As I write on the last day of July, I’m calling it a day for the active beekeeping season in…
Introduction I don’t know about your swarm season, but mine got off to a flying start on 7th May exactly…
Introduction. The temperature soared to the dizzy heights of 10°C the other day and the bees landed heavily at their…
Introduction. Firstly, thank you, everyone, for your patience and perseverance last Friday when there was a problem accessing the latest…
What was your swarm season like? After a long cold spring, it started to warm up mid-May here in Nairnshire…
Our season here in the Scottish Highlands is getting off to a slow start on account of cold and variable…
Another new book on honey bee communication launches this month and is available from Northern Bee Books at £22.99. Non-scientist…
Introduction. A few years ago on one of my visits to the US, I was shown around the bee lab…
February races forward with mixed days of bracing gales, heavy horizontal rain, flooding and freezing blizzard conditions. On the rare…