Introduction The nights are cooling down here and a couple of colonies have stopped maintaining high brood nest temperatures which…
Introduction We are nearly at the end of July, and here in the northern hemisphere the beekeeping season is winding…
Introduction Heavy rain at last and the wildfires that raged on Dava moor, Moray and Speyside have gone out. Above…
Introduction. As the active beekeeping season draws to an end in many regions of the world, most of us reflect…
Introduction. This week Connie shares her early beekeeping experiences with us. Many readers will remember Connie from the past blogs…
What was your swarm season like? After a long cold spring, it started to warm up mid-May here in Nairnshire…
The easiest and most reliable way is to buy a colony, or smaller nucleus (above right), of honey bees from…