In January 2018 I had an exciting four-week whirlwind family visit to Australia Since my last visit in 2008, I’ve…
Established colony has to go due to renovations History These very dark and hairy bees had been living in a…
Bait Hive At the end of a warm sunny week, I inspect the bait hive for the wild bee colony.…
Exciting Sighting The other day, I’m sitting outdoors in the garden centre restaurant at Glenbarr in Kintyre (Argyllshire) when I…
Queen Retinue Inspection Jane opens up the hive to inspect the brood frames for any signs of swarm preparation and…
A couple of weeks ago, I’m dismayed to find around fifty or more dead and dying bees out front of…
Last summer, when Connie was just 6 she wrote me a delightful letter asking if she could come and see…
Humans have kept honey bees in hives for millennia, but it is only in recent decades that biologists have begun…
The beginning of this week was fine enough to get beekeeping jobs done before the temperature dropped below 10 degrees…
Victor is delighted to have bees again after a long bee-less gap. He kept bees for many years as a…