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Constitution
of the
Galtee Bee Breeding Group
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Membership - Aims, Objects, Rules
(As defined at the 2002 AGM)
At the 2002 AGM, held in the band Room, Cahir, the provisional set of rules for membership
was reviewed and revised and was submitted to the AGM for ratification and adoption.
The Aims and Objectives of the Galtee Bee Breeding Group (GBBG) were also outlined for the benefit
of new members and to remind us all of the importance of the work we are currently engaged
in.
RULES
- Members must be affiliated to Bee Improvement and Bee Breeding Association (BIBBA).
- They must be paid up members of an affiliated Beekeeping Association.
- They should be prepared to master the fundamentals of Bee Breeding in theory and practice.
- Each member should be capable of assessing the value of a colony for breeding.
- Each member should maintain a hive record book or colony history book with relevant up to
date entries for all colonies.
- Members should mark all queens and keep a record of their age.
AIMS OBJECTS AND CONSTITUTION
This bee improvement group was formed at a meeting of local beekeepers at Glengarra Wood on
Monday, 30th. December 1991. To simplify the working of the group a provisional set of
rules and guidelines were drawn up. A working programme for the evaluation, recording,
culling and selective breeding of the local bee strains was agreed on. The aims of the
group included: the conservation, restoration, study, and selection of the native strains
of the Dark European Bee of our own locality including the Galtee/Vee Valley and
surrounding areas.
Originated... September 2003,
Revised... 28 February 2004,
Upgraded... 13 June 2005,
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