The Scottish Beekeeper’s Association are hosting this presentation by well known and world renowned scientist and beekeeper Tom Seeley. It’s…
Daylight is just seeping into the sky at 05:30. By 6am a brief pink glow gives way to grey and…
Well, good day Beelistener Readers! I’m up working much earlier than usual on 20th to prepare for driving back down…
What is a Mentor? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a mentor is “an experienced person in an organisation who…
End of Summer. The reality is we are nearing the end of our beekeeping season here in Scotland. It is…
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…
The glorious weather turned to torrential rain this week and today is chilly on the 1st of July. I’m busy…