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The World Beekeeping Awards, held in December 2024, showcased the global importance of apiculture and honey production. The event, which took place in London, United Kingdom, featured entries from over 50 countries and highlighted the diverse range of honey varieties produced worldwide. [112]
The name Apimondia is a compound word made from two words; api, referring to honey bees, and mondia, referring to the world. [1] The federation issues a journal, Apiacta. The 2003 and 2004 issues are available online free of charge. [2] Since 1897, every other year Apimondia organizes beekeepers' congresses, hosted by different countries. [3]
The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales [1] that was founded in 1874, holding its first meeting on 16 May. [2] [3] It is made up of 75 associations in England & Wales plus one in Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey. [4]
The International Bee Research Association is a charity based in the United Kingdom which exists to promote the value of bees and provide information on bee science and beekeeping worldwide. It was founded in 1949 as the Bee Research Association. [1] It regularly publishes two journals: Bee World [2] and Journal of Apicultural Research. [3]
World Bee Day is celebrated on May 20. On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping, was baptized in 1734. [1] The purpose of the international day is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem. [2] The UN Member States approved Slovenia’s proposal to proclaim 20 May as World Bee Day in December 2017. [3]
The National Honey Show is an annual British show of honey and other bee products. It first took place in 1923 at The Crystal Palace, and continued to be held there until 1936, when The Crystal Palace burnt down. For a time it was held at St George's College, Weybridge, Surrey; it is now held every October at Sandown Park Racecourse.
Eva Crane born Ethel Eva Widdowson (12 June 1912 – 6 September 2007) was a researcher and author on the subjects of bees and beekeeping.Trained as a quantum mathematician, she changed her field of interest to bees, and spent decades researching bees, traveling to more than 60 countries, often in challenging conditions.
National Honey Bee Day (formerly National Honey Bee Awareness Day) is an awareness day when beekeepers, beekeeping clubs and associations, and honey bee enthusiasts from across the United States celebrate honey bees and recognize their contribution to humans' everyday lives as a means of protecting this critical species. National Honey Bee Day ...