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Feeding Bees: A Mix Up?

February 18, 2021 Ann Chilcott 5 Comments

The first open crocus of the season nestles among dry vegetation outside the front gate, and swathes of snowdrops carpet…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Feeding honey bees. Filed under: bakers fondant for bees, Feeding fondant, is fondant inverted?

Helping Children Connect to Nature. & InsideThe Hive.TV News.

February 12, 2021 Ann Chilcott 7 Comments

The harsh winter continues into February, and children all over the UK are still home-schooling following the second lockdown after…

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Posted in: children, Earth Education, Research, Webinar Filed under: connecting children to nature in lockdown, Dr Humberto Boncristiani, Earth education, InsideTheHive.TV, Jamie Ellis, Rachel Carson

Clive Stewart’s Bee Removal Guest Blog.

February 5, 2021 Ann Chilcott Leave a comment

The Early Days. My bee buddy Cynthia and I have been removing bees from tricky places together for a while.…

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Posted in: bee removal, honey bees Filed under: Bee removal, bee vacuum, Clive Stewart, cut out, trap out

Hair Frost & Hive Autopsy.

January 29, 2021 Ann Chilcott 13 Comments

The days are noticeably longer and the rooks are squabbling over nesting positions in the local rookery. Great skeins of…

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Posted in: Bee Health, diseases, Hive Autopsy, Queenless colony Filed under: Hair Ice, Hive Autopsy, Isolation Starvation, Nosema

Pesticides: Insecticides, Fungicides & Herbicides.

January 22, 2021 Ann Chilcott Leave a comment

Walking Through the Week. We’ve had a mixed wintry week of stillness with sparkling sunshine one day and raw thawing…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Fungi, Pesticides Filed under: Dave Goulson, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, neonicotinoids, Pesticides in UK, Sugar beet

January in The Apiary: Plants & Pesticides.

January 15, 2021 Ann Chilcott 6 Comments

The apiary is shaded till the afternoon when the sun moves further west and out of the trees. For the…

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Posted in: Botany for beekeepers, Pesticides, plants for pollinators Filed under: Animal tracks in snow, Changing UK bee forage llandscape, Dr Humberto Boncristiani, Dr Scott Mc Art

Varroa: The Heart of the Problem, Part 5.

January 8, 2021 Ann Chilcott 2 Comments

The Week. This first week of January brought winter snow to the hills and uplands and a hard frost everywhere.…

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Posted in: Bee Health, diseases, Varroa, varroa testing, Varroa Treatment Filed under: Varroa damage

Year End Review: Honey Labels

December 31, 2020 Ann Chilcott 6 Comments

Happy New Year. As I write my last blog of this year I wish you all a happy, healthy and…

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Posted in: honey, Marketing and labelling honey Filed under: Honey labelling, UK honey regulations

Festive Greetings and Varroa Part 4.

December 24, 2020 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

Greetings to Beelistener Followers. Warm wishes for happy holidays to all of you out there, and thank you for following…

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Posted in: around the world, Varroa Filed under: Beelistener Christmas Greetings, collecting roadside rubbish, invitation to guest blogs, Jon Zawislak, tree candles, Varroa

Rolled Candles & Varroa Part 3

December 18, 2020 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

This week, it stopped raining and a couple of dry sunny days made the land much less soggy. Thousands of…

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Posted in: Candle making, Children in Beekeeping., Varroa, Varroa life cycle Filed under: Candle making, Small cell foundation, Varroa biology, varroa life cycle, Varroa reproduction

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