Steve Donohoe Archives - The Walrus and the Honey Bee

Scorching Scotland And Fantastic New Queens

Steve Donohoe in Tighnabruaich My favourite place in the world may not appeal to everyone. A seven hour journey to get to a house that’s always a little cold (even with bright sunshine outside), followed by sleep on a mattress…

24 Apr 23 Walrus

Reviewing Beekeeping Notes is Addictive in a Good Way

Field of Oilseed Rape This morning, Mrs Walrus MBE made a quip about where I might be “on the spectrum,” indicating that it is probably some way along. Although this was partially in jest, it was possibly a tactic to…

a rainbow over the Kyles of Bute in tighnabruaich

2 Jan 23 Walrus

Aging Is Good For The Ego

Rainbow over the Kyles of Bute I used to think that 60 yrs is quite old, but now that 2023 has arrived – the year in which I will have been alive for six decades (hopefully) – I’m thinking that…

12 Dec 22 Walrus

Life Stuff (not beekeeping)

A beach in Lanzarote New book in progress I have been working with Paul Horton of Apidae Honey on a new beekeeping book. Paul is well known in bee farming circles in the UK but may not be a household…

1 Jan 22 Walrus

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2022 Thanks to everybody who reads this blog. I enjoy writing it and sharing whatever is exercising my tiny grey cells at the time of writing. I still suffer from some lingering COVID symptoms, but they seem…

20 May 21 Walrus

Elvis Method (My Way)

Walrus in a bee suit If beekeeping were an Olympic sport, I would not be on the podium receiving a gleaming gold medal whilst listening to 'God Save The Walrus' and trying to hold back tears of joy. Hopefully, I…

Apis mellifera mellifera rear view showing abdomen

13 Apr 21 Walrus

Apis Musings by Walrus

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apis_mellifera_mellifera,_06.jpg I've been thinking about bees and beekeeping. Most people who know me have figured out that bees occupy 95% of my brain, although other things sometimes make an appearance. Arsenal FC once took up much more brain than it…