Introduction After several warm days of bright sunshine and stunning visibility, it’s still and subdued here today with a dampness…
Introduction We’re bracing ourselves for gales on Saturday here in the Scottish Highlands. Today is warm, humid and calm. The…
Harvesting Summer is nearly over but the weather is lovely and the bees are still down along the river collecting…
Introduction Here we are almost at the end of May and no rain yet in Nairnshire. I was astounded to…
Introduction I’ve spent most of this week reading and thinking about varroa so Tom’s follow up blog post couldn’t have…
Introduction. April got off to a good start here in the Scottish Highlands with sunny days and a high of…
Here we are at the end of February and closer to our active season up in the Northern Hemisphere. We…
Thomas Gfeller’s Thesis. Last year, Thomas asked me to proofread his final diploma thesis before it was published during the…
There’s no shortage of new beekeeping books these days. Lots of beekeepers generously share their knowledge and expertise with us…
A honey bee colony builds its nest mostly of beeswax, a material that worker bees produce themselves, but a colony…