Each year, the Irish Beekeepers’ Association CLG, ever mindful of the beneficial role of trees for honey bees, arranges the supply of native Irish trees, donated by Coillte, to members around the country. Affiliated associations on the ground ensure that the trees get to members and others in their localities.
Each year, Co. Waterford Beekeepers, celebrate Arbor Day and National Tree Week, with the planting of trees of benefit to honey bees. These trees, for many years to come, will benefit pollinators, honey bees, and other wildlife, providing a source of nectar, pollen, and resin to bees. Beekeepers fondly refer to these trees as “Bee friendly trees”!
In Co. Waterford, trees are planted in local schools and along the Greenway etc.
Each year, Co. Waterford Beekeepers, celebrate Arbor Day and National Tree Week, with the planting of trees of benefit to honey bees.
Bees which have been in existence for thousands of years are today, fighting for survival. An increasing number of bees and other pollinating insects are being poisoned by pesticides; scarcity of food with monoculture, loss of habitat, and most importantly the parasitic mite, varroa destructor, which feeds off bees, causing widespread disease amongst bees and wiping them out. Once infected, and if left untreated, a colony of honeybees will have died out within three years of infection. The IRISH BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION CLG and the Co. Waterford Beekeepers’ Association support and advocate for the All Ireland Pollinator Plan.