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Buckfast Breeder Queen
8 May 20 Walrus

Making Queens!

Buckfast Breeder Queen In my area, we are entering the busiest time of the beekeeping…
Raising Your Own Queen Bees
Polystyrene Nucs (Denrosa Apiaries)
4 Feb 20 Walrus

Nucleus Power!

Polystyrene Nucs (Denrosa Apiaries) A nucleus hive, customarily called a "nuc" is just a little…
Nucleus Hives
Mike Palmer moving a barrel of honey
3 Dec 19 Walrus

Dreaming of 2020

Mike Palmer moving a barrel of honey I often like to have some theme for…
Winter Preparation
Murray McGregor shows a winter cluster
14 Nov 19 Walrus

Winter Survival

Murray McGregor shows a winter cluster How this Walrus does it I harvested my last…
Keeping Your Bees Alive
Air Conditioning
27 Sep 19 Walrus

Hive Ventilation

Air Conditioning There are many things in beekeeping which cause furious debate. One part of…
Interviews With Beekeepers
Walrus Honey Label
6 Sep 19 Walrus

Keeping High Standards

The Walrus makes great honey! It's that time of the year when it's time for…
Winter Preparation
The Fool
18 Jul 19 Walrus

Mistakes!

The Fool In beekeeping, as in life, everybody makes mistakes. Even bees occasionally make them.…
Beekeeping
Me and Michael Palmer near Lake Champlain
18 Apr 19 Walrus

The Voice of Michael Palmer

Me and Michael Palmer near Lake Champlain Sorry about the audio quality on this clip;…
Interviews With Beekeepers
Gate to walled garden at Dromoland
18 Mar 19 Walrus

Bee Boles and Blarney

Gate to walled garden at Dromoland Last week I hopped over the Irish Sea for…
Visit to Ireland
viruses
11 Dec 18 Walrus

Bee Farmers: What do you fear?

Extracts from my interviews with bee farmers about the main threats to their livelihood
Beekeeping
Actors from the Crown and Victoria
28 May 18 Walrus

Are Your Queens Majestic?

Anybody who has been reading my blog for a while will no doubt form the…
Beekeeping, Raising Your Own Queen Bees

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