Introduction Here we are very close to the winter solstice and the end of the year. It will be good…
Introduction At last, seasonable weather with a coating of snow on the top of Ben Wyvis clearly visible across the…
Introduction. April got off to a good start here in the Scottish Highlands with sunny days and a high of…
Apiary News. The season has ended on a high note for me. Although the weather has cooled with the arrival…
The sun is out as I write early in the morning of the only good day forecast for this week.…
The Week’s Event: Equipment Show Bee-buddy Cynthia drove us into Inverness last Saturday to visit the first beekeeping equipment show…
Welcome to New Subscribers. Here we are in June already and my colonies are sorted following swarm control (or so…
Sunflower Pollen. Inside The Hive TV’s Dr Humberto Boncristiani recently dissected a research paper which revealed that varroa levels were…
The easiest and most reliable way is to buy a colony, or smaller nucleus (above right), of honey bees from…
Introduction. This is my lovely online friend Liz Childerley with whom I’ve been sharing beekeeping information and laughs for some…