Minor Enemies of Honey Bees. Lesser wax moths are insects of the Lepidoptera order belonging to the Pyralidae family. The’re…
Tapping into Resources. Three magnificent mature birch trees (Betula pendula) stand in a corner of my quarter acre garden in…
Phoney Spring Likely to End. Here in Nairnshire, January has mostly been mild with temperatures regularly around 11 degrees Celsius.…
Unintentional Residents. I love it that some plants arrive unannounced and settle into my garden without an invitation. I often…
Radio Programmes. I’ve enjoyed listening to these progammes which are still available for you to access. The Kew Garden series…
Beelistener’s Late Spring/Summer Garden. I think that the key to providing good forage for garden pollinators is to plan well…
The first is a BBC Farming World production where the presenter visits the National Honey Show in London and interviews…
Visit to Colonsay. One of the highlights of last summer was a visit in July to Andrew Abrahams’ apiaries on…
A Small Research Study. The warm spell seems to be coming to an end here in Nairnshire with a more…
Mild Weather After Christmas. After some heavy frosts, things warmed up to around 10 degrees Celsius on 28th December and…