Introduction June certainly does challenge beekeepers here in Nairnshire, and probably many other places too. The good weather ended as…
Introduction After nearly two weeks of subzero temperatures the thaw came yesterday with an almost balmy tropical breeze blowing through…
Introduction. It’s still cold, but very soon we will be assessing colony health, size and progress here in the Northern…
Introduction. After unseasonably warm weather, we had a nice crisp frost the other night and the air is chilly. At…
Introduction. A couple of days ago I woke to the unmistakable trumpeting sound of whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) overhead. I…
Childhood Christmas Memories. As a child growing up on a remote Scottish hill farm, Christmas was a magical time because…