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June Synopsis, Swarm Review and Snippets.

June 25, 2021 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

At last we have a warm enough day to get the solar wax extractor out and process some cappings and…

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Posted in: Marketing and labelling honey, plants for pollinators, swarm control Filed under: probiotics for bees, Swarm control

January in The Apiary: Plants & Pesticides.

January 15, 2021 Ann Chilcott 6 Comments

The apiary is shaded till the afternoon when the sun moves further west and out of the trees. For the…

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Posted in: Botany for beekeepers, Pesticides, plants for pollinators Filed under: Animal tracks in snow, Changing UK bee forage llandscape, Dr Humberto Boncristiani, Dr Scott Mc Art

Giant Hogweed, Longhorn Beetle & Apiary Update.

July 24, 2020 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

Travelling recently to Aberdeen, I was struck by the swathes of giant hogweed along the banks of the rivers Spey…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Beekeeping in Scotland, diseases, Nature, other insects, plants for pollinators Filed under: Giant hogweed, longhorn beetle, Varroa

Honey Harvest, Marketing and More.

June 12, 2020 Ann Chilcott 2 Comments

Harvesting Oil Seed Rape Crop. Three weeks of gloriously warm and sunny weather ended abruptly last Tuesday. The temperature almost…

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Posted in: equipment, honey, plants for pollinators Filed under: After Swarms, Bait Hive, Honey Jars, June Forage, Oll Seed Rape Honey Harvest

Beekeeping in Cork Part 2.

March 13, 2020 Ann Chilcott 2 Comments

Coming Soon, St Patrick’s Day. Prize Winning Beekeepers. Swarming Presentation. The local beekeeping association, http://cocorkbka.org/, held a meeting in the…

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Posted in: beekeeping, plants for pollinators, swarms Filed under: Irish Beekeping, non-native species, Plants for bees

Beekeeping in Cork Part 1.

March 5, 2020 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

Checking Out The Shops. My plan, after the Ulster Beekeepers Association Annual Conference at Greenmount, was to head down to…

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Posted in: from around the world, honey, plants for pollinators Filed under: Irish Honey, Ivy Honey, Ivy Plants, The English Market Cork

Colourful Fungi.

February 21, 2020 Ann Chilcott 2 Comments

Riverside Walk. Winter walks throw up surprises sometimes. Before the storms, two weeks ago I found these beautiful red mushrooms…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Fungi, honey bees, plants for pollinators, wild bees Filed under: Butterbur, Riverside Forage, Scarlet Elf Cup mushrooms, Searching for Wild Bees

BBC Radio Programmes Featuring Honey Bees, Plants, and Pollination.

January 23, 2020 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

Radio Programmes. I’ve enjoyed listening to these progammes which are still available for you to access. The Kew Garden series…

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Posted in: from around the world, gardening, honey, honey bees, plants for pollinators Filed under: links to radio relating to honey bees and plants Kew Gardne, Pollination

Gardening For Pollinators: Part 2.

January 17, 2020 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

Beelistener’s Late Spring/Summer Garden. I think that the key to providing good forage for garden pollinators is to plan well…

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Posted in: gardening, honey bees, plants for pollinators, Pollinators Filed under: Gardening for Pollinators
Eucryphia near Cawdor Castle

Eucryphias for Late Summer/ Autumn Bee-Forage.

September 12, 2019 Ann Chilcott 2 Comments

From Chile. This spectacular shrub hails from Chile. E. glutinosa is the hardiest of the available species and is evergreen,…

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Posted in: gardening, honey bees, plants for pollinators Filed under: Bees and plants, Cawdor Castle, Eucryphias, Foraging

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