Coming Soon, St Patrick’s Day. Prize Winning Beekeepers. Swarming Presentation. The local beekeeping association, http://cocorkbka.org/, held a meeting in the…
Introduction. Liz has kindly agreed to share some of her recent Costa Rican holiday experiences. Like lots of us abroad,…
Checking Out The Shops. My plan, after the Ulster Beekeepers Association Annual Conference at Greenmount, was to head down to…
As I write on the 27th, snow is falling heavily in enormous soggy clumps. The outside temperature was 0.5 degrees…
Introduction. Ruth has been a stalwart member of my local beekeeping association for as long as I can remember. Although…
Riverside Walk. Winter walks throw up surprises sometimes. Before the storms, two weeks ago I found these beautiful red mushrooms…
Minor Enemies of Honey Bees. Lesser wax moths are insects of the Lepidoptera order belonging to the Pyralidae family. The’re…
Tapping into Resources. Three magnificent mature birch trees (Betula pendula) stand in a corner of my quarter acre garden in…
Phoney Spring Likely to End. Here in Nairnshire, January has mostly been mild with temperatures regularly around 11 degrees Celsius.…
Unintentional Residents. I love it that some plants arrive unannounced and settle into my garden without an invitation. I often…