Mistakes!
In beekeeping, as in life, everybody makes mistakes. Even bees occasionally make them. The hard part is owning up to
Category: Beekeeping
Bee Farmers: What do you fear?
Extracts from my interviews with bee farmers about the main threats to their livelihood
Are Your Queens Majestic?
Anybody who has been reading my blog for a while will no doubt form the view that I am obsessed
What do bees do in Winter?
Did you know that honey bees are experts at managing the temperature inside their colony? There are even “heater bees”
Oh to be in England, now that Balsam’s there
Ahh, peace at last. My wife and her friends have just taken our two beagles out for a walk in
A sneaky couple of nucs in the garden
I live beside a main road in South Manchester and, despite high panelled fences and a monstous privet hedge, I am very aware of the presence of neighbours on all sides. I like them. Neighbours I mean. They all seem to have small children whereas mine are adults now. Perhaps I am meant to have moved away, to the place where older people go, but for now I’m standing my ground…
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