Beekeeping for Mental Health
There is not much point in looking good if you don’t feel it. Most of us want to be attractive,
Vive Le Morse!
Oh, the power of Google (other search engines are available, and some of them don’t track your every move and
Swarm Control by the Experts
At some point, some colonies will make swarm preparations, and if the beekeeper wishes to keep his or her bees,
The Cliché Photo that keeps on giving
The easiest way to understand how honeybees work is to think of the colony as the body of an individual,
When the going gets tough…
Image above copyright Mariusz Nikiciuk Here in the UK, and particularly in my corner of our emerald isle, we are accustomed
At Least I’m not Starved of Metaphors
Gosh, I’ve been running around like a blue-arsed fly, a headless chicken, a striped ass ape…[insert favourite metaphor here]…which is
Hivemaker and the Walrus
I can be an anti-social walrus at times. I am currently sat alone in a beautiful apartment in Funchal Old
Life is a Gift – enjoy it!
I seem to be doing a lot of travelling at the moment. It wasn’t long ago that I was in
You are what you eat!
It’s been a while since my last blog post, so sorry to anybody who has been struggling to get through
More than Manuka
My time here in New Zealand is drawing to a close. I have managed to interview three different beekeepers and
A long long way from home
It is six days since my son and I began our long journey to Christchurch, New Zealand, on the other