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Steve Donohoe, Author of "Interviews with Beekeepers"

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14 May 22 Walrus

How I Make Queens

One of my lovely queens with quite light coloured bees I'm good at learning from…
Beekeeping, Raising Your Own Queen Bees
9 May 22 Walrus

Size Of Queen Cells

Queen Cells It's only the 7th of May, and I've already done my second batch…
Beekeeping, Raising Your Own Queen Bees
1 May 22 Walrus

Queen Colour

A 2021 Queen It's a non-beekeeping day today, and we have had some much-needed rain…
Raising Your Own Queen Bees
VW Caddy
26 Apr 22 Walrus

Van Man

My Bee Van It's finally happened. I bought a van. It's only a small van,…
Making Nucs, Nucleus Hives, Springtime
Steve with his son Alex
11 Apr 22 Walrus

Swarm Prevention vs. Honey

The Mole and The Walrus After three days in a row of beekeeping, I found…
How do I stop Bees Swarming?, Springtime
jars of honey
31 Mar 22 Walrus

Alternative Points Of View

Walrus Honey is delicious! An era of populism, conspiracy theories, idiotic social media clickbait and…
Importing Bees - Good or Bad?, Keeping Your Bees Alive, Lessons and Opinions
11 Mar 22 Walrus

Early Season Manoeuvers

Pussy willow (Salix family) What do people do with their bees in March in the…
Preparation is Everything
Some of Murray McGregors Poly Hives
7 Mar 22 Walrus

Poly Hives

Some of Murray McGregors Poly Hives At this time of the year, many beekeepers are…
Gear for Beekeeping
Buckfast Home Apiary 1965
23 Feb 22 Walrus

Making Queens: Brother Adam Method

Buckfast Home Apiary 1965 (photo: David Kemp) The recent passing of David Kemp prompted me…
Raising Your Own Queen Bees
14 Feb 22 Walrus

Achieve More For Less

Barrels of honey at Olivarez Honey Bees, Orland, California Beekeepers invest a considerable amount of…
Learning From the Best
With David Kemp in Nottinghamshire
13 Feb 22 Walrus

David Kemp 1937-2022

With David Kemp in Nottinghamshire I spent a lovely afternoon with David in the summer…
Interviews With Beekeepers
University graduates wearing mortar boards
6 Feb 22 Walrus

Becoming A Master

Photo by Good Free Photos on Unsplash In the UK, we have something called a…
Beekeeping, Lessons and Opinions

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