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Steve Donohoe, Author of "Interviews with Beekeepers"

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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.

Mr & Mrs W taking a break in Argyll
18 Feb 20 Walrus

Give us a Break

Mr & Mrs W taking a break in Argyll Somebody asked me yesterday, "what makes…
Keeping Your Bees Alive
Poly Hives by Swienty
12 Dec 19 Walrus

Mites Again, and Hive Types

Poly Hives by Swienty Mites, Weather & Queens I'm a beekeeper, so the majority of…
Keeping Your Bees Alive
Murray McGregor shows a winter cluster
14 Nov 19 Walrus

Winter Survival

Murray McGregor shows a winter cluster How this Walrus does it I harvested my last…
Keeping Your Bees Alive
three witches from Macbeth
29 Aug 19 Walrus

The Three Curses

When Shall we Three meet Again? There is always something new to learn about bees.…
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William Shakespeare
12 Aug 19 Walrus

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…
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Hazel Catkins
2 Feb 19 Walrus

Let’s Keep Some Perspective

Pollen even in Winter Losing sleep about bees Beekeepers, especially those new to the noble art, get anxious…
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Randy Oliver's Varroa Model
18 Dec 18 Walrus

Defeating the Monster

Randy Oliver's Varroa Model Yesterday I treated all of my hives with oxalic acid vapour…
Keeping Your Bees Alive
22 Oct 18 Walrus

The “Fall Four” by sassafrasbeefarm — Beekeeping365

Here’s a repost from last year. I find it timely especially for those new at…
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Samuel Ramsey Varroa Research
29 Sep 18 Walrus

Important Varroa Research

I have just been directed to this by hivemaker on the beekeeping forum (Peter Little)…
Keeping Your Bees Alive
30 Aug 18 Walrus

Managing the Mighty Mites

Gosh, it's been a long time since I wrote a blog post. Perhaps I have…
Keeping Your Bees Alive
Syrup Feeder
6 Jun 18 Walrus

Interesting view from Stateside on feeding

via Honey Bee Feeding Considerations during Nectar Dearth
Keeping Your Bees Alive
Penelope Cruz Getty Images
13 May 18 Walrus

Velutina has a touch of Latina

Main image Penelope Cruz, (c) Getty from here On my recent trip to Brittany, I…
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