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Top Offaly tourist attraction wins prestigious environmental award

BIRR Castle Estate has been awarded a prestigious EU environmental prize for its hard work to improve its bee population. The Special Mention of the Jury was awarded by the relevant EU body to the “Birr Castle Bee Project”, an excellent ongoing ...

19 Dec 2022 at 14:33

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Kildare politicians are the bee's knees as they make a beeline to protect species

If it takes a hive of bees to make a pot of honey it took a majority of politicians to ensure the survival of an important bee species in County Kildare. Aras Chill Dara was hardly buzzing for the last meeting of KCC members of the year but ...

10 Jan 2023 at 17:33

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Kildare politicians are the bee's knees as they make a beeline to protect species

10 Jan 2023 at 17:33

Ministers told bee-killing pesticide approval does not square with nature aims

Renewing permission for the use of bee-killing pesticides does not square with the Government’s aim to make sure nature is at the heart of all environment decision-making, ministers have been told. Green MP Caroline Lucas criticised ...

01 Feb 2023 at 15:20

Bumble bees ‘play with balls for enjoyment’

Bumble bees – just like humans and dogs – like to play with balls, UK scientists have found. Researchers have, for the first time, observed insects interacting with inanimate objects as a form of play. The team said its findings, ...

27 Oct 2022 at 17:15

Current insecticide safety tests inadequate, research suggests

Tests currently used to assess the safety of insecticides are inadequate and bees may potentially be affected more than previously thought, according to scientists. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) found ...

18 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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Carlow and Kildare Keepers Swarm to Athlone for Bee Conference

Members of Carlow and South Kildare Beekeeping Associations attended the Native Irish Honey Bee Society (NIHBS) annual conference at the weekend. Entitled “Keep it Local”, the conference attracted their biggest numbers yet ...

05 Mar 2024 at 11:33

Sewing Bee star Pascha: I love whipping up dresses before university nights out

The Great British Sewing Bee finalist Pascha Al-Qassab is back at university where she is using her needlework skills to repair friends’ clothes and make last-minute dresses for nights out. Miss Al-Qassab was just 20 when ...

10 Oct 2024 at 22:16

Labour offers ‘bus revolution’ as minister visits Greater Manchester network

New Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will visit Greater Manchester’s pioneering public bus network on Thursday as Labour pledges to start a “bus revolution” and allow services to be taken back under local public control. ...

11 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Bees increasingly stressed by climate change over the past 100 years – study

Bees have become increasingly stressed by climate change over the past 100 years, museum collections indicate. An analysis of bumblebee wings from a network of UK institutions shows signs of stress linked to conditions ...

18 Aug 2022 at 06:01

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Hive of industry: Limerick's youngest beekeeper celebrates World Bee Day

WHEN it comes to beekeepers in County Limerick, Pauline Walsh is the queen. The secretary of the 3 Counties Beekeeping Association is also keeping her grandchildren very busy as they celebrate World Bee Day this ...

20 May 2022 at 11:33

Honey bees use social learning to perfect ‘waggle dancing’ skills – study

Honey bees use social learning to perfect their so-called “waggle dancing” skills by watching more experienced mates, scientists have said. Waggle dance is a form of communication by which the honey bees tell ...

09 Mar 2023 at 19:00

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