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…
Introduction. Jane and I often discuss beekeeping education and how to engage beekeepers in ongoing learning. We know that there…
Connie’s Bees. Connie is reaching the end of year 7 at primary school and has just got her own email…
The easiest and most reliable way is to buy a colony, or smaller nucleus (above right), of honey bees from…
Introduction. This is my lovely online friend Liz Childerley with whom I’ve been sharing beekeeping information and laughs for some…
“Beekeeping today is still as it has always been: the exploitation of colonies of a wild insect; the best beekeeping…
Autumn. October brings lower daily temperatures. After the high teens, 12-14 degrees Celsius feels chilly, and the sky is criss-crossed…
After nearly two weeks of continously good weather the bees have filled supers and the OSR fields are now green.…
Spring has come to a standstill; like the pause button’s been pressed. Overnight temperatures fell below zero again this week…