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Steve Donohoe With David Kemp in Nottinghamshire

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

30 Oct 17 Walrus

Remembering Buckfast

As Monday mornings go, this isn’t a bad one. There is a chill in the air which seems only right given the time of year, but the sun is shining and I am settling down to write something for my…