Introduction. The perfect window of weather came this week for vaporising the colonies using Apibioxal and the Varrox Eddy kit.…
Smoker Fuel. Has anyone else run out of their favourite smoker fuel? It has been a long season and I…
Sunday 20th August was warm with temperatures in the high teens and the promise of sunshine. The latter disappeared around…
Introduction. A big welcome to all you new subscribers who joined recently, and thank you to everyone who supported my…
Introduction. Jane and I often discuss beekeeping education and how to engage beekeepers in ongoing learning. We know that there…
Connie’s Bees. Connie is reaching the end of year 7 at primary school and has just got her own email…
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…
“Beekeeping today is still as it has always been: the exploitation of colonies of a wild insect; the best beekeeping…
Autumn. October brings lower daily temperatures. After the high teens, 12-14 degrees Celsius feels chilly, and the sky is criss-crossed…