SICAMM Foundation has, as well as the Main Board of Trustees, both the Scientific Board and the Board of Members. The Board of Members is made up of representatives from the various organisations, local and national, devoted to the protection of the dark European honey bee. This is the first of what is hoped to be a series of posts on the organisations that make up the Board of Members.
- native bees;
- hoverflies;
- butterflies,
- moths; and,
- other pollinators – some of which are on the endangered list at the present time.
NIHBS is a stakeholder in the All Ireland Pollinator Plan and they are represented on the AIPP Honey Bee Strategy Committee.
NIHBS promotes plant biodiversity to help support Ireland’s pollinators and other wildlife.
Their website is packed with information; find out more on https://nihbs.org
To find out more about activities in Ireland to save the dark honey bee, check out the SICAMM talks by Prof. Grace McCormack and Aoife Nic Gilla Coda.