Interactive Learning. Sometimes local beekeeping associations stagnate when it comes to teaching. Beginner courses can end up being delivered by…
David and I recently corresponded about the UK Government’s emergency authorisation for the use of a neonicotinoid to treat sugar…
Another new book on honey bee communication launches this month and is available from Northern Bee Books at £22.99. Non-scientist…
Sunflower Pollen. Inside The Hive TV’s Dr Humberto Boncristiani recently dissected a research paper which revealed that varroa levels were…
Here we are with the last blog of February already. It’s warming up a little here in the Scottish Highlands…
The easiest and most reliable way is to buy a colony, or smaller nucleus (above right), of honey bees from…
Introduction. This is my lovely online friend Liz Childerley with whom I’ve been sharing beekeeping information and laughs for some…
Introduction to Solitary & Social Bees. Before we review Laurence Packer’s latest book , I want explain what sociality in…
Introduction. We can’t alter history in terms of what actually happened but we can change what we understand about the…
Have you ever been asked to remove a colony of honey bees from a building? I have; lots of times,…