ADVANCE NOTICE: 'LIVING WITH VARROA'
 
 
Since April British beekeepers have had to face the
reality that
varroa is present in this country, and that from now on
beekeeping
management will be radically different.
 
To help British beekeepers prepare for this change, IBRA
is holding
a one-day symposium in London called 'Living with
varroa'.  This
won't be just a review of the biology of Varroa
jacobsoni, but it
will contain a series of sessions with real practical
application.
 
This symposium will arm beekeepers with the knowledge to
keep bees
successfully in the age of varroa.  Top scientists from
the UK and
Europe will talk on:
 
 
*  what control methods are available now,
*  the prospects for non-chemical control,
*  what varroa has done in countries that are similar to
Britain,
*  how varroa behaves in cold climates,
*  the likely future changes for British beekeepers.
 
 
KEEP SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER FREE FOR THIS IMPORTANT MEETING
 
 
Full details will be available early in September, and
registration
forms will be distributed to all IBRA members, and
secretaries of
all beekeeping associations affiliated to the BBKA, WBKA
and SBA.
Details will also be published in British beekeeping
magazines and
newsletters.
 
Make plans now to be there, or to have your association
represented
 
 
Please circulate this as widely as possible.