At last we have a warm enough day to get the solar wax extractor out and process some cappings and…
The apiary is shaded till the afternoon when the sun moves further west and out of the trees. For the…
Travelling recently to Aberdeen, I was struck by the swathes of giant hogweed along the banks of the rivers Spey…
Harvesting Oil Seed Rape Crop. Three weeks of gloriously warm and sunny weather ended abruptly last Tuesday. The temperature almost…
Coming Soon, St Patrick’s Day. Prize Winning Beekeepers. Swarming Presentation. The local beekeeping association, http://cocorkbka.org/, held a meeting in the…
Checking Out The Shops. My plan, after the Ulster Beekeepers Association Annual Conference at Greenmount, was to head down to…
Riverside Walk. Winter walks throw up surprises sometimes. Before the storms, two weeks ago I found these beautiful red mushrooms…
Radio Programmes. I’ve enjoyed listening to these progammes which are still available for you to access. The Kew Garden series…
Beelistener’s Late Spring/Summer Garden. I think that the key to providing good forage for garden pollinators is to plan well…
From Chile. This spectacular shrub hails from Chile. E. glutinosa is the hardiest of the available species and is evergreen,…