Importance of Winter Oxalic
Oxalic acid The point of this article is to encourage beekeepers to carry out mite…
Summer in the apiary
New queens in cages with attendant workers Phew, it looks like the swarming season may…
Getting Them Mated
Kieler Mating Nucs The problem with beekeepers is that we are all cooped up for…
Summer Varroa Check
Varroa mites cause the death of more colonies than most people admit - here I discuss a summer mite check, if only for peace of mind.
How I Make Queens
One of my lovely queens with quite light coloured bees I'm good at learning from…
Size Of Queen Cells
Queen Cells It's only the 7th of May, and I've already done my second batch…
Queen Colour
A 2021 Queen It's a non-beekeeping day today, and we have had some much-needed rain…
Van Man
My Bee Van It's finally happened. I bought a van. It's only a small van,…
Swarm Prevention vs. Honey
The Mole and The Walrus After three days in a row of beekeeping, I found…
Alternative Points Of View
Walrus Honey is delicious! An era of populism, conspiracy theories, idiotic social media clickbait and…
Early Season Manoeuvers
Pussy willow (Salix family) What do people do with their bees in March in the…
Poly Hives
Some of Murray McGregors Poly Hives At this time of the year, many beekeepers are…