Introduction We’ve had nearly a week of bright, clear, still and sunny days when it feels quite hot in direct…
Introduction Lovely Autumn days are here and the beech leaves are gold and brown. I hear the geese in a…
Introduction We had a lovely warm day last week and the butterflies were busy. Leo and I watched a colourful…
This is the first season for many that I have had to supplement winter stores on three out of four…
Oxalic Acid This week a beekeeper in the Antipodes posted on social media about making oxalic acid and glycerine strips…
Introduction Readers who joined Apiary Forecast fairly recently may be surprised to find such a quick expansion of services, tools…
Introduction The website has been down for maintenance for most of this week so thank you for your patience, and…
Introduction I wonder how many of you have had stressed colonies succumbing to chronic bee paralysis virus, CBPV, this season?…
Introduction August arrived with a sudden change of high summer mood to a distinct feeling of an imminent end to…
What do you show people on their first apiary visit? For me it depends upon several things including age, personality,…