July 1984

Newsletter 4 comes to you from a new Information Officer for Tropical Apiculture at IBRA, Dr. Nicola Bradbear. In May I took over the post from Margaret Nixon, who, after three years here, has decided to leave IDA and devote more time to practical beekeeping. Margaret sends her best wishes to all her correspondents, and I hope to continue the work she initiated.

The post of Information Officer for Tropical Apiculture (I0TA) at IBRA is funded by the Overseas Development Administration, UK, in recognition of the need of developing countries for technical and scientific information to help their beekeeping. If you have any problem connected with your beekeeping, and the information you need is not available locally, write to me, making your question as specific and clear as possible, and I will do my best to send the information you require, or tell you where to obtain it.

At IBRA, we are always pleased to hear of any beekeeping ventures, and if you have an item of news which you think would be of interest to others, or are planning a new course or conference, send the details to me for possible inclusion in the Newsletter.