Introduction June certainly does challenge beekeepers here in Nairnshire, and probably many other places too. The good weather ended as…
At last, some really warm weather and today it is expected to reach 23°C which means that hawthorn should be…
Introduction. The weather warmed up during the last week of April with temperatures soaring to 16 and 18°C. The bees…
Introduction We had a week of warm weather and excellent foraging opportunities on the nearby OSR fields over the end…
Introduction Here we are almost in the last week of April and it’s been too cold to inspect the colonies.…
Introduction It’s the middle of April and we have not had consistently warm weather yet this year up in Nairnshire.…
Introduction I’ve just spent a lot of time over the last week researching and writing an article on thermoregulation and…
Introduction Most us here in Nairnshire are waiting for warmer weather before we do our first colony inspections. Strong winds…
Introduction Meteorological spring officially arrived here on 1 March but we all know that we are still a little way…
Introduction This week we have the last article in the present series on honey bee nutrition and pollen. Kevin Dolan…