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Summer’s Lease Hath all too Short a Date

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the

Losing sleep about bees Beekeepers, especially those new to the noble art, get anxious about a multitude of factors surrounding the keeping of

Yesterday I treated all of my hives with oxalic acid vapour using a Sublimox device plugged into a generator. The

Here’s a repost from last year. I find it timely especially for those new at keeping bees. ~sassafrasbeefarm I find

I have just been directed to this by hivemaker on the beekeeping forum (Peter Little) and it really is groundbreaking

Gosh, it’s been a long time since I wrote a blog post. Perhaps I have some sloth DNA somewhere in

via Honey Bee Feeding Considerations during Nectar Dearth

Main image Penelope Cruz, (c) Getty from here On my recent trip to Brittany, I saw my first Asian Hornets

Image above copyright Mariusz Nikiciuk Here in the UK, and particularly in my corner of our emerald isle, we are accustomed

Gosh, I’ve been running around like a blue-arsed fly, a headless chicken, a striped ass ape…[insert favourite metaphor here]…which is