Introduction. A few years ago on one of my visits to the US, I was shown around the bee lab…
Apiary News. The hot dry spell broke a few days ago. Desiccated pale blonde lawns are greening up and the…
Introduction. A couple of months ago Dr Alison MacRobbie experienced a severe reaction to a bee sting while we were…
Introduction. A few weeks ago, I was beekeeping at an out-apiary with my friend Alison when she reacted badly to…
The wifi and phonelines have been down all week so I’m borrowing my bee buddy Cynthia’s internet and sending the…
The Mind of a Bee, – by Lars Chittka Published: 2022 by Princeton University Press ISBN: 978-0-691-18047-2 ISBN (e-book) 978-0-691-23624-7…
We’ve had some really hot weather (at least for us) over the past week with the temperature reaching at least…
This has been a relatively restful week with the weather too wet, windy and wild for beekeeping. Today though it…
News From Australia. Australia celebrates 200 years of honey bees and commercial beekeeping with a delightful new two-dollar coin. I…
Pollination. Pollination is all about plant sex; ooh err! Or, is it? Read on for the full story. Flowering plants…