light availability\, which will affect the wood ants in the understory below. Using nearly 10 years of population margins mapping data in conjunction with recent data collection\, we attempt to understand how the land management and forestry practices have facilitated or hindered the expansion of these populations\, and to what extent the wood ants’ current distribution on the North York Moors has been influenced by past forestry planning decisions. \n\n  \n\nCarly Crow Instagram: corvid.illustration Website: www.corvid-illustration.com URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/wood-ants-a-talk-by-jacob-podesta/ LOCATION:Your place! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/100_1291-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221207T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221207T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20220809T150236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T093518Z UID:1965-1670441400-1670445000@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Bee-Keepers' Question Time - Christmas Special DESCRIPTION:Our Annual pre-Christmas event\, modelled on Gardeners’ Question Time\, but with an expert panel of beekeepers.   \nThis event is a virtual event\, hosted on Zoom and is free to all\, CABK Members and friends   \nQuestions may be submitted by email to robert.smith@cabk.org.uk or shorter questions can be put during Registration. \nRegistration for this event is now open\, please use the link below\n \n\nThe Panel\n\nLynfa Davies \nLynfa Davies lives in Aberystwyth and has kept bees with her husband\, Rob\, for 18 years. During this time\, she has worked her way through the BBKA assessments to become a Master Beekeeper and in 2019 was awarded the National Diploma in Beekeeping. She is an active member of Aberystwyth and District BKA where she gets involved with training new beekeepers. Lynfa is also a member of the Welsh Beekeeper’s Association Learning and Development Committee. She regularly gives talks and leads training sessions on practical aspects of beekeeping. She is a regular speaker at events and association meetings and her articles appear in the beekeeping press. \nLynfa currently has approximately 30 colonies which she manages for honey production and for the joy of looking after bees! In addition\, she raises her own queens and uses these to produce nucleus colonies and to replace her own stock. In Spring 2022\, Lynfa’s first book\, The Miller method of queen rearing\, was published by Northern Bee Books. \nOutside of beekeeping\, Lynfa works for Menter a Busnes on the Farming Connect contract\, a support and advisory programme for farmers in Wales. She manages to bring her expertise on insects to this work providing information and advice on the value of biodiverse ecosystems in a farmed landscape. In addition\, Lynfa is currently working on a contract for the Animal and Plant Health Agency to deliver online training modules for intermediate beekeepers. \n\nRoger Patterson \nRoger Patterson started beekeeping in his native West Sussex in 1963. He is a practical beekeeper who has learnt by observing honey bees and interpreting what they have told him\, rather than from standard material. He is the Apiary Manager and a demonstrator for his local BKA\, where there are usually 30-40 colonies for teaching and queen rearing\, in addition to his own 35-40. He speaks and demonstrates widely\, where his practical approach is appreciated\, giving him the privilege of seeing different beekeepers keeping different bees in different locations\, where he has learnt that the “one size fits all” and “beekeeping by numbers” approach may not always be appropriate\, as conditions can often be different only a short distance away. \nRoger is the author of five books\, has many online videos and is a contributor to the beekeeping press. He owns and manages the well-known Dave Cushman’s website. He uses colony management techniques that have stood the test of time and are based on what bees need\, not what beekeepers think they need\, though some may not be found in modern books. He encourages beekeepers to understand “the basics” and keep healthy productive bees that suit their environment. \nRoger is the Programme Secretary for the Central Association\, Lecture Secretary for the National Honey Show\, President and Education & Events Secretary of BIBBA and Vice President of BDI. He is a past Trustee of BBKA. \n\nRobert Pickard \nRobert Pickard is Emeritus Professor of Neurobiology at the University of Cardiff and President of the Central Association of Beekeepers. He is an Independent Member of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee\, Chair of the International Bee Research Association and a former Editor of the Journal of Apicultural Research. \nHis research team developed new microelectronic technologies for the recording of biochemical activity in brains and tumours. In 1985\, the first computerised atlas of the honey bee brain was illustrated at The Royal Society\, in London\, and Apimondia\, in Nagoya. \nRobert has studied bees since 1956 and his postgraduate students are spread through 50 different countries worldwide. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/bee-keepers-question-time-2022/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/questions.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221110T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221110T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20220628T105316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T120235Z UID:1946-1668108600-1668112200@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Stingless bees and tropical solitary bees - a talk by Breno M. Freitas DESCRIPTION:Prof. Breno Freitas will talk about the amazing bio-diversity amongst bees to be found in the South American Tropics.   \nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend.  There is no fee for this event which also will be live-streamed to the CABK YouTube Channel – watch live or later\, on demand. \nRegistration for this Zoom event is now open. \n \n\n\nProf. Breno Freitas will talk about the fascinating stingless bees and solitary bees that make an important contribution to Brazilian ecosystems \n“In this presentation\, I will show that among the 20\,000 bee species in the world about 85% of them have a solitary life style. \nCarpenter bee Xylocopa frontalis \nDespite the better known and studied bee species that inhabit temperate climates of the world\, the greater diversity of solitary bees are in the tropics\, and they are amazing!!! There are species that use floral oils to build their nests and to replace nectar as the energy source to their offspring\, and species where males have to collect floral essences in order to mate\, while in other species the females excavate through hard wood to build their nests. I will also talk about a group of tropical social bees that give up their stings in exchange for a variety of defensive strategies\, and have found different ways to organise their colonies\, from the nest architecture to brood and queen production. \nBut the point I will address is that these tropical bee species are not just weird curiosities of the bee world. They are also essential pollinators and are involved in intricate food chains in the tropical forests\, and can be sustainably used for the production of food (honey and pollen) and other hive products (geopropolis\, resins) and to assist pollination of crops\, provided we develop techniques to rear and manage them. I will show what we have achieved so far. \n  \n\n\nProf. Breno Freitas – Zootecnia – UFC \nBreno M. Freitas has worked with bees since 1984 when he became a beekeeper working with Africanized honey bees. Later\, he achieved his first degree in Agronomy (1988)\, M.Sc. in Animal Science (1991) and PhD working with bees and crop pollination (1995) taken at the University of Wales College of Cardiff\, UK. Presently\, he is a Full Professor in the Department of Animal Science at the Federal University of Ceara\, Fortaleza\, Brazil\, teaching and supervising undergraduate and graduate students of the Agronomy\, Animal Science and Biology courses. \nNest of Orchid Bee Euglossa cordata \nHe researches ways in which bees can contribute to human food production and natural ecosystem sustainability\, having pollination in the Neotropics as the central point. To this end\, he and his interdisciplinary team of researchers\, students\, and industry collaborators investigate pollination requirements of agricultural crops\, agricultural pollination in Brazil\, pollinator efficiency and breeding and management of Africanized bees and species of stingless bees and solitary bees in agriculture. Threats to bee health and their pollination services due to climate change\, deforestation and pesticide misuse are studied through precision beekeeping\, gene expression\, data mining\, Artificial Intelligence\, remote sensing\, Internet of Things and monitoring and tracking of bees and colonies. His national and international partnerships on these topics have given rise to several projects and publications. \nNest of stingless bee Melipona subnitida \nHe has also worked as a researcher for the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (1996 – present)\, member of the Brazilian Pollinators Initiative (1998 – present)\, member of the Scientific Council of the International Commission for Plant-Pollinator Relationship (2010 – present)\, he has acted as a consultant and contributor to FAO in several projects and co-author of its publications\, and he served as member of the Scientific Council of the Brazilian Federation of Beekeepers (2000-2022) and Coordinating Leader Author of the IPBES – Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of the United Nations to the theme of pollinators\, pollination and food production (2014-2016). URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/stingless-bees-and-tropical-solitary-bees/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Screenshot-2022-08-11-at-12.47.45.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221027T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221027T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20220809T172252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220809T172532Z UID:1974-1666895400-1666902600@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Social Evening 2022 - an Evening with Grace McCormack DESCRIPTION:The CABK 2022 Social Evening will take place on Thursday 27th October in the Solario Suite\, Sandown Park\, during the National Honey Show.  There will be food and drinks and an opportunity to enjoy a more relaxed evening in the company of one of the keynote speakers at the NHS\, Prof. Grace McCormack from the National University of Ireland\, Galway (NUI). \nTickets for this event are £20 from this website\, until Wednesday 26th October; on-the-day tickets will be available from the CABK Stand at the NHS\, priced £25 \n\nGrace McCormack \nGrace will be in conversation with the CABK President\, Prof. Robert Pickard and there will certainly be opportunities to put your questions to her as well. \nGrace McCormack is a Professor in Zoology at NUI Galway. Her interests lie in evolutionary biology and particularly in using molecular data to understand how organisms are related to each other and the impacts this may have on conservation and on the evolution of organismal traits. The interaction between animals and their parasites/pathogens over evolutionary time is also of interest as is the use of this information in applied science such as biodiscovery (marine sponges) and apiculture (bees). Grace started beekeeping to better understand the species she is now studying\, and the University apiary managed by her has 12-15 colonies. \nDuring the National Honey Show she will be presenting two talks which have arisen from the interests mentioned above. \n\n“Insights on beekeeping from wild honey bees”\n“Protecting honey bees on the island of Ireland: our journey from discovery to legislation”\n\nThere will be much to enjoy and to learn and perhaps have our assumptions challenged? URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/social-evening-2022-an-evening-with-grace-mccormack/ LOCATION:Sandown Park Race Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Grace-McCormack1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220915T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220915T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20220809T144728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220809T151509Z UID:1984-1663270200-1663273800@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:The Irish Apicultural Programme: investigating the impact of multiple stressors on honey bees - a talk by Darren O'Connell DESCRIPTION:How will our bees cope with a warming world\, on top of existing disease and environmental challenges?\nThis talk will explore some work on these aspects for the Irish Apicultural Programme.  \nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend.  There is no fee for this event which also will be live-streamed to the CABK YouTube Channel – watch live or later\, on demand. \nRegistration for this Zoom event is now open. \n \n\n\nDr Darren O’Connell\, a post-doctoral researcher in the School of Biology and Environmental Science at University College\, Dublin. \nOut sampling! \nSummary: “The Irish Apicultural Programme\, funded by the Department of Agriculture\, Food and Marine seeks to understand the impacts of multiple stressors on honey bees. As part of this we are investigating the influence of thermal stress in a warming environment\, and the potentially multiplicative impacts of co-infection with multiple pathogens and multiple pesticide exposure.” \n  \n\n\nDr. Darren O’Connell \nDr. Darren O’Connell\n“I am a molecular ecologist working on the impact of multiple stressors on honey bees. In my research career I mostly use genetic tools to understand the environment around us. I have used this approach to provide insight into a variety of different environmental challenges\, such as pollination services\, successfully restoring forests and quantifying and protecting bird diversity in the tropics.” URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/the-irish-apicultural-programme-a-talk-by-darren-oconnell/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Out-sampling-1-rotated.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220327 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20211101T105413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220324T215322Z UID:1570-1648252800-1648339199@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Spring Meeting 2022\, Nottingham DESCRIPTION:CABK are delighted to be bringing one of our main meetings of the year to beekeepers in the East Midlands. Our Spring meeting will be held on 26th March at Holme Pierrepont Hall\, near Nottingham.  We are aiming to make this a hybrid event\, with virtual attendance via Zoom – all of the content but you have to prepare your own lunch! \nArrive from 10:00 for a 10:30 start.  Plenty of car parking. \nTickets are £25 pp for in-person attendance\, including a delicious hot buffet lunch\, and £10 for virtual attendance\, and may be purchased through the links below: \nJust one day to go…!!  There are still just a few tickets available for this unique event – please book now via this link \nBuy in-person tickets \nThose wishing to participate virtually\, via Zoom\, may book by clicking the link below. \nBuy virtual tickets \nThere is a full programme for the day.  In the morning we will have guided tours of the magnificent house and gardens and\, in conjunction with the bee research team at Nottingham Trent University (NTU)\, led by Dr. Martin Bencsik\, we will have an opportunity to see the NTU Apiary with its continuously monitored hives.  The morning sessions will conclude with a talk about some of the exciting research that is going on and there will be a workshop on the B-GOOD projects being advanced by NTU.  Lunch will be a hot buffet with 3 options – see below – and then the afternoon will feature two talks separated by a tea break. \nCome along and bring your beekeeping friends\, non CABK members are very welcome. \nThe Parterre \nOur two afternoon speakers will be… \nVince Gallo\n \nVince Gallo \nVince tends his 15-20 hives in Surrey within his garden and two out-apiaries; one of which is at a local school. The bees are kept both as a hobby\, but also for research; the latter being a result of this retired software engineer deciding to avoid boredom by undertaking a PhD at Queen Mary\, University of London (QMUL). The research topic concerns the use and construction of honeycomb and now\, in the third year\, the bees and comb are beginning to surrender some answers.\nVince is an active member of Reigate Beekeepers which provides ample opportunity to help other beekeepers\, to assist the public as a swarm collector and to promote the interests of bees by supporting the association at summer shows and by giving talks at local groups and schools. \n\n“My path to understanding the mechanisms of honeycomb construction” \nExperimental comb \nHoneycomb is always beautiful\, often regular\, and commonplace\, and the method by which bees achieve its construction has fascinated and eluded scientists and beekeepers for centuries\, and for my PhD research I have been continuing this attempt – with some success. I will explain my experiments\, exploiting my domestic apiary\, which have included video recording of observation hives\, and placement of assorted stimuli onto which the bees built honeycomb. I will also present a number of custom physical and software tools which I designed and built that allowed me to take measurements and make comparisons of the resulting wax constructions. In this talk\, while discussing these methods and equipment\, I will disclose both successes and the more numerous failures that illustrate quite how challenging and entertaining was this process. \nHarriet Hall \nHarriet Hall \nHarriet Hall is a PhD student in her fourth and final year at Nottingham Trent University\, studying the Varroa mite and its host species\, Apis mellifera.\n“My research focuses primarily on substrate-borne vibrations produced by both mite and bee: their capture using vibration sensing technology\, the identification and characterisation of the features of those vibrations\, and the attribution of those specific vibrational traces to their corresponding bee or mite behaviour. \nI have previously researched the foraging behaviour of the hairy footed flower bee\, Anthophora plumipes\, at a site in Portugal\, as well as the mating behaviour of two-spotted crickets\, Gryllus bimaculatus\, during my undergraduate degree\, where I studied zoology.” \n  \n“Capturing vibrations originating from Varroa destructor individuals” \nCurrent methods of Varroa detection within honeybee colonies necessitate the physical opening of hives and removal of bees/brood\, or regular\, in-person inspection of the base board. Precision beekeeping is a recent apiary management strategy that aims to reduce colony stress through the remote collection of various hive data (such as temperature\, weight and the number of incoming/outgoing bees)\, which can then be passed on to beekeepers to inform them of colony events (such as swarming) or changes in status (such as colony death\, queen-less-ness). \nVarroa on accelerometer \nThe work that I have carried out as part of my PhD programme investigates the opportunity to detect the presence of Varroa mites in honeybee hives remotely\, using vibration as the monitored parameter. Accelerometer sensors\, used in my study\, have previously been highly successful in the detection and characterisation of both individual honeybee vibrational signals and overall changes in the colony state. \nI will discuss the successful use of these sensors in the detection of individual Varroa mite vibrations\, an organism of minute size in comparison to a honeybee. Through this investigation\, a never-before described Varroa behaviour has been discovered\, which has a corresponding vibrational trace. I have carefully studied and characterised the vibration produced by this behaviour\, which I have termed ‘jolting’\, due to the abrupt movement of the mite. \nThe results of this study have now laid a foundation for further work into the remote detection of Varroa mites in the capped brood cells of the comb\, using accelerometers as a sensing tool. I will discuss this new endeavour and its implications in terms of remote mite monitoring\, as well as speculating on the potential function of this new behaviour\, based on the results so far. \n\nNTU Apiary \n\n\nHot Buffet Options\nSalmon en Croute with a Tarragon Buerre Blanc\, Buttered New Potatoes\, Panache of Seasonal Vegetables\nCajun Chicken Pasta with Rustic Breads and a Mixed Leaf Salad\nWild Mushroom and Pepper Fricasse\, Long Grain Rice\, Garlic Bread and Mixed Leaf Salad \n\nCancellation Policy – recognising the continuing uncertainties\, we will be as flexible as possible regarding cancellation and refunds.\nIn-person bookings will close at midnight on Sunday 20th March to allow final numbers to be provided for catering purposes.  Up until that time we will offer a full refund for cancellation.\nIf we cancel the event\, for example because numbers are too low\, we will of course make a full refund of any monies paid. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/spring-meeting-2022/ LOCATION:Holme Pierrepont Hall\, Nottingham\, NG12 2LD\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_3036-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220321T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220321T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20211103T134707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T134707Z UID:1680-1647891000-1647894600@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:CABK Annual General Meeting 2022 DESCRIPTION:Details of how to attend this online event will be circulated to members during February. \n  \n Notice of 77th Annual General Meeting \nThe 77th AGM of the Central Association of Bee-Keepers will be held\, on-line\, on Monday 21st March 2022\, starting at 7.30pm. \n  \nFurther details to follow … \n  \nOfficers 2021\nPresident: Prof Robert Pickard\nTreasurer: Harold Cloutt\nSecretary: Sue Carter \nCommittee 2021\nCommittee Chairman – Robert Smith\nDeputy Chairman – Andy Pedley\nProgramme Secretary – Roger Patterson\nMembership Secretary – Fiona Matheson\nDistribution & Sales Secretary – Bill Fisher\nWebmaster – Simon Wilks\nOther Committee Members:\nAndrew Gibb\, Pat Allen URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/cabk-annual-general-meeting-2022/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bee-on-styphnolobium-IMGP1360.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220214T203000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220214T213000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20211001T104852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220207T203711Z UID:1606-1644870600-1644874200@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Tracking Honey Bees with Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence - a talk by Malika Ratnayake and Alan Dorin DESCRIPTION:Please note later start time than usual for this Zoom event – to recognise UK and Australian time zones! \nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend.  There is no fee for this event which also will be live-streamed to the CABK YouTube Channel – watch live or later\, on demand. \nRegistration for the Zoom event is now open \n \n\n\nProf. Alan Dorin and his PhD student Malika Ratnayake will talk about their multi-disciplinary approach to understanding how bees behave in complex environments. \n\nAlan Dorin \nAlan Dorin is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Information Technology\, Monash University\, Melbourne\, Australia. He researches the ways in which technology assists discovery in the ecological sciences and in human creativity. Through his work in Artificial Life\, Alan explores the key attributes of organisms that enable them to live in complex environments.\nIn particular\, Alan’s research addresses one of the most important current global problems – how insects\, especially bees\, contribute to human food production and natural ecosystem sustainability. \n\n\nThe simulations that he and his interdisciplinary team of researchers\, students\, and industry collaborators create\, are used to improve agriculture and horticulture\, and to assist us in maintaining natural ecosystems as our climate changes. The technologies that this same team develops help us to monitor the natural world\, so that we can better understand how ecosystems are changing now\, and predict how they will change in the future. \n\n\nAlan promotes an understanding of the relationships between technology and human endeavour by nurturing curiosity and encouraging students to form their own bridges between disciplines. \n\nMalika Ratnayake \nMalika Ratnayake is a PhD student in Computational and Collective Intelligence in the Faculty of Information Technology\, Monash University. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering and a Masters in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology\, Thailand. His research develops cutting edge computer-vision and deep-learning facilitated technologies for pollination monitoring. Through his research\, Malika explores the behaviour of pollinators in complex environments using these novel technologies. This knowledge is used to improve the sustainability of pollinator resources and natural and agricultural ecosystems. \n\n\n\n\n“Is technology a bee’s friend?”\nIn this presentation\, Alan and Malika will describe computer simulations\, hardware and software built in collaboration with ecologists\, evolutionary biologists\, botanists\, entomologists\, fruit/vegetable growers and seed producers\, to help us better understand bee behaviour and pollination. These tools help us understand how to preserve the bees and flowering plants of our native ecosystems\, and to secure our human food supply under a changing climate. Our tools account for what bees perceive and how they learn. They allow us to explore the implications of foraging and decision-making strategies of bees. \n\nThe big questions we address with this understanding relate to how bees interact with flowering plants in complex environments. Armed with this knowledge we can build environments that are friendly for bees and produce valuable human food. And\, we can sustain our native ecosystems within which native bees play a key role.\nIs technology an ally in this research? What might be the drawbacks of using technology in this context? What are some guiding principles when considering applications of technology to better understand bees? URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/tracking-bees-with-machine-vision-and-ai/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/tiff:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PastedGraphic-5.tiff ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220113T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220113T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20210723T122005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210806T095923Z UID:1523-1642102200-1642105800@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:The Role of Gardens in Supporting Insect Pollinators - a talk by Nicholas Tew DESCRIPTION:This event is a virtual event\, hosted on Zoom. \nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend.  There is no fee for this event. \nRegistration for this event is now open \n \n\n\nNicholas Tew \nNicholas Tew will talk about the Role of Gardens in Supporting Insect Pollinators \nNicholas Tew is a PhD student at the University of Bristol working in Professor Jane Memmott’s community ecology group. His research focuses on the supply of floral resources for insect pollinators in urban areas. Previously\, he worked on the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on bumblebee foraging behaviour as part of his master’s at Imperial College and web building in orb spiders at the University of Oxford during his undergraduate degree. In his spare time\, he enjoys gardening on his allotment and hiking in the countryside. \nAn ashy mining bee feeding from a window-box \nImportant pollinator habitats like hay meadows have declined widely in the UK countryside\, while at the same time urban areas have been expanding. Residential gardens are the primary greenspace in our towns and cities\, covering 30% of all urban land and\, at a national scale\, more than half a million hectares (an area the size of Norfolk). Gardens are fascinating habitats to study as they contain unnatural assemblages of plant species thrown together haphazardly by gardeners\, dominated by non-natives and highly-modified horticultural cultivars. Research from my PhD shows how important gardens are in providing food for foraging pollinators and how they could be a lifeline for species that are struggling to cope in intensively-managed agricultural landscapes. \n\n  URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/the-role-of-gardens-in-supporting-insect-pollinators/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/DSCF6910-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20210804T204942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211212T123030Z UID:1539-1638991800-1638991800@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Bee-Keepers' Question Time DESCRIPTION:Bee-Keepers’ Question Time\n\nYour chance to quiz the experts;\naddressing all areas of practical beekeeping\n  \nMargaret Thomas\, Marin Anastassov and John Hendrie\n\nThis event was recorded and is now available on our YouTube channel \n  \n\nThe Panel\n\nMargaret Thomas \nMargaret has been beekeeping for 48 years\, first with a few hives then up to 80 and being involved in the newly set up Farmer’s Markets locally. She has been a long standing member of the BFA. \nShe was tutored initially by Ted Hooper and then Clive de Bruyn in Essex; she retired to Scotland in 2008. \nShe is the current President of the NDB having gained her Diploma in 1982.  She has been involved in training and assessing in the BBKA and the SBA since gaining her BBKA qualifications. \n\nMarin Anastassov \nMarin holds a BSc in Animal Science and an MSc in Organic Farming.  He is passionate about sustainable food production and his entire working career has been in organic food and farming. \nMarin is a Master Beekeeper and gained his NDB in 2017. \nHe currently manages 30 colonies in Gloucestershire.  Marin is a Trustee of Gloucestershire Beekeepers Association and is the Chairman on the BBKA Examinations Board.’ \n\nJohn Hendrie \nJohn has kept and managed honey bees for more than 50 years and achieved his BBKA Master Beekeeper certificate in 1986.  He has been heavily involved in beekeeping education ever since\, running courses and lecturing widely in the United Kingdom and Ireland. \nJohn is the Moderator for the BBKA Examinations Board and has been a member of the Examinations Board for many years\, including 15 years as Board secretary. \nHe has been on the committee of the National Honey Show for more than 35 years . He also judges at small honey shows. \n\nOur truly expert Panel will provide their advice on questions submitted by you…!!   \nPlease send your questions at any time to robert.smith@cabk.org.uk URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/bee-keepers-question-time3/ LOCATION:Your place! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/questions.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211117T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211117T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20210319T121847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211126T093846Z UID:1460-1637177400-1637181000@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:The Benefits of Propolis to Honey Bees; Newest Data - a talk by Marla Spivak DESCRIPTION:This event will be a virtual event\, hosted on Zoom. \nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend.  There is no charge for this event. \nRegistration for this past event is now closed \n\nFor a limited time\, a recording of the talk is available on our YouTube channel at: https://youtu.be/dbck4MQL7ss \n\n\nProfessor Marla Spivak \n  \nMarla Spivak is a MacArthur Fellow and McKnight Distinguished Professor in Entomology at the University of Minnesota. Her research efforts focus on protecting and enhancing the health of honey bees\, and on propagating floral rich landscapes to support all pollinators. \n\n  \n“Benefits of Propolis to Honey Bees:  Newest Data” \nApis mellifera collects resins from plants and deposits the resins in the nest cavity where they are called propolis. Resins are antimicrobial\, secondary plant compounds composed of volatile and non-volatile terpenoids and/or phenolics that protect plants against infection. When colonies of A. mellifera nest in tree cavities\, they line the nest interior with a propolis envelope\, which serves many purposes\, including waterproofing and preventing fungal decay of the hive walls. Colonies in standard beekeeping equipment made of smooth wood do not construct a propolis envelope.  Our research shows that honey bees exploit the antimicrobial properties of resins to supplement individual immune function and fight off microorganisms and pathogens. Our studies on the microbiome communities revealed that a propolis envelope promoted the proliferation of beneficial microbes that support immune function.\nTrials in a commercial beekeeping operation using specially constructed rough-interior boxes that stimulated the bees to make a propolis envelope resulted in large colony populations\, and did not affect honey production.  In general\, encouraging honey bees to construct a propolis envelope has many benefits to colony health. \n  \nMarla is providing this talk free of charge but invites donations to the work of her laboratory at the University of Minnesota.  More details of the support your donation could provide\, and a link to a donations page\, may be found by following this link.  Please give generously! \n  URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/benefits-of-propolis/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3811-Copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210916T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210916T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20210318T122557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T114437Z UID:1455-1631820600-1631824200@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Solitary Bees including the Ivy Bee\, Colletes hederae - a talk by Mike Edwards DESCRIPTION:This event is a virtual event\, hosted on Zoom. \nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend.  There is no fee for this event. \nRegistration for this event is now open\, please Register below \n\n\nThe Ivy Bee \n\nMike Edwards will talk about the Solitary Bees including the Ivy Bee\, Colletes hederae \nMike Edwards \nMike has been studying British wild bees for over 40 years\, often with George Else\, co-author of the recent Ray Society publication Handbook of The Bees of the British Isles – which provides keys and species accounts for all the bees known to be resident in Britain at the time of publication – over 260 species in all. He is also co-author\, with Martin Jenner\, of the widely acclaimed Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain and Ireland.\nIt was as a teacher that his interest in bees was aroused when pupils asked about pinned specimens\, leading to field expeditions and introductions to George Else and Orthopterist (grasshoppers\, crickets & locusts) Chris Haes.  This all developed into a strong association with BWARS\, the Bees\, Wasps and Ants Recording Society.\nCurrently Mike\, and one of his sons\, continues to support insect conservation through his company which\, among other things\, includes the ecological management of golf course roughs. \nThe talk will introduce the main groupings within the bees- \nMelitta tricincta \nsolitary\, social and cuckoos – their life history\, some help with recognising these and discuss modern ideas about their evolutionary history – very different to that when he first started\, thanks largely to the development of genetic investigations. \nIn the first paragraph the number of British species was mentioned as more than 260. Although much has been made of insect declines\, often referring to bees in particular\, there have actually been many more species becoming established in Britain over the past 30 years than have been lost over the past 150. \nNomada flavopicta \nTwo of the best known of these recent introductions are the bumble bee Bombus hypnorum and the mining bee Colletes hederae. Using these two species (in the main) he will discuss possible reasons for these significant range expansions – and where losses may occur. \n\n  URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/the-ivy-bee/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0836-1.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210519T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210519T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20210130T165009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210314T143616Z UID:1373-1621452600-1621456200@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Sweet Treats : Emerging Parasites of Honey Bees DESCRIPTION:This event is a virtual event\, hosted on Zoom. \nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend. \nRegistration for this event is now open\, please follow the link below \n \n\nCourtney MacInnis \n\nCourtney MacInnis is a PhD candidate at the University of Alberta and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.  She completed a MSc in Ecology at the University of Alberta in 2017 under the supervision of Drs. Steve Pernal and Andrew Keddie\, where she evaluated the viability and infectivity of Nosema ceranae spores in substrates commonly associated with honey bee colonies.  As a PhD student co-supervised by Drs. Steve Pernal and Lien Luong\, she is investigating the effects of two emerging parasites\, N. ceranae and Lotmaria passim\, on honey bee physiology and behaviour.  Courtney is excited about all honey bee parasites and pathogens … except for those with eight legs! \n\n\nSweet treats: Emerging parasites of honey bees \nReady for PER tests \n\nHoney bee health decline is often linked to a number of factors\, including the presence of a variety of parasites and pathogens.  In this presentation\, I will provide recently updated information on the basic biology of two digestive tract parasites of adult honey bees: the microsporidian parasite Nosema ceranae\, and the recently characterized trypanosomatid Lotmaria passim.  The presentation will also include findings from my ongoing research project regarding the effects of these two parasites on honey bee behaviour and physiology! URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/sweet-treats-emerging0parasites-of-honey-bees/ LOCATION:Your house\, via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tryps1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210419T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210419T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20210130T161440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T074541Z UID:1362-1618860600-1618864200@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Genetic Testing of Honey Bees for U.K. Beekeepers DESCRIPTION:This event is a virtual event\, hosted on Zoom with a live stream to YouTube. \nCABK members and Non-members are welcome to attend. \nRegistration for this event is open\, please follow the link below or\, on the night\, view from the CABK YouTube Channel (Arrow icon\, top right of this page) \n \n\n\nThe Three Presenters \n\nDr Mark Barnett \nMatthew Richardson \nDr David Wragg \nMark Barnett\, Matthew Richardson & David Wragg\, the co-founders of the Community Interest Company (CIC) named Beebytes Analytics\, will talk about the research that led to this opportunity at the Roslin Institute (University of Edinburgh)\, the way the CIC was established and the R&D that should lead to a honey bee genotyping service for UK beekeepers. \nBased at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Innovation Centre\, the CIC will initially be providing genetic services testing for introgression of C-lineage in M-lineage honey bees (analysis of the amount of DNA from Carniolan and Italian honey bees present in dark honey bees). \nDr Mark Barnett is a Scottish Expert Beemaster and honey bee research scientist.  In 2019\, he was awarded the “Inspiring Public Engagement Activity Award” by the Roslin Institute. He manages the apiary at the Easter Bush Campus of the University of Edinburgh and is the President of Edinburgh and Midlothian Beekeepers Association.  He is responsible for the Scottish Beekeepers Association Microscopy Certificate\, Intermediate and Advanced Practical exams. \nMatthew Richardson is the manager of the University of Edinburgh Apiary Project at the Science and Engineering campus\, which supports research and teaching work related to bees and beekeeping. He is the Science and Health Officer on the board of the Scottish Beekeepers’ Association\, and has a strong theoretical and practical background in beekeeping\, having qualified as a Scottish Expert Beemaster.  His background is in software engineering\, with particular focus on ‘big data’ management and analysis\, as well as application and website design. \nDr David Wragg is a research scientist at the Roslin Institute with expertise in statistical genetics and bioinformatics. Prior to joining the Roslin Institute he was based at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique\, leading the analyses on a project to characterise honeybee population genetics throughout France. He has authored a number of scientific articles on various livestock species including honeybees. The breadth of this research includes characterising population genetic structure and admixture\, identifying genetic associations for traits under selection\, environmental adaptation\, modeling gene-gene interactions and differences in gene expression in response to genotype and stimuli. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/genetic-testing-of-honey-bees-for-uk-beekeepers/ LOCATION:Your place! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/beebyte-400px-logo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210322T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210322T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20201115T123627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201115T123627Z UID:1235-1616441400-1616445000@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:CABK Annual General Meeting 2021 DESCRIPTION:Details of how to attend this online event will be circulated to members during February. \n  \n Notice of 76th Annual General Meeting \nThe 76th AGM of the Central Association of Bee-Keepers will be held\, on-line\, on Monday 22nd March 2021\, starting at 7.30pm. \n  \nFurther details to follow … \n  \nOfficers 2020\nPresident: Prof Robert Pickard\nTreasurer: Harold Cloutt\nSecretary: Sue Carter \nCommittee 2020\nCommittee Chairman – Robert Smith\nProgramme Secretary – Roger Patterson\nDistribution & Sales Secretary – Bill Fisher\nWebmaster – Simon Wilks\nOther Committee Members:\nFiona Matheson\, Andrew Gibb\, Pat Allen\,\nAndy Pedley\, Sheila Fellows-Turnbull URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/cabk-annual-general-meeting-2021/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/bee-on-styphnolobium-IMGP1360.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210318T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210318T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20201209T132318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T082007Z UID:1282-1616095800-1616099400@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:The gut microbiome is key to nestmate recognition in the honey bee - a talk by Cassondra Vernier DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \nAn edited video recording of the talk can be found at the link below. \n“The gut microbiome is key to nestmate recognition in the honey bee” Dr Cassondra Vernier \n\nDr Cassondra Vernier \n\nCassondra is a biologist interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms that underly animal social behaviours. She earned her PhD in Evolutionary Biology from Washington University in St. Louis in May 2019\, where she worked in the lab of Dr. Yehuda Ben-Shahar. As a graduate student she studied how honey bee nestmate recognition cues develop as bees transition from nursing to foraging behaviours\, and discovered that the bee microbiome plays an important role in defining differences in nestmate recognition cues between colonies. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Gene Robinson’s lab at the University of Illinois\, where she continues to study the role of the microbiome in honey bee behaviour. \n\nThe gut microbiome is key to nestmate recognition in the honey bee \nGuard bees at work! © Nathan Beach \nHoney bees rely on nestmate recognition to recognize and reject intruders­ such as parasites\, predators and robbers from entering their hive. This behaviour is performed at the entrance to the hive by guard bees\, who inspect incoming bees to determine if they have a pheromonal signature that matches their colony. Despite the importance of these pheromonal cues in maintaining the integrity and fitness of the honey bee colony\, how bees develop a cue that matches their own colony and differs from other colonies was not fully understood. Previous research suggested that bees develop these cues based on their colony environment\, yet these environmental factor(s) remained unknown. In this presentation\, I will present evidence that indicates that the gut microbiome plays an important role in defining nestmate recognition cues in honey bees URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/the-gut-microbiome-is-key-to-nestmate-recognition-in-the-honey-bee-cassondra-vernier/ LOCATION:Your house ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Cassie_Vernier-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210217T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210217T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20201016T194506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T210250Z UID:1179-1613590200-1613593800@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Recent developments on the use of accelerometers to monitor honey bee colonies - a talk by Martin Bencsik DESCRIPTION:This event has concluded. \nA brief report of the talk can be read at https://www.cabk.org.uk/2021/03/10/the-relevance-of-virgin-queen-tooting-and-quacking/\nDr Martin Bencsik \n\nMartin and ‘cello-hive! \nMartin Bencsik is a University academic teaching physics. He gradually displaced his research focus from the vibrations in Magnetic Resonance Imaging to those taking place in the honeycomb of honeybee colonies. He is presently exploring the information one can draw about the honeybee colony status\, from logging the always expanding collection of pulsed vibrations originating from individuals passing the vicinity of accelerometer sensors. Martin’s group is presently a partner of the large EU ‘B-GOOD’ research consortium aiming at providing guidance to beekeepers to help making beekeeping a sustainable practice\, in spite of the difficult times we are going through. \n\nRecent developments on the use of accelerometers to monitor honey bee colonies \n\n\nVibrational signature of a prime swarm \nWe have pioneered\, eleven years ago\, the use of ultra-sensitive vibration sensors to monitor the honeybee colony activity. We will show the tiny vibrations that we can measure\, how we measure them\, and the relevance of some of these signals to the honeybee individuals. \n\n\nWe monitor the signal continuously\, over time durations longer than a year. We will show some conclusions we were able to draw about the meaning of some signals\, often without any disruption to the colony. In particular we will show our preferred interpretation for the function of the toots and quacks that take place in the colony after the primary swarm. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/recent-developments-on-the-use-of-accelerometers-to-monitor-honeybee-colonies-a-talk-by-martin-bencsik/ LOCATION:Your house ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Martin_Bencsik_04-1.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210215T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210215T210000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20201105T172715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T121117Z UID:1189-1613415600-1613422800@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:The Bee Craft Research Lectures\, in collaboration with the CABK DESCRIPTION:This event is now concluded. \nA brief report of these Bee Craft Research Lectures originally planned for the 2020 NHS\, and hosted jointly by Bee Craft and the CABK\, can be found at: https://www.cabk.org.uk/2021/03/11/the-bee-craft-lectures-2021/\n \n\n\nAyla Paul \nAyla Paul\, University of Reading \nGeographic Origin and Authenticity of UK Honey Samples \n\nAyla is now completing her PhD thesis and will speak about her research on the origin and authenticity of UK honey samples. She will give insights of the various methods – mass spectrometry\, trace element (geology) analysis and pollen analysis – that she uses to develop an “Isoscape” for the UK. Is it possible to determine the geographic origins? \n\n\n \n\n\n\nHamish Symington\, University of Cambridge \nHamish Symington \nFlower Power – The Science of Pollination \nHamish is a final-year PhD student in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge. In this talk he will explore how pollination works\, how much of our food relies on insects\, and how his and others’ research aims to make flowers more efficient at being pollinated\, thus helping to feed the projected 2050 global population of 10 billion people. \n\n  URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/the-beecraft-research-lectures/ LOCATION:Your place! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screenshot-2020-10-21-at-17.10.48.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210120T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210120T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20201016T122907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201220T182836Z UID:1173-1611171000-1611174600@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Citizen Science and Public Participation in Bee Research - a talk by Robert Brodschneider DESCRIPTION:This event is a virtual event\, hosted on Zoom. \nCurrent CABK members will receive details of how to attend by email in advance. \nNon-members are welcome to attend\, for a small fee of £3. \nRegistration for this event is now open – please use the ink below \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5316081605806/WN_rM3WJHHETAupd8F1MWXHsA \n\nDr Robert Brodschneider \nRobert Brodschneider \nRobert Brodschneider is a researcher at the Institute of Biology of the University of Graz\, Austria and lecturer of honey bee biology and pathology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna and the University of Veterinary Medicine\, Vienna. Since his master and PhD thesis he is studying honey bees. In his research he focusses on the nutrition of honey bees at adult\, larval and colony level. In 2008 he established the investigation of colony losses in Austria\, and since 2014 he has been co-chair of the international colony losses monitoring group of the honey bee research association COLOSS\, where he is also an executive committee member since 2013. Robert is really interested to involve beekeepers in scientific research\, which he conducts within the framework of Citizen Science. \n  \nCitizen Science and Public Participation in Bee Research \n\nCitizen science is becoming more and more popular in the environmental sciences\, monitoring and ecology. \nLocations of experimental colonies\, INSIGNIA Year 2 \nThere are many definitions and examples of citizen science\, but common characteristics are the recruitment and training of participants by research institutions. In entomology\, citizen science has a long tradition. Provided that scientific principles are followed\, the findings of citizen science studies can be published in peer reviewed journals. Beekeepers can contribute to research in different ways\, ranging from providing data for crowdsourcing investigations\, to helping by sample collection. Beekeepers have knowledge of honey bee husbandry\, own livestock and have equipment for colony manipulations. With an estimated number of 600\,000 beekeepers in Europe\, this constitutes a huge pool of potential volunteers for scientific studies. In this presentation I will show examples of how beekeepers have participated in research\, what scientific findings could be derived from these\, and finally\, what makes good practice in citizen science\, including the motivations of beekeepers to participate. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/citizen-science-in-bee-research-a-talk-by-robert-brodschneider/ LOCATION:Your house ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/insignia-honey-480x640-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201216T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201216T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20201006T111512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201122T174934Z UID:1148-1608147000-1608150600@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Bee-Keepers' Question Time - Christmas Special DESCRIPTION:This event is a virtual event\, hosted on Zoom. \n \nThis event is free to all\, CABK Members and friends   \nRegistration for this event is now available\, by clicking the link below \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2115907908677/WN_P8tav17RRZaBcSt3-8TvbA \n  \n\nThe Panel\n\nCelia Davis \nCelia Davis has 2 great passions: gardening and insects\, more particularly bees. She started bee-keeping 40 years ago\, holds an NDB but has now reduced her bee-keeping to 2 colonies at the bottom of the (new) garden. \nIn an earlier life she was a teacher and lecturer\, a visiting lecturer at 2 universities and now talks to various groups\, including many bee-keeping organisations. \nShe also writes articles and has written two highly regarded books on bees. She has held various posts in Warwickshire Beekeepers Association over many years. \n\nRoger Patterson \nRoger Patterson started beekeeping in his native West Sussex in 1963. He is Apiary Manager and demonstrator for his local BKA and lectures and demonstrates widely\, where his practical approach is appreciated. \nHe is an author\, contributor to the beekeeping press and owns the well-known Dave Cushman’s website. \nRoger uses colony management techniques that have stood the test of time\, but may not be found in modern books. He is keen that beekeepers understand “the basics” and they keep healthy productive bees that suit their environment. \nRoger is the Programme Secretary for the Central Association\, Lecture Secretary for the National Honey Show\, Vice Chairman\, Education & Events Secretary of BIBBA and Vice President of BDI. He is a past Trustee of BBKA. \n\nRobert Pickard \nRobert Pickard is Emeritus Professor of Neurobiology at the University of Cardiff and President of the Central Association of Beekeepers. He is an Independent Member of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee\, Chair of the International Bee Research Associationand a former Editor of the Journal of Apicultural Research. \nHis research team developed new microelectronic technologies for the recording of biochemical activity in brains and tumours. In 1985\, the first computerised atlas of the honeybee brain was illustrated at The Royal Society\, in London\, and Apimondia\, in Nagoya. \nRobert has studied bees since 1956 and his postgraduate students are spread through 50 different countries worldwide. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/beekeepers-question-time-dec/ LOCATION:Your place! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Gallery-View.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201118T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201118T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T063849 CREATED:20200930T202428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201030T103751Z UID:1129-1605727800-1605731400@www.cabk.org.uk SUMMARY:Virus Exchange between Honey Bees and Social Wasps - a talk by Andrea Highfield DESCRIPTION:This event is a virtual event\, hosted on Zoom. \nCurrent CABK members will receive details of how to attend by email in advance. \nNon-members are welcome to attend\, for a small fee of £3\, and may register using the link below. \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9116039780366/WN_37fVc0B8Qzmo42vn-r0MDg \n\nDr Andrea Highfield \nDr Andrea Highfield is a molecular biologist working within the Cell and Molecular group at the Marine Biological Association of the U.K.  Her research focus has mainly centred on the ecology of viruses and host interactions\, including viruses that infect cyanobacteria and marine algae.  She has been studying RNA viruses that infect honey bees for 15 years\, primarily focusing on deformed wing virus.  Recently she has extended her research\, investigating the novel virus\, moku virus\, and its interactions with honey bees and wasps. \n  \nVirus Exchange between Honey Bees and Social Wasps  \n In this talk I will present research I have been conducting on honey bee viruses in social wasps\, in particular in the invasive Asian hornet.   I will also be speaking about the novel moku virus (MV) which was first discovered in 2012 on Big Island\, Hawaii in the predatory social wasp\, Vespula pensylvanica.\nOur work has investigated the occurrence of MV in U.K. honey bees and also a variety social wasp species.  I will be presenting the results from this study as well as recent research investigating the seasonality\, diversity and distribution of this virus in U.K honey bees. URL:https://www.cabk.org.uk/event/virus-exchange-between-honey-bees-and-social-wasps-a-talk-by-andrea-highfield/ LOCATION:Your house ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.cabk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AH.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Carter":MAILTO:secretary@cabk.org.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR