Drone Inheritance Recap. We tackled the complicated story of drone genetics and inheritance last week, so let’s recap and move…
Part One: Understanding some cell biology and genetics. The drone is probably the least understood member of a honey bee…
I was very excited earlier in the year to know that Margaret Anne was taking on the challenge of filling…
Happy holidays everyone. We had magical twinkling frosts here all day yesterday with the temperature only just creeping up briefly…
It’s mid December and the temperature swings every couple of days. From way down around 4 degrees C last week…
Storm Barra hasn’t reached us yet and another calm day is on the cards so I’ll be off out soon…
Winter just arrived bearing cold winds and frosts, and there’s snow on the high ground. Storm Arwen raged through a…
This week’s guest blog is about the entrepreneurial adventures and successes of a Scottish beekeeping family. I’ve known the Thompson…
I’ve been preparing and giving presentations this week and enjoying walks in unseasonably warm weather that brings the bees out…
It’s really interesting studying honey bee behaviour and trying to work out what’s going on when watching bees at work.…