County Limerick Beekeepers Association

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Welcome to the website of the County Limerick Beekeepers Association, which is affilliated to the The Federation of Irish Beekeepers Assocations. 

Our aim is to promote the practice of keeping of bees in a sustainable  and environmentally friendly manner, such that it increases public awareness regarding the many things about bees, their importance in pollination and to the entire ecosystem. 

Subject matter discussed  includes;  life in the hive, how bees communicate, beekeeping equipment, bee seasons, beekeeping problems, forage plants, diseases, honey harvests as well as the many benefits that one can get from consuming native honey and other hive products.

The association will hold its meetings  on the second Monday of every month (with the exceptions of the months of December, January, July and August) in the South Court Hotel in Raheen.

Meetings for the 2012 season will be held at 8.00pm on:

 •Monday 9th April 2012  

 •Monday 14th May 2012 

Speaker will be Mr Micheal McGiollaCoda, of Galtee Bee Breeding Group. He will be talking on the "Conservation and improvement of the Irish Black Bee"

  •Monday 11th June 2012

 •Monday 10th September 2012  

•Monday 8th October 2012 – Annual Honey Tasting evening - An opportunity to sample this year’s honey from our members bees.

 •Monday 12th November 2012 – Association Annual General Meeting