Category: Beekeeping

Walrus multifloral honey in labelled jars
21 Mar 24 Walrus

Proactive Beekeeping

Walrus multifloral honey Some beekeepers are always thinking ahead. They have a plan. They keep records, so they know what’s going on with their bees, and they take time to think about what they will be doing next, and then…
Beekeeping
2 plus 2 equals 5
11 Jan 24 Walrus

Cause and Effect

How do we learn the noble art of beekeeping? I suppose it’s a combination of practice and theory, bolstered by reading books, chatting to others, attending courses and so on. I doubt that I am the only beekeeper who occasionally…
Beekeeping
Portrait of C L Farrar
23 Jan 23 Walrus

In Praise Of The Great C.L. Farrar

C.L. Farrar, Department of Economics University of Wisconsin I have a soft spot for certain wise personalities from the past, such as R.O.B Manley. It’s with this in mind that I wanted to write something in praise of the great…
Beekeeping
Steve Donohoe on Loch Fyne 2022
30 Dec 22 Walrus

Reader Survey Results 2022

Many thanks to those of you who completed the survey that I posted on here a few weeks ago. Several people got halfway through then bailed out, which isn't surprising as it wasn't the most straightforward thing to fill out;…
Beekeeping
Newly painted Kieler mating nucs
10 Aug 22 Walrus

Murphy’s Law Applies To Bees

Kieler mating nucs Some Of My Beekeeping Mistakes Murphy's Law - "If anything can go wrong, it will" - comes from a chap in the US Air Force in the 1940s. He was involved in testing new engineering designs. Perhaps…
Beekeeping
Chickens in a tree
18 Jul 22 Walrus

Latest Events Of Note

Chickens in a tree Latest Walrus News I don't know why, but this tickled me. A couple of enterprising chickens managed to hop onto the tree. They were furiously pecking at the green leaves, the only green things available at…
Beekeeping
Frame showing no brood
10 Jul 22 Walrus

Have I Lost My Queen?

Where's the brood gone? They Are Not Necessarily Queenless When I was a beginner beekeeper, I thought I knew most things about the noble art of 'bee bothering', but I was wrong. In my case, the beginner years were the…
Beekeeping