Alternative Points Of View
Walrus Honey is delicious! An era of populism, conspiracy theories, idiotic social media clickbait and…
Early Season Manoeuvers
Pussy willow (Salix family) What do people do with their bees in March in the…
Poly Hives
Some of Murray McGregors Poly Hives At this time of the year, many beekeepers are…
Making Queens: Brother Adam Method
Buckfast Home Apiary 1965 (photo: David Kemp) The recent passing of David Kemp prompted me…
Achieve More For Less
Barrels of honey at Olivarez Honey Bees, Orland, California Beekeepers invest a considerable amount of…
David Kemp 1937-2022
With David Kemp in Nottinghamshire I spent a lovely afternoon with David in the summer…
Becoming A Master
Photo by Good Free Photos on Unsplash In the UK, we have something called a…
Spreading The Word
The pollination of California’s almonds is the largest annual managed-pollination event in the world -…
Do They Need Feeding?
Pollen in January (Photo by Mark Phillipson) I will write about feeding bees sugar and…
Happy New Year
Happy New Year 2022 Thanks to everybody who reads this blog. I enjoy writing it…
Genetics
Photo by Braňo on Unsplash Genetic science has come on in leaps and bounds in…
Winter Cluster
Source: Randy Oliver Not many beekeepers pull brood frames out of their hives in the…