Organization:Irish Bee Conservation Project
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| Nickname | IBCP |
|---|---|
| Registration no. | 20206199 |
| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Purpose | Bee conservation |
Region served | Ireland |
| Website | www |
The Irish Bee Conservation Project is a charitable organisation in Ireland that seeks to conserve all native Irish bee species. It has four "pillars of support" in its work: providing habitats, increasing biodiversity, holding education events and performing research into the decline of bee species.[1] Species of bee in Ireland include the honeybee (Apis mellifera), 21 species of bumblebee and 78 species of solitary bee.[2]
History
The Irish Bee Conservation Project (IBCP) grew out of a research project looking at honeybees and the Varroa mite and was formed in 2019 as a not for profit private company limited by guarantee. That same year it designed and installed its first honeybee "lodges" in Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork.[1]
In 2021, the Irish Bee Conservation Project registered as a charity with the Charities Regulator of Ireland.[3]
Projects
The charity developed and installed a pollinator trail, in conjunction with the Office of Public Works, at Fota Gardens.[4] Opened in 2021, the walking trail consists of a series of 12 stations with QR codes which provide links to information about the gardens, bees and other pollinators.[5]
Other projects by the IBCP include the installation of 24 wild bee lodges at Lough Gur, County Limerick. These lodges are designed to replace lost natural habitats.[6] Since 2020, it has been helping Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron of Dunsany with the rewilding of the Dunsany estate in County Meath by advising him and supplying bee lodges.[7]
In 2022, the charity hosted a free educational event at the South East Technological University's Bealtaine Living Earth Festival.[8] The charity also has an apiary holding native honeybees, where it performs breeding and an ongoing eight year research project into varroa mite tolerance, no research results have been published.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Us". Irish Bee Conservation Project. 20 January 2020. https://www.ibcp.ie/about/.
- ↑ "All-Ireland Pollinator Plan – Bees". National Biodiversity Data Centre. https://pollinators.ie/record-pollinators/bees/.
- ↑ "Charities Register Search". https://www.charitiesregulator.ie/en/information-for-the-public/search-the-register-of-charities/charity-detail?srchstr=irish%20bee%20conservation%20project®id=20206199.
- ↑ Brennan, Martha (20 May 2021). "Why there's such a buzz in Cork about World Bee Day". Irish Examiner. https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-40293995.html.
- ↑ "OPW welcomes The Pollinator Trail at Fota House, Arboretum and Gardens to its expanding projects on implementing Biodiversity at its Heritage Sites". https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/d56b8-opw-welcomes-the-pollinator-trail-at-fota-house-arboretum-and-gardens-to-its-expanding-projects-on-implementing-biodiversity-at-its-heritage-sites/.
- ↑ Jacques, Alan (31 March 2022). "Green Team bring hive of activity to Lough Gur". Limerick Post. https://www.limerickpost.ie/2022/03/31/green-team-bring-hive-of-activity-to-lough-gur/.
- ↑ Walsh, Louise (26 December 2020). "How the baron of Dunsany carried out an ambitious rewilding project in Meath". Irish Times. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/how-the-baron-of-dunsany-carried-out-an-ambitious-rewilding-project-in-meath-1.4443054.
- ↑ "SETU's Calmast announces 40 free events as part of the Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 2022". South East Technological University. 10 May 2022. https://www.setu.ie/news/setus-calmast-announces-40-free-events-as-part-of-the-bealtaine-living-earth-festival-2022.
- ↑ "Irish Bee Conservation Project". BeeSynergy.org. 4 January 2022. https://beesynergy.org/info/irish-bee-conservation-project/.
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