Odds & Ends
Chickens in a tree I don't know why, but this tickled me. A couple of…
Are They Queenless?
Where's the brood gone? When I was a beginner beekeeper, I thought I knew most…
Treatment Free
Photo by Maja Dumat - CC BY 2.0 The July 2022 issue of the BBKA…
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…