SICAMM Editor

A new mapping from the Native irish Honey Bee Society (NIHBS) is illustrating the growth of their conservation areas for native honey bees and how these areas are beginning to form safe havens of land in what NIHBS are calling "corridors of conservation". There are now in excess of 400 of these areas across the island of Ireland and NIHBS have just begun a campaign to achieve in excess of 500 by the close of 2026 in what they are calling. "The Race to 500". For more NIHBS information go to...

The General Assembly of SICAMM will be held online on the 26/04/2026. Affiliated SICAMM Associations are invited to consider who their delegate/s might be. Individual and honorary members are very welcome to attend. More formal details follow soon...

Beware and Prepare for Tropilaelaps. We are very grateful to Maggie Gill of PHIRA Science ( https://www.phira-science.org /) for allowing us the use of her materials   Photo Credit: Maggie Gill, PHIRA Science