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Surviving Varroa by Tom Seeley

April 25, 2025 Ann Chilcott 8 Comments

Introduction This week is warmer after nearly a fortnight of overcast days and very cold nights. The OSR crop nearby…

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Posted in: bait hives, Bee behaviour, Free-living honey bees, swarms, Varroa, varroa resistant bees, wild bees Filed under: Arnot Forest bees, surviving varroa, swarm survival

Learning from Free–living Honey Bees.

January 24, 2025 Ann Chilcott 15 Comments

Introduction. Hello Everyone and welcome to all you new readers who signed up since last week.I’m sitting here on tenterhooks…

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Posted in: Bee behaviour, Bee Health, Catching Swarms, Hive insulation., Propolis Research, swarms, Thoughtful Beekeeping, wild bees Filed under: collecting wild swarms, Free-living honey bees, insulation, lessons from nature, propolis, varroa resistance

Forest Homes by Tom Seeley.

March 29, 2024 admin 4 Comments

Introduction. Welcome to all you lovely new subscribers who joined us this month, and thank you to everyone who generously…

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Posted in: Bait Hives., Choosing a hive, Free-living honey bees, swarms, wild bees Filed under: honey bees in the wild, how swarms choose new homes, Professor Tom Seeley's latest book

The Isabella Bees.

July 1, 2022 Ann Chilcott 5 Comments

News From Australia. Australia celebrates 200 years of honey bees and commercial beekeeping with a delightful new two-dollar coin. I…

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Posted in: Australian beekeeping, wild bees Filed under: Australian beekeeping, BeeCraft Magazine, Isabella bees, making section cases

Book Review by Professor Tom Seeley & Literature Review on Genetic Diversity in Honey Bees.

April 1, 2022 Ann Chilcott 18 Comments

Wild Honey Bees; review by Tom Seeley. This week we start with a review of a recently published book full…

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Posted in: book review, Darwinian beekeeping, Honey Bee Genetic Diversity, wild bees Filed under: Feeding fondant, Wild Honey Bee; book review by Professor Seeley

Dealing with a Defensive Colony.

September 3, 2021 Ann Chilcott 8 Comments

The Problem. Have you ever had to destroy a colony because it became downright dangerous to the public? Fortunately, I’ve…

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Posted in: Bee hunting, wild bees Filed under: Beehunting, Dealing with defensive colonies, finding the queen, Requeening a colony

Darwinian Beekeeping: Tom Seeley’s Guest Blog.

March 8, 2021 Ann Chilcott 3 Comments

Apiary News. March came in like a lamb so maybe we can expect lion-like storms at the end of the…

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Posted in: beekeeping, Darwinian beekeeping, Professor Tom Seeley Presentation, wild bees Filed under: Darwinian beekeeping, Dr Tom Seeley, Northern Bee Books, varroa resistance bees, wild bee colony

Wild Colony & Apiary News.

April 10, 2020 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

Another Strange Week. I took comfort in this poem the moment Tricia O’ Dwyer sent me the first few lines.…

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Posted in: Beekeeping in Scotland, equipment, wild bees Filed under: feeding bees, First colony inspections, wasp deterrants

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

Bee Hunting.

December 20, 2019 Ann Chilcott 6 Comments

It was really exciting finding the wild bee tree in February, but it didn’t happen exactly by the book. I’ve…

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Posted in: wild bees Filed under: bee hunting

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