Review of a book on Scottish beekeeping and beekeepers..
This week, I’ve got an exciting update on the mason bee saga. If you remember, I found four eggs on…
Introduction Here we are almost at the end of May and no rain yet in Nairnshire. I was astounded to…
This must be one of the driest May’s on record and the farmers are crying out for rain. Louise’s BroodMinder…
Following on from last week’s post, here are the other essays that I wrote for the Women and Bees Collective…
Introduction We’re half way through April; another busy month though still not much beekeeping can be done owing to terrible…
Welcome to New Subscribers. Here we are in June already and my colonies are sorted following swarm control (or so…
December was eventful and the first few days were busy nursing a poorly pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) that a friend…
Introduction. Regular readers will remember Andrew’s guest blog from last year. Known also as Mac, due to being called Mark…
Before my visit to Oor Bees founders Lorraine Johnson and Phil Collett in Annan, I enjoy a few days with…



