Apiary News. The season has ended on a high note for me. Although the weather has cooled with the arrival…
Introduction. You’re in for a treat this week. Regular Beelistener reader Julian shares his remarkable observations and thoughts on drones…
Introduction. It’s been another week of unsettled weather but yesterday was warm so I inspected all 8 main colonies for…
Sunday 20th August was warm with temperatures in the high teens and the promise of sunshine. The latter disappeared around…
Introduction. A big welcome to all you new subscribers who joined recently, and thank you to everyone who supported my…
Connie’s Bees. Connie is reaching the end of year 7 at primary school and has just got her own email…
Kiev Acacia. I’ve waited for ten years for this Pseudo robinia acacia to flower. I picked the seed pod up…
Sunflower Pollen. Inside The Hive TV’s Dr Humberto Boncristiani recently dissected a research paper which revealed that varroa levels were…
Introduction. Jane Geddes has been beekeeping for a number of years and lives on the edge of a grouse moor…
Wild Bees. The wild bees I found a couple of years ago are thriving and I’ve never seen them so…