The Offaly man explains the importance of the measure.
A new bill to protect the native Irish honey bee will come before the Seanad this week.
Proposed legislation would ban the import of foreign species to the country, ensuring the purity of the northern dark bee.
Former President of the Federation of Irish Beekeepers, John Donoghue, says the entire island of Ireland would need to become a conservation area under these plans.
The Offaly man says they've spent years breeding the native bee:
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