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Guest Blog Bonanza: Kim Flottum on Podcasts & Jane Geddes on Bee Biology.

March 19, 2021 Ann Chilcott 5 Comments

Introduction. A big warm welcome to Kim Flottum from Medina, Ohio. Kim was the editor of America’s prestigious magazine, BeeCulture,…

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Posted in: Beekeeping podcasts., Biology for beekeepers, honey bees Filed under: Bee biology, beekeeping podcasts, Jane Geddes, Kim Flottum, studying and learning for beekeeping exams.

Northern Bee Books Guest Blog & Apiary News.

March 12, 2021 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

Apiary News. The stove is stoked and roaring and the rain lashes the office window on another wild day. Unsurprisingly,…

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Posted in: around the world, Beekeeping Book Sellers, Colony Assessments Filed under: Apiary Inspections, assessing queens, Beekeeping Books, beekeeping magazines., Jerry Burbidge, Northern Bee Books, R.O.B. Manley, Ted Hooper

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

Coping with Pests & Pathogens: Honey Bee Immunity.

February 26, 2021 Ann Chilcott 18 Comments

Welcome to all the new subscribers who joined Beelistener this month, and to the new readers from Hong Kong, Sri…

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Posted in: Bee Health, diseases, Honey bee immunity Filed under: Antimicrobial peptides, honey bee immunity, pests and pathogens, propolis, trophallaxis

Feeding Bees: A Mix Up?

February 18, 2021 Ann Chilcott 5 Comments

The first open crocus of the season nestles among dry vegetation outside the front gate, and swathes of snowdrops carpet…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Feeding honey bees. Filed under: bakers fondant for bees, Feeding fondant, is fondant inverted?

Helping Children Connect to Nature. & InsideThe Hive.TV News.

February 12, 2021 Ann Chilcott 7 Comments

The harsh winter continues into February, and children all over the UK are still home-schooling following the second lockdown after…

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Posted in: children, Earth Education, Research, Webinar Filed under: connecting children to nature in lockdown, Dr Humberto Boncristiani, Earth education, InsideTheHive.TV, Jamie Ellis, Rachel Carson

Clive Stewart’s Bee Removal Guest Blog.

February 5, 2021 Ann Chilcott Leave a comment

The Early Days. My bee buddy Cynthia and I have been removing bees from tricky places together for a while.…

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Posted in: bee removal, honey bees Filed under: Bee removal, bee vacuum, Clive Stewart, cut out, trap out

Hair Frost & Hive Autopsy.

January 29, 2021 Ann Chilcott 15 Comments

The days are noticeably longer and the rooks are squabbling over nesting positions in the local rookery. Great skeins of…

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Posted in: Bee Health, diseases, Hive Autopsy, Queenless colony Filed under: Hair Ice, Hive Autopsy, Isolation Starvation, Nosema

Pesticides: Insecticides, Fungicides & Herbicides.

January 22, 2021 Ann Chilcott Leave a comment

Walking Through the Week. We’ve had a mixed wintry week of stillness with sparkling sunshine one day and raw thawing…

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Posted in: Bee Health, Fungi, Pesticides Filed under: Dave Goulson, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, neonicotinoids, Pesticides in UK, Sugar beet

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

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