Give us a Break
Mr & Mrs W taking a break in Argyll Somebody asked me yesterday, "what makes…
Category: Keeping Your Bees Alive
Beekeeping is really about keeping your bees alive. If you can’t manage to do that, you don’t have bees. It is not as easy to be successful as some people think and the learning curve is steep.
Mites Again, and Hive Types
Poly Hives by Swienty Mites, Weather & Queens I'm a beekeeper, so the majority of…
Winter Survival
Murray McGregor shows a winter cluster How this Walrus does it I harvested my last…
The Three Curses
When Shall we Three meet Again? There is always something new to learn about bees.…
Summer’s Lease Hath all too Short a Date
William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and…
Let’s Keep Some Perspective
Pollen even in Winter Losing sleep about bees Beekeepers, especially those new to the noble art, get anxious…
Defeating the Monster
Randy Oliver's Varroa Model Yesterday I treated all of my hives with oxalic acid vapour…
The “Fall Four” by sassafrasbeefarm — Beekeeping365
Here’s a repost from last year. I find it timely especially for those new at…
Important Varroa Research
I have just been directed to this by hivemaker on the beekeeping forum (Peter Little)…
Managing the Mighty Mites
Gosh, it's been a long time since I wrote a blog post. Perhaps I have…
Interesting view from Stateside on feeding
via Honey Bee Feeding Considerations during Nectar Dearth
Velutina has a touch of Latina
Main image Penelope Cruz, (c) Getty from here On my recent trip to Brittany, I…