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 It’s the middle of April and we have not had consistently warm weather yet this year up in Nairnshire.…
Introduction This week we have the last article in the present series on honey bee nutrition and pollen. Kevin Dolan…
Introduction Here we are very close to the winter solstice and the end of the year. It will be good…
Introduction The nights are cooling down here and a couple of colonies have stopped maintaining high brood nest temperatures which…
Harvesting Summer is nearly over but the weather is lovely and the bees are still down along the river collecting…
As I write on the last day of July, I’m calling it a day for the active beekeeping season in…
Introduction We are nearly at the end of July, and here in the northern hemisphere the beekeeping season is winding…
Honey It’s been another of those exciting weeks when everything seems to happen at once. The local health food shop…