Smoker Fuel. Has anyone else run out of their favourite smoker fuel? It has been a long season and I…
The holiday is over and I’m busy getting supers and brood boxes ready for the new season. It is very…
Another mild week and sunshine send the bees down to the river where they are still collecting Himalayan balsam though…
At last, we are at the end of a long dry spell broken by heavy rain. But temperatures are still…
Wild Bees. The wild bees I found a couple of years ago are thriving and I’ve never seen them so…
Dr Chris Palgrave’s excellent article on European foulbrood in August’s BeeCraft was so timely. It coincided with the announcement by…
Happy New Year. As I write my last blog of this year I wish you all a happy, healthy and…
We’re fast approaching the shorter days with more darkness about. I had to switch on the lights when I started…
Warm sunny days in early September are good news. The Victoria plums in the back garden are the best and…
Another busy week passed in a blur. I tweaked a chest muscle last Friday lifting a really heavy super of…