Tag: David Kemp

Steve Donohoe With David Kemp in Nottinghamshire
13 Feb 22 Walrus

David Kemp Has Died

With David Kemp in Nottinghamshire I spent a lovely afternoon with David in the summer of 2017 at one of his favourite pubs in Kelham, Nottinghamshire. He was an incredible character with an endless supply of stories, laughter and enthusiasm…
Interviews with Beekeepers
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…
Queen Rearing
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…
Winter
Steve Donohoe with Frame of Sealed Brood
20 Aug 19 Walrus

Pragmatism or Xenophobia?

Frame of Sealed Brood Beekeeping is Local Maybe I am naive or just positive and optimistic, but I'm sure that to many people I have some dangerously liberal ideas. For a start, I deliberately travelled all over the place to…
Steve Donohoe