Introduction I wrote this for BeeCraft’s Cyclopedia series but they already had an article lined up for “E” so this…
December was eventful and the first few days were busy nursing a poorly pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) that a friend…
Introduction. As a novice observation hive beekeeper, this is only my second attempt at overwintering a tiny colony, I’m trying…
Teaching Apiary. Do you belong to a beekeeping association that has its own meeting room and apiary, or perhaps just…
At last, we are at the end of a long dry spell broken by heavy rain. But temperatures are still…
We’ve had some really hot weather (at least for us) over the past week with the temperature reaching at least…
It’s been one of the busiest weeks of my beekeeping season so far this year but thankfully all the colonies…
The weather is still warm and the bees continue to work the Himalayan balsam down at the river Nairn. I’ve…