The Institute of Northern Ireland Beekeepers are delighted to announce their annual Conference and Honey Show, which this year will take place on Saturday 26th September in the Lisburn Congregational Church Hall.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Jamie Ellis, Jamie has recently taken up his role of director of the UGA Bee Program at the University of Georgia, succeeding his former mentor Professor Keith Delaplane.

He has a BSc. Degree in Biology and a PhD in Entomology from Rhodes University in South Africa. Jamie is widely regarded as a leading expert in applied, real world apiculture, and brings decades of experience, having built a highly respected bee research programme during his time at the University of Florida.

He has responsibilities in extension and research, and as an instructor supervises over thirty PhD and Masters students in the fields of honey bee husbandry, conservation, and ecology.

Dr Jamie Ellis from University of Georgia, USA, the keynote speaker, inspecting his bees.

placeholder image — Dr Jamie Ellis from University of Georgia, USA, the keynote speaker, inspecting his bees.

He will be delivering three lectures “Towards sustainable beekeeping” “Recognising and addressing Queen events” and “Invasive threats to Honeybees”

There will be other important talks by Rose Muir from the Northern Ireland Environmental Agency, who will be speaking about the threat of the Asian Hornet, which has reached our shores and is a major threat to beekeepers, while Fiona McKenna from DAERA will be updating us on the state of disease outbreaks throughout Ulster.

Along with the Conference there will be the usual honey show, which enables exhibitors to showcase the best of their honey, beeswax, candles, and honey cakes.

Full details are available on the INIB website.