Andrew Card (Mac) has kindly contributed to this week’s blog with an account of the swarm control method that works…
At last we have a warm enough day to get the solar wax extractor out and process some cappings and…
The week has passed in a blur of beekeeping activity similar to the previous two this swarm season. Only one…
After nearly two weeks of continously good weather the bees have filled supers and the OSR fields are now green.…
June arrives in a blaze of sunshine and enough heat to raise the thermometer above 20 degrees C. The nuclei…
End of May Roundup. Welcome to all new subscribers who joined the regular Beelistener blogs this month, and to the…
With slightly warmer weather this week, the supers are filling with nectar, at long last. From the cabbagey odour and…
This must be one of the most challenging seasons for bees in a long time. This week last year all…
Another really cold week here means no beekeeping and temperatures haven’t even reached double figures. We woke to snow on…
Beekeeping Education. This is a massive subject so I’m addressing just a few topics today. I want to explore some…