Introduction. April got off to a good start here in the Scottish Highlands with sunny days and a high of…
Introduction. It’s still cold, but very soon we will be assessing colony health, size and progress here in the Northern…
Thomas Gfeller’s Thesis. Last year, Thomas asked me to proofread his final diploma thesis before it was published during the…
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…
Following on from last week’s post, here are the other essays that I wrote for the Women and Bees Collective…
Introduction. After unseasonably warm weather, we had a nice crisp frost the other night and the air is chilly. At…
Introduction. A couple of days ago I woke to the unmistakable trumpeting sound of whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) overhead. I…
Introduction. I hope that the nectar has been flowing and the bees have been doing tremble dances in your neck…
Introduction What a busy fortnight, and so warm and dry. All six productive colonies are waiting for new queens after…