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Gifts for Beekeepers

28th March 202621st December 2023 by Steve Donohoe
Christmas tree and presents

Hopefully, if you are reading this at around the time it was posted, you are having some time away from work and enjoying time with family and friends over the holiday season. I’m quite anti-social, not really a Christian (I don’t follow any religion, but try to be spiritual), and a person who abstains from … Read more

Categories Stories, Interviews & Philosophy Tags beekeeping book 3 Comments

Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives

27th September 202520th November 2023 by Steve Donohoe
part of book cover showing sketch of hives

How to maximise your honey crop A new beekeeping book seems to get published every week, so I have joined the party alongside my co-author, Paul Horton. Our new book, Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives — How to maximise your honey crop is likely to be out in February 2024. We miss the crazy Christmas rush, … Read more

Categories Stories, Interviews & Philosophy Tags beekeeping book, maximise your honey crop 6 Comments

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