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Bee Health Improvement Partnership: annual report 2022 to 2023
This is the first annual report of the activities of the Bee Health Improvement Partnership (BHIP) following the publication of Scotland’s second 10-year Honey Bee Health Strategy in 2022. Its outlines and reflects on the progress made by the BHIP during the first full year of the second Honey Bee Health Strategy.
Annex A
| Month | Topic | Audience | Presented by |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Managing Varroa | Mull Beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| January | My six months in bee health | Stirling and Dunblane beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| January | The impact of managed bees on wild pollinators | North Ayrshire Beekeepers' Association | SASA Senior Entomologist |
| January | Responsible beekeeping | Helensburgh Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| February | Pollination | Peebles Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| February | Responsible beekeeping online | East of Scotland beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| February | Responsible beekeeping | Fife beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| February | Preparing for winter and spring | Fortingall beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| February | Responsible beekeeping | East Lothian beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| February | My year in bee health | SBA Webinar | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| February | Role of the bee inspector | Ayr & District Beekeepers Association | Delivery Lead for Bee Heath |
| March | Shook swarm | West Linton Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| March | Varroa Management | Polkemmet Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| May | Responsible Beekeeping | Inverness Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| August | How to do a disease inspection (practical) | South of Scotland beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor and Inspector |
| August | Lothian AFB/EFB outbreak – update and disease recognition | Polkemmet Beekeepers Association | Bee Health Delivery Lead and SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| August | Lothian AFB/EFB outbreak – update and disease recognition | East Lothian Beekeepers Association | Bee Health Delivery Lead and SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| August | How to do a disease inspection | Elgin Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| August | Preparation for winter and spring | Inverness Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| August | The nuc method and Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus (CBPV) | Easter Ross beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| August | Beekeeping for disease prevention | Dingwall and Caithness Beekeepers Associations | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| September | Responsible beekeeping | Perth and Glasgow Beekeepers Associations | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| September | Winter preparation and Varroa | North Ayrshire beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| September | Foulbroods | Cambridgeshire Beekeepers' Association | SASA Senior Entomologist |
| September | Disease recognition, biosecurity and how to carry out a disease inspection | Spey Beekeepers Association | Bee Health Delivery Lead |
| October | Pollination and biodiversity | Western Galloway Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| November | CBPV and shook swarm | Aberdeen Beekeepers Convention | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| November | CBPV | Tarland Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| November | Beekeeping for disease prevention | East of Scotland beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| November | Preparing winter and spring | Baldragon Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| November | Preparing for winter and spring | Polkemmet Beekeepers Association | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
| November | Responsible beekeeping | Kelvin Valley beekeepers | SRUC Bee Health Advisor |
Contact
Email: bees_mailbox@gov.scot
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