Learning from Nature
Source: American Bee Journal At the recent autumn convention of Cheshire Beekeepers' Association, Professor Tom…
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.
News from UK and CA
Travels for 'Interviews with Beekeepers' Many people, myself included, find spring to be their favourite…
In The Wars
red blood cells I've been in the wars lately, which is why I haven't written…
The Fight Continues
Winter is nearly over It won't be long until spring has sprung and beekeepers across…
Charting Brood Breaks
Following on from my article about using brood breaks to help with varroa management, I'm…
Brood Breaks to Control Varroa
Varroa Mite (https://aristabeeresearch.org/varroa/) Varroa mites have been a big problem for honey bees in most…
Zoom!
This week I did a Zoom talk for the Suffolk beekeepers, which was fun. Well,…
Pigs on the Wing
Piglets at 2-3 weeks old Many beekeepers in the UK are in the process of…
Give us a Break
Mr & Mrs W taking a break in Argyll Somebody asked me yesterday, "what makes…
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.…