The conference will have multiple events throughout the week.
There's a 'buzz' around Offaly as preparations are underway for a yearly bee convention.
The Annual Summer Beekeeping Conference will be held at the Sacred Heart School in Tullamore from this Friday to Sunday.
The event will feature workshops, lectures and crafts.
Chairperson of the Offaly Bee Keeper's Association, and a regular at the conference, Geraldine Byrne, says biodiversity and the role bees play will be a frequent topic:
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