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12/06/2026

🐝 📚 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐁𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬?

For beekeepers looking for a simpler, more natural approach to hive management, Why Not Top Bar Hives? by J.R. Slade offers practical insights into one of the most fascinating alternatives to conventional beekeeping.

This engaging book explores:

✅ The principles behind top-bar hive beekeeping
✅ Low-cost, low-intervention hive management
✅ Bee-friendly practices that work with natural colony behaviour
✅ Practical guidance for both beginners and experienced beekeepers

Whether you're curious about sustainable beekeeping or considering a new hive system, this book provides a thoughtful and accessible introduction.

📖 Available from Northern Bee Books:
https://www.northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-eu/products/why-not-top-bar-hives-slade

03/06/2026

👉Dear beekeeping friends. Why to join IBRA now:
See below what is the added value of IBRA members, subscribers to Bee World or JAR throuhg IBRA website:
🏆IBRA members, once subscribed through IBRA website, they gain full access to the entire JAR and Bee World archive, as below:
🐝Subscribers to Bee World , full access from Issue 1, 1919: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tbee20v
& online access to magazine NBBK, https://www.northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-eu/blogs/nature-based-beekeeping
🐝Subscribers to Journal of Apicultural Research, full access to JAR from Issue 1, in 1962: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tjar20
& issues of Bee World from Issue 1, 1919: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tbee20v
& online access to magazine NBBK, https://www.northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-eu/blogs/nature-based-beekeeping
Note that personal subscriptions through T& F publishing group, gain access to the current issue only.
Institutional subscriptions through T& F publishing group, gain access from 1997 volumes only.
Therefore, Be a member of IBRA today: https://ibra.org.uk/join-now

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03/06/2026

"The second issue of 2026, 65(2), Special issue 2026: Hive treasures, of the Journal of Apicultural Research is published online and will be mailed to IBRA Members taking JAR and subscribers.
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tjar20/65/2?nav=tocList
The articles published in this issue reflect both the geographical diversity and product diversity of hive product science. Selected contributions cover honey, pollen, propolis and geopropolis, as well as bee venom, derived from Apis mellifera and various stingless bee species, and originate from Africa, South America, Asia, and Europe.
You can join IBRA at https://ibra.org.uk/join-now/ to gain access to all papers in Issue 63(1) and the entire back catalogue of the Journal of Apicultural Research to Issue 1 in 1962: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tjar20 and the entire back catalogue of Bee World to Issue 1 1919: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tbee20

Hive Treasures. Volume 65, Issue 2 of Journal of Apicultural Research

01/06/2026

🔬🐝 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗔 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗬 𝗕𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗬?

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗲, 𝗦𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗲𝗲 by Dr Rob Lester offers an accessible introduction to honey bee health, disease recognition, and colony management.

Covering topics such as 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗮, 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, the book helps beekeepers better understand the factors influencing colony wellbeing.

With clear explanations and practical guidance, it is a valuable resource for both new and experienced beekeepers seeking to support healthier honey bee colonies 🌿

📖 Discover more:
https://www.northernbeebooks.co.uk/products/healthy-bee-sick-bee-lester

28/05/2026

🖨️ 📖 Our efforts to improve our services to our subscribers, as well as to the authors of our publications continue and we recently updated the Guidlines for authors for the Journal of Apicultural Research.
Important update is related to the use of AI for the preparation of the articles. Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
📚 Journal of Apicultural Research is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes high-quality, original research. Please see the journal's Aims & Scope for information about its focus and the instructions for authors here: https://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=tjar20

How to submit your paper to Journal of Apicultural Research. Share your work with us to maximise your readership and make your mark in your area of research.

26/05/2026

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26/05/2026

4th IBRA International Art Competition by Bruno | 19 May 2026 | IBRA News | 0 comments Dear bee lovers! Continuing IBRA’s initiative to launch an ART Competition on World Bee Day each year, we invite you to take part in the 4th IBRA International Art Competition. This year’s art items should be ...

26/05/2026

🐝📚 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 by David Patterson is a practical guide for beekeepers interested in expanding and strengthening their apiaries.

This concise volume explores effective methods for creating new colonies through 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝘀, 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, while helping maintain healthy and productive honey bee stocks.

Combining practical experience with clear explanations, the book offers valuable guidance for both beginner and experienced beekeepers looking to sustainably increase colony numbers and improve apiary resilience 🌿🐝

📖 Available from Northern Bee Books:
https://www.northernbeebooks.co.uk/en-eu/products/colony-increase-patterson

25/05/2026

A new detection of Vespa velutina!

Public advised to avoid them as their sting is larger and more painful than common wasps due to the amount of venom they can inject…