A honey bee colony builds its nest mostly of beeswax, a material that worker bees produce themselves, but a colony…
Introduction. Hello Everyone and welcome to all you new readers who signed up since last week.I’m sitting here on tenterhooks…
Introduction. The temperature has risen dramatically to 13°C after nearly two weeks of freezing days below zero. The other day…
Introduction. At last, a proper old-fashioned winter with cold days and deep snow on the hills. Over the last week…
Happy New Year. Happy New Year Everyone. Can you believe how fast another beekeeping year has flown past, and how…
Introduction. Well, here we are in the festive season with the solstice and Christmas fast approaching. This is my last…
Following on from last week’s post, here are the other essays that I wrote for the Women and Bees Collective…
Planning Ahead. What have I learned this season? I ask myself this at the end of every bee season and…
Introduction. Winter is here and the temperature is below zero. The sun is low and doesn’t make it over the…
Introduction. After unseasonably warm weather, we had a nice crisp frost the other night and the air is chilly. At…