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Native Irish Honey Bee - Donagh Bees

Native Irish Honey Bee

The Native Irish Honey Bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) is a strain of the Dark European Honey Bee which was once widespread across Northern Europe. Tragically they are now scarce in...

Native Irish Honey Bee

The Native Irish Honey Bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) is a strain of the Dark European Honey Bee which was once widespread across Northern Europe. Tragically they are now scarce in...

Queen Bee - Donagh Bees

Queen Bee

Queen bee The queen bee is the single most important member of a colony of bees. 10 fascinating facts about the queen bee: The queen bee is exclusively responsible for...

Queen Bee

Queen bee The queen bee is the single most important member of a colony of bees. 10 fascinating facts about the queen bee: The queen bee is exclusively responsible for...

Glentogher Heather Honey - Donagh Bees

Glentogher Heather Honey

Glentogher Heather Honey When I was going to my apiary, I met this man who was doing volunteer work. He said you can put some beehives on my land if...

Glentogher Heather Honey

Glentogher Heather Honey When I was going to my apiary, I met this man who was doing volunteer work. He said you can put some beehives on my land if...

Heather Honey Benefits - Donagh Bees

Heather Honey Benefits

Health benefits of Irish heather honey comparable to those of Manuka honey A collaborative research team from Trinity and Dublin City University has found that Irish heather honey is quite...

Heather Honey Benefits

Health benefits of Irish heather honey comparable to those of Manuka honey A collaborative research team from Trinity and Dublin City University has found that Irish heather honey is quite...

Started in Beekeeping - Donagh Bees

Started in Beekeeping

How do I get started in beekeeping? Beekeeping is an amazing hobby that is fun for the entire family and opens up a door to lifelong learning. Besides the clear...

Started in Beekeeping

How do I get started in beekeeping? Beekeeping is an amazing hobby that is fun for the entire family and opens up a door to lifelong learning. Besides the clear...

Save The Bees - Donagh Bees

Save The Bees

Save The Bees In the last decades, honeybees, other insects and birds have been disappearing. On the long term it is very worrying: biodiversity of ecosystems as well as the...

Save The Bees

Save The Bees In the last decades, honeybees, other insects and birds have been disappearing. On the long term it is very worrying: biodiversity of ecosystems as well as the...