Another Busy Week. At last we have a few days without a single rain shower and the sun is out.…
Wild Bees. The wild bees I found a couple of years ago are thriving and I’ve never seen them so…
Dr Chris Palgrave’s excellent article on European foulbrood in August’s BeeCraft was so timely. It coincided with the announcement by…
This must be one of the most challenging seasons for bees in a long time. This week last year all…
Welcome to all the new subscribers who joined Beelistener this month, and to the new readers from Hong Kong, Sri…
The first open crocus of the season nestles among dry vegetation outside the front gate, and swathes of snowdrops carpet…
The days are noticeably longer and the rooks are squabbling over nesting positions in the local rookery. Great skeins of…
Walking Through the Week. We’ve had a mixed wintry week of stillness with sparkling sunshine one day and raw thawing…
The Week. This first week of January brought winter snow to the hills and uplands and a hard frost everywhere.…
Here in Nairnshire, he last week of November has been full of surprises with a mixture of glorious sunshine one…