Welcome to New Subscribers. Here we are in June already and my colonies are sorted following swarm control (or so…
The holiday is over and I’m busy getting supers and brood boxes ready for the new season. It is very…
The easiest and most reliable way is to buy a colony, or smaller nucleus (above right), of honey bees from…
Introduction to Solitary & Social Bees. Before we review Laurence Packer’s latest book , I want explain what sociality in…
I’m excited to announce this week’s guest blog on bee vision by the world’s number one bee blogger, Rusty Burlew.…
Introduction. A big warm welcome to Kim Flottum from Medina, Ohio. Kim was the editor of America’s prestigious magazine, BeeCulture,…
The Early Days. My bee buddy Cynthia and I have been removing bees from tricky places together for a while.…
It’s been a mild week here in Nairnshire with sunshine and rain showers. Falling oak leaves are blowing in the…
This might look like the night sky through a telescope lens but it isn’t. October has been one of the…
It’s a wet start to October with driving rain and gurgling gutters this morning. My bee work is over for…