Beekeeping in the 21 st Century; resources in an online and social world

1. Beekeeping in the 21st Century; resources in an online and social world James Dearsley Marketing Manager BeecraftMagazine BBKA Spring Convention 2013

2. Websites • http://www.bee-craft.com • http://www.bbka.org.uk • http://beekeepingforum.co.uk • http://biobees.com/ • http://www.dave-cushman.net/ • http://www.beesource.com/ • http://www.surreybeekeeper.co.uk/great-links/beekeeping-websites/ - a blog site with links to other blogs

3. Facebook • Over 1 Billion accounts and 2nd most visited site on the Internet • https://www.facebook.com/beginnerbeekeepersnearly 6,400 likes • https://www.facebook.com/BeeCraftMagazinenearly 1,500 likes • https://www.facebook.com/keepingbeebee?fref=tsNearly 10,000 likes • https://www.facebook.com/Solitary.bees?fref=tsNearly 1,800 likes • https://www.facebook.com/ApiculturaSantaFe?fref=tsNearly 1,200 likes • https://www.facebook.com/groups/BritishBeekeepers/?fref=ts180 members • https://www.facebook.com/BeeFriendly?fref=pbOver 3,500 likes • https://www.facebook.com/beesourceOver 7,000 likes

4. Twitter • Over 500 million accounts • 140 Characters • https://twitter.com/Matt_Bailey2/beekeeping/members • https://twitter.com/KerryPayne/bee-tweeples/members • https://twitter.com/FromBeesToHoney/bee-keeping-groups/members • https://twitter.com/BeesinArt/the-bee-people/members • https://twitter.com/beekeeping/beekeepers/members • https://twitter.com/shunkydave/bees/members • https://twitter.com/puckamok/bee/members • https://twitter.com/Loiscarter/buzzybeetweeps/members • https://twitter.com/FromBeesToHoney/bee-organisations/members • https://twitter.com/GatewayGreening/beekeeping/members • https://twitter.com/PollinatorPlate/bees-all-over-the-place/members • https://twitter.com/PollinatorPlate/bees-all-over-the-place/members • https://twitter.com/sabrown714/beekeeping/members • https://twitter.com/Emily_Heath/beekeeping/members • https://twitter.com/inthegaragetv/bees/members

5. YouTube • 3rd most visited website but 2nd largest search engine • http://www.youtube.com/outofabluesky - 4,500 subscribers - US orientated • http://www.youtube.com/user/workwithnature - over 7,000 subscribers - Irish orientated • http://www.youtube.com/user/beethinking - Top Bar Hives and Warre Hive • http://www.youtube.com/user/MegaStaratel - Over 2,000 subscribers and 200 videos – Russian • http://www.youtube.com/user/creekroad1 - beekeeping and sawmills….. • http://www.youtube.com/user/mundoapicola - over 150 videos - Argentina • http://www.youtube.com/user/biobee - natural focus

6. Apps…. • There are currently 13 available for iphone and 7 for ipads • To pick a few • Biobees (educational) • Beetight (Online Record Cards) • Bee Sounds (9 different sounds!) • Beecraft and ABJ

7. iBooks • Download it free on you App Store but you can download books on here. • Some paid for and some free • Langstroth’sHive and the Honey Bee – FREE • An Introduction to Natural Beekeeping - FREE • Mysteries of Beekeeping Explained - FREE

8. Thank you for your time.