Mistakes!
In beekeeping, as in life, everybody makes mistakes. Even bees occasionally make them. The hard part is owning up to
The Voice of Ray Olivarez
I met up with a very busy Ray Olivarez of Olivarez Honey Bees last October at his company headquarters in
The Voice of Murray McGregor
This is the second in a series of posts in which I provide a short audio clip of my interviewee.
The Voice of David Kemp
Back in the day they used to put honey in cans rather than jars, and the picture shows a very
Bee Boles and Blarney
Last week I hopped over the Irish Sea for a short stay in the ancestral homeland. I had volunteered to
Local Knowledge: Weather
What a difference a few weeks makes, weather-wise, in this crazy country I live in. As I munched my way
Hot February Bad for Bees?
Hotter than Athens A couple of days ago we had a Winter heatwave in the UK courtesy of air being
Interview with Walrus
Just in case any readers want to know what little ole me thinks, I have answered some of my interview
Walrus becomes Carpenter
Now and then something comes along which makes one’s life take off in unexpected directions. I was always a bookworm
Bee Breeding: Life, uh…finds a way
It’s a dog’s life I have always struggled with the idea that there are sub-species of honey bees but not dogs. A chihuahua
Let’s Keep Some Perspective
Losing sleep about bees Beekeepers, especially those new to the noble art, get anxious about a multitude of factors surrounding the keeping of