Galtee Bee Breeding Group
Links To Other Breeding Websites And Other Beekeeping Organisations

BBKA - British Beekeepers Association
This is a body representing the various English county beekeeping associations that make up it's membership. BBKA also has a beekeeping education system geared to English qualifications, These are similar in structure and standard to FIBKA qualifications, but are not linked to academic standards.

SBA - Scottish Beekeepers' Association
The member organisation that represents Scottish Beekeepers at National and International Level.

WBKA - Welsh Beekeepers Associations - Cymdeithas Gwenynwyr Cymru. Keeping Welsh Beekeepers Informed.

CONBA-UK - Council of National Beekeeping Associations in the United Kingdom
Incorporating the Beekeeping Organisations of the following Countries: England, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scotland, Ulster and Wales

BIBBA is the acronym of the Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders' Association.
Previously having been known as 'British Isles Bee Breeders Association' and 'Village Bee Breeders Association'

SICAMM - International Society for the Conservation of the Dark European Honeybee
Societas Internationalis pro Conservatione Apis melliferae melliferae

BIIG - Bee Instrumental Insemination Group
This specialist group has evolved from the former... Instrumental Insemination Group, Information Dissemination Day (IINGRIDD).

Galtee Honey Farm
The Website of Micheál and Joan Mac Giolla Coda and they have lived at this location for the past 30 years keeping bees first as a hobby and then producing honey for sale as a sideline. Micheál is the instigator and founding member of Galtee Bee Breeding Group.

Dave Cushman's Website
Several thousand pages of beekeeping and bee breeding information.

British National Honey Show

There is an Irish National Honey Show that takes place during 'Gormanston week', but they do not have a web presence.

Bees for Development
The philosophy of Bees for Development is to assist people living in poor and remote areas of the world, and to raise awareness about the value of beekeeping for poverty alleviation.

Bees Abroad
Bees Abroad is a UK charity dedicated to the alleviation of poverty in developing countries through the advancement of the craft of beekeeping. Bees Abroad runs, funds and monitors beekeeping projects that it agrees to support.

Self Help Development International
Self Help is an Irish development agency engaged in promoting and implementing integrated sustainable development programmes in rural Africa.

Bord Bia
Established by the Government of Ireland for the market development and promotion of Irish food and drink.

Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Our mission is to protect consumers' health and consumers' interests by ensuring that food consumed, distributed, marketed or produced in the state meets the highest standards of food safety and hygiene.

Teagasc - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Agency
Teagasc provides integrated research, advisory and training services for the agriculture and food industry in Ireland.

NDB - National Diploma in Beekeeping
The Examination Board for the National Diploma in Beekeeping was set up in 1954, to meet a perceived need for a beekeeping qualification, above the level of the Certificates awarded by the Beekeeping Associations.

STBA - South Tipperary Beekeepers' Association
Many GBBG members are also members of this association.