I was very pleased to be invited by Princeton University Press to review this new book on insects by Eric…
Wild Bees. The wild bees I found a couple of years ago are thriving and I’ve never seen them so…
It’s a wet start to October with driving rain and gurgling gutters this morning. My bee work is over for…
Well, good day Beelistener Readers! I’m up working much earlier than usual on 20th to prepare for driving back down…
Last weekend saw some semblance of normality with a trip south to teach practical beekeeping at Newbattle Abbey south of…
Travelling recently to Aberdeen, I was struck by the swathes of giant hogweed along the banks of the rivers Spey…
10 Green Pupae Hanging……… After munching through a load of nettles above my desk from 9th July, these potential peacock…
I explained in a previous blog that I would be introducing the new queen very slowly to the small colony…
This has to be one of the most exciting weeks of the year so far. It started last Sunday with…
Introduction. One of the great things about teaching beekeeping around Scotland is that I meet lots of interesting people. Some…