Royal county beekeepers  association                                       events for 2025

 

                 April 28th at 7.30 pm 

                 Dalgan park , Navan

                                                            Asian Hornet - Awareness and preparedness

                                                                                 By Frankie de Dobblaere

A 1 hour lecture followed by a Q & A. Making beekeepers aware of the seriousness and threat , and how to prepare against asian hornets.

  • The Asian hornet is a highly effective predator of honey bees, wasps and other important pollinators, such as hoverflies. The huge size of its colonies (consisting of up to 10,000 individuals per season) means that they can rapidly decimate entire beehives. Observations in France noted losses of 14,000 honey bees per hive per month.