It is cold this week with maximum temperatures expected to be 8-12 degrees C today. Gigantic hail stones tore through…
Despite a break in the nice weather and a couple of rainy days, it has been a very satisfying week. …
Introduction What a busy fortnight, and so warm and dry. All six productive colonies are waiting for new queens after…
Introduction I don’t know about your swarm season, but mine got off to a flying start on 7th May exactly…
Introduction I wrote this for BeeCraft’s Cyclopedia series but they already had an article lined up for “E” so this…
Introduction Here we are in the first week of May and the weather is only just warming up enough for…
The Week’s Event: Equipment Show Bee-buddy Cynthia drove us into Inverness last Saturday to visit the first beekeeping equipment show…
Introduction We’re half way through April; another busy month though still not much beekeeping can be done owing to terrible…
Introduction. It’s been another week of unsettled weather but yesterday was warm so I inspected all 8 main colonies for…
The weather has been atrocious this week and the bees have hardly been outside at all. Cold, raw days with…