Now I’m A Van Man
My Bee Van It's finally happened. I bought a van. It's only a small van, but a van it is. Not only can I carry around a lot more bee stuff and bees, but I can also drive like a…
Category: Springtime
My favourite season is spring – it’s when I can open up hives again after the winter
Swarm Prevention And Honey
The Mole and The Walrus After three days in a row of beekeeping, I found myself having a 'power nap'. It's hard work after a winter of inactivity. My son, the mole, has been my superstar assistant, which is remarkable…
Do They Need Feeding?
Pollen in January (Photo by Mark Phillipson) I will write about feeding bees sugar and pollen substitutes in late winter and early spring. It's very much a 'beekeeping is local' situation; timings vary from region to region and from year…