Wondering who is doing research on honey bees these days, and what they’re learning?

The website of the International Bee Research Association allows visitors to browse the browse the Tables of Contents of the award-winning quarterly Journal of Apicultural Research, to subscribe, or to read a back-issue of the publication. The journal was just awarded a gold medal in the scientific journals category at Apimondia 2007 in Melbourne — its third Apimondia gold medal.

IBRA is a charity working to increase awareness of the vital role of bees in the environment and to encourage the use of bees as wealth creators.

While much of the bee research information is available to IBRA members or for purchase in the online shop, the site has much of interest for non-members and casual visitors with an interest in bees.

Do check the “Information Services” category for a listing of “Free Downloads” available. For example, a sample copy of a past issue of the Journal of Apicultural Research and other periodicals are available in PDF format, as are samples of parts of some of the books on bees that have been published by the IBRA. At the moment, offerings include a sample of Form and Function in the Honey Bee by L Goodman, and Honey and Healing edited by P A Munn and R Jones.

See:
http://www.ibra.org.uk/

Thanks to CBA member John-Michael McPhee for the tip on this website.