Native Irish Honey Bee Society

15/06/2026

Donegal Bee Supplies will be attending the NIHBS Munster Open Day on Sunday 5th July!
Planning to attend? Why not place your order in advance and collect it at the event.
This is a great opportunity to save on delivery costs, browse equipment and supplies, and speak directly with the Donegal Bees team.
Don't forget about their popular Beeswax Exchange Service, where clean beeswax can be exchanged for fresh foundation produced in Donegal.
Sunday 5th July 2026
🕑 2.00pm
Three Counties Beekeeping Association, Knockainey, Co. Limerick
www.donegalbees.ie

15/06/2026

13/06/2026

Beekeepers
Remember when attending bees.
NO MAKEUP
NO DEODORANT
NO HAIR SPRAY
NOTHING OF ALCOHOL BASE ON YOU.
Don't attend after dentist work.

COTTON NOT SYNTHETIC MATERIALS

BOOTS TO COVER ANKLES

NO LEATHER GLOVES.

WE HAVE GLOVES ON SITE IF YOU HAVE NONE WITH YOU.

CLEAN BEE SUIT AT ASSOCIATION APIARY

THE QUARRY
KNOCKAINEY
HOSPITAL
CO. LIMERICK
V35 EV57

10/06/2026

We're delighted to share that Galtee Honey Farm will feature on Nationwide on RTÉ One this Friday, 12th June, 7pm.

Join us as we explore the story of the Native Irish Honey Bee, the tradition of beekeeping in Ireland, and the special connection between bees, honey, heritage and biodiversity.

A huge thank you to the Nationwide team especially Tomás Ó Mainín for visiting us here on the farm.

We'd love if you tuned in and let us know what you think!

10/06/2026

Munster open day

08/06/2026

Emma Finn, founder of Bees on the Roof and Education Officer for Fingal North Dublin Beekeepers Association. PJ Murphy, commercial bee farmer from Galway and also a Fine Gael Senator and Anthony Freeman O’Brien, Operations Manager for the Social Enterprise with the Liberties Community Project in D...

08/06/2026

A great turnout in Tullamore today for John Summerville’s Native Irish Honey Bee Society 2026 Queen Rearing and Bee Improvement Day.

It was possibly the greatest gathering of world-class beekeepers in Ireland since the well-remembered meetings at Gormanstown. Not only did we witness this remarkable coming together, but everyone benefitted greatly from the sharing of knowledge, ideas, and experience throughout the day, followed by tea and conversation afterwards.

A special thank you to all our members, new supporters, and the many interested beekeepers who travelled to attend, especially on a day when the weather was threatening to be moist, to say the least!

We are particularly grateful to the many new visitors who came to learn more about the Native Irish Black Honey Bee, Apis mellifera mellifera. We truly appreciate you taking the chance to venture out on what was a very dull day in many parts of Ireland, though thankfully not in the fortunate microclimate of Clonminch Lane.

Thank you all for making a such a memorable and inspiring day.