Beekeepers Journal
Time for a reset
Well, that’s another beekeeping year over. The earthworms are still a metre deep under the hardened crust of soil, a couple of sporadic showers of rain doing nothing to soften...
Time for a reset
Well, that’s another beekeeping year over. The earthworms are still a metre deep under the hardened crust of soil, a couple of sporadic showers of rain doing nothing to soften...
Collecting Rent
At last, it’s that time of year when we steal the fruits of the bees’ labour. I like to think it’s not as bad as that; it's more of a...
Collecting Rent
At last, it’s that time of year when we steal the fruits of the bees’ labour. I like to think it’s not as bad as that; it's more of a...
1-Star Hive
Some days, customers can be a tough crowd. It’s easy to look at a jar of artisanal honey and wonder why it costs more than the supermarket version, but it's...
1-Star Hive
Some days, customers can be a tough crowd. It’s easy to look at a jar of artisanal honey and wonder why it costs more than the supermarket version, but it's...
Swallows, swarms and a runaway Queen
You can tell summer is here: the bloody swallows are back. My wife thinks they are lovely as they swoop across the fields, silly moo. I try to explain that...
Swallows, swarms and a runaway Queen
You can tell summer is here: the bloody swallows are back. My wife thinks they are lovely as they swoop across the fields, silly moo. I try to explain that...
The Great Bee Breakout
I love this time of year - it’s full-on swarming time. Most animals have some annoying features: goats eat anything and everything, horses have riders, sheep eat grass and die...
The Great Bee Breakout
I love this time of year - it’s full-on swarming time. Most animals have some annoying features: goats eat anything and everything, horses have riders, sheep eat grass and die...
Hive Havoc: Nature's Drummers
For me it started badly and went down hill. Autumn brought wasps, the Messerschmitt of the insect world, to terrorise one of my apiaries which were then nobly assisted by...
Hive Havoc: Nature's Drummers
For me it started badly and went down hill. Autumn brought wasps, the Messerschmitt of the insect world, to terrorise one of my apiaries which were then nobly assisted by...