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Making Queens: Brother Adam

Buckfast Home Apiary 1965 (photo: David Kemp) The recent passing of David Kemp prompted me to review some of my notes from when I interviewed him. Mike Palmer often says that he believes Brother Adam's method of raising queen cells…

Bar chart showing survival of introduced queens

8 Aug 21 Walrus

Survival Rate of New Queens

I'm going to be dipping into some research by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation in Australia in 2003. You can get the research paper here. It's by Rhodes and Somerville and has some clues that should help with…

Steve Donohoe With David Kemp in Nottinghamshire

9 Jan 20 Walrus

Bee Work in Winter

With David Kemp in Nottinghamshire I had a lovely chat with David Kemp this week on the telephone. He is a talker! It's always a privilege and a pleasure to hear his stories, and he's still going strong at 82…

12 Dec 17 Walrus

Taxes, Taxonomy and Tolerance

At this time of the year the issue of tax raises it’s grim visage, with online filing of returns having to be submitted by 31 January. I have just been sorting my tax return out, and to distract me from…